macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
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Install swgp-go with Homebrew, Nix
Simple WireGuard proxy with minimal overhead for WireGuard traffic. Version 1.10.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-26. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#swgp-go.
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Linux
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#swgp-gonixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/sw/swgp-go/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Simple WireGuard proxy with minimal overhead for WireGuard traffic
Project links
Commands and aliases
- swgp-go
history
Project history and usage
swgp-go is a small Go proxy that obfuscates or encrypts WireGuard traffic with minimal overhead. It provides client and server modes intended to sit immediately outside an ordinary WireGuard tunnel.
Project history
The official repository was created in March 2022. The project developed multiple proxy modes that balance overhead and traffic-shape concealment, with newer 2026 modes adding timestamped replay protection while retaining legacy modes for compatibility.
The project reached a 1.x release series and continued regular releases through 2026. Its deployment assets include JSON examples and both singleton and templated systemd unit files.
Adoption history
Upstream distributes prebuilt release binaries and documents installation through Homebrew, AUR release and VCS packages, and `go install`; a community container image supplies another deployment route. The supplied metadata also records a Nix package.
How it is used
Operators run one swgp-go server near a WireGuard endpoint and one client near the WireGuard peer, configuring listen and endpoint addresses, a matching proxy mode and pre-shared key, and the path MTU. Linux deployments can use the supplied systemd units with JSON files under `/etc/swgp-go`.
Why package nerds care
swgp-go is appealing to package and network-tool enthusiasts because it is a single Go binary with no separate control service, conventional JSON configuration, systemd examples, and several installation channels. It addresses WireGuard traffic obfuscation without replacing WireGuard itself.
Timeline
- 2022: The official swgp-go repository was created.
- 2025: Version 1.8.0 was released during the established 1.x series.
- 2026: Versions 1.9.0 and 1.10.0 were released, and the documented 2026 proxy modes added replay protection.
Related projects
- WireGuard provides the tunnel traffic carried by swgp-go. The README uses `wg genpsk` for compatible pre-shared keys and points to a community-maintained container image for container deployment.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for swgp-go. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
/etc/swgp-go/config.json/etc/swgp-go/%i.json
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
swgp-go | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.10.0
manager updated2026-07-26
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:swgp-go |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.10.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/database64128/swgp-go |
| Repository | https://github.com/database64128/swgp-go |
| Last updated | 2026-07-26T04:03:48+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
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Nix95%
swgp-go
nix profile install nixpkgs#swgp-go- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Swgp Go
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation