Restart wireguard VPN client on Asus router

Restart wireguard VPN client

This is a guide how you restart a wireguard VPN client on an ASUS router running Asuswrt-Merlin automatically, 10 seconds after boot of the router

Create and configure the services-start script to run your custom script with a 10-second delay:

1. Connect to your router via SSH
2. Navigate to the /jffs/scripts directory:
   cd /jffs/scripts
3. Create a new script called services-start using the vi text editor (you can also use nano if it’s available on your router):
   vi services-start
4. Press “i” to enter insert mode in vi, and add the following lines to the script:
   #!/bin/sh
(sleep 10 && /jffs/scripts/restart_wireguard_client.sh) &
5. Save the changes and exit vi by pressing the “Esc” key, then typing :wq and pressing “Enter”.
6. Make the services-start script executable:
   chmod +x services-start
7. Create your script in the /jffs/scripts directory:
   vi restart_wireguard_client.sh
8. Press “i” to enter insert mode in vi, and add your script content.
9. Put this into the script:
   !/bin/sh
   service restart_wgc
10. Save the changes and exit vi as described in step 5.
11. Make your script executable:
    chmod +x restart_wireguard_client.sh
12. Close the SSH connection by typing exit and pressing “Enter”.

Now, when your router boots up and all services have started, the services-start script will be executed, which in turn will run your restart_wireguard_client.sh script after a 10-second delay.