Mullvad VPN: Difference between revisions

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== Installation ==

To install Mullvad VPN, ~~you need to~~ enable it in ~~your~~ system ~~options:~~

To install Mullvad VPN, simply enable the service in the system configuration:

~~{{warning|1=Mullvad VPN currently only works if [[systemd-resolved]] is enabled. More info is available at [https~~://discourse.nixos.org/t/connected-to-mullvadvpn-but-no-internet-connection/35803/8?u=lion Connected to Mullvadvpn but no internet connection]. When the issue is fixed, please remove this warning banner.}}

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~~If you want~~ to ~~use~~ the ~~GUI application~~:

The GUI application may be enabled in addition to the main Mullvad service:

{{file|configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>

{ pkgs, ... }:

{

services.mullvad-vpn.~~package~~ = ~~pkgs.mullvad-vpn~~;

services.mullvad-vpn.gui.enable = true;

}

</nowiki>}}

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=== Autostarting the GUI application ===

If you don't want to rely on Mullvad's autostart file in <code>~/.config/autostart</code>, ~~(Perhaps because your configuration is [[Impermanence|stateless]])~~ you can set up an autostart file with <code>makeAutostartItem</code>:

If you don't want to rely on Mullvad's autostart file in <code>~/.config/autostart</code>, you can set up an autostart file with <code>makeAutostartItem</code>:

{{file|configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>

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This is useful when the home directory is [[Impermanence|stateless]], as the file configured by Mullvad would not be persistent.

[[Category:VPN]]

[[Category:Networking]]

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 == Installation ==
-To install Mullvad VPN, you need to enable it in your system options:
+To install Mullvad VPN, simply enable the service in the system configuration:
-{{warning|1=Mullvad VPN currently only works if [[systemd-resolved]] is enabled. More info is available at [https://discourse.nixos.org/t/connected-to-mullvadvpn-but-no-internet-connection/35803/8?u=lion Connected to Mullvadvpn but no internet connection]. When the issue is fixed, please remove this warning banner.}}
 {{file|configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
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 </nowiki>}}
-If you want to use the GUI application:
+The GUI application may be enabled in addition to the main Mullvad service:
 {{file|configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
 { pkgs, ... }:
 {
-   services.mullvad-vpn.package = pkgs.mullvad-vpn;
+   services.mullvad-vpn.gui.enable = true;
 }
 </nowiki>}}
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 === Autostarting the GUI application ===
-If you don't want to rely on Mullvad's autostart file in <code>~/.config/autostart</code>, (Perhaps because your configuration is [[Impermanence|stateless]]) you can set up an autostart file with <code>makeAutostartItem</code>:
+If you don't want to rely on Mullvad's autostart file in <code>~/.config/autostart</code>, you can set up an autostart file with <code>makeAutostartItem</code>:
 {{file|configuration.nix|nix|<nowiki>
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 }
 </nowiki>}}
+This is useful when the home directory is [[Impermanence|stateless]], as the file configured by Mullvad would not be persistent.
 [[Category:VPN]]
 [[Category:Networking]]