secubox-openwrt/package/secubox/luci-app-wireguard-dashboard

LuCI WireGuard Dashboard

Version: 0.4.0
Last Updated: 2025-12-28
Status: Active

Modern and intuitive dashboard for WireGuard VPN monitoring on OpenWrt. Visualize tunnels, peers, and traffic in real-time.

Features

🔐 Tunnel Status

• Real-time interface monitoring
• Public key display
• Listen port and MTU info
• Interface state (up/down)

👥 Peer Management

• Active/idle/inactive status
• Endpoint tracking
• Last handshake time
• Allowed IPs display
• Preshared key indicator

📊 Traffic Statistics

• Per-peer RX/TX bytes
• Per-interface totals
• Combined traffic view
• Visual progress bars

⚙️ Configuration View

• WireGuard config syntax display
• Interface and peer sections
• Tunnel visualization
• UCI integration info

🎨 Modern Interface

• Cyan/blue VPN tunnel theme
• Animated status indicators
• Responsive grid layout
• Real-time updates

Screenshots

Status Overview

Peers List

Traffic Statistics

Configuration

Installation

Prerequisites

• OpenWrt 21.02 or later
• WireGuard installed (kmod-wireguard, wireguard-tools)
• LuCI web interface

# Install WireGuard
opkg update
opkg install kmod-wireguard wireguard-tools luci-proto-wireguard

From Source

# Clone into OpenWrt build environment
cd ~/openwrt/feeds/luci/applications/
git clone https://github.com/gkerma/luci-app-wireguard-dashboard.git

# Update feeds and install
cd ~/openwrt
./scripts/feeds update -a
./scripts/feeds install -a

# Enable in menuconfig
make menuconfig
# Navigate to: LuCI > Applications > luci-app-wireguard-dashboard

# Build package
make package/luci-app-wireguard-dashboard/compile V=s

Manual Installation

# Transfer package to router
scp luci-app-wireguard-dashboard_1.0.0-1_all.ipk root@192.168.1.1:/tmp/

# Install on router
ssh root@192.168.1.1
opkg install /tmp/luci-app-wireguard-dashboard_1.0.0-1_all.ipk

# Restart services
/etc/init.d/rpcd restart

Usage

After installation, access the dashboard at:

VPN → WireGuard Dashboard

The dashboard has four tabs:

1. Status: Overview with interfaces and active peers
2. Peers: Detailed peer information and status
3. Traffic: Bandwidth statistics per peer/interface
4. Configuration: Config file view and tunnel visualization

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    LuCI JavaScript                       │
│          (status.js, peers.js, traffic.js)              │
└───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┘
                            │ ubus RPC
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                    RPCD Backend                          │
│           /usr/libexec/rpcd/wireguard-dashboard         │
└───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┘
                            │ executes
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     wg show                              │
│                  WireGuard CLI Tool                      │
└───────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┘
                            │ manages
                            ▼
┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                   WireGuard Kernel Module                │
│                    Encrypted Tunnels                     │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

API Endpoints

Method	Description
status	Overall VPN status, interface/peer counts, total traffic
interfaces	Detailed interface info (pubkey, port, IPs, state)
peers	All peers with endpoint, handshake, traffic, allowed IPs
traffic	Per-peer and per-interface RX/TX statistics
config	Configuration display (no private keys exposed)

Peer Status Indicators

Status	Meaning	Handshake Age
🟢 Active	Recent communication	< 3 minutes
🟡 Idle	No recent traffic	3-10 minutes
⚪ Inactive	No handshake	> 10 minutes or never

Requirements

• OpenWrt 21.02+
• kmod-wireguard (kernel module)
• wireguard-tools (wg command)
• luci-proto-wireguard (optional, for LuCI config)
• LuCI (luci-base)
• rpcd with luci module

Dependencies

• luci-base
• luci-lib-jsonc
• rpcd
• rpcd-mod-luci
• wireguard-tools

Security Notes

• Private keys are never exposed through the dashboard
• Only public keys and configuration are displayed
• All data is read-only (no config modifications)
• RPCD ACLs restrict access to authorized users

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit issues and pull requests.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Credits

• Powered by WireGuard®
• Built for OpenWrt
• Developed by Gandalf @ CyberMind.fr

Related Projects

• luci-proto-wireguard - WireGuard protocol support
• wg-easy - Web UI for WireGuard
• wireguard-ui - Another WireGuard UI

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