> "But I want and can maintain it, can I take it over?" Let me put it plain and simple: No! I don't know you, I don't trust you! Fork it and carry on!<p>They learned a good lesson from the liblzma situation.
This really goes to show you how valuable a good experience / API is.<p>PiVPN is so easy to use. You run 1 command and pass in the name of the config to generate and you're done. Now you can take that config and use it client side.<p>I've used it on Debian servers (not a Raspberry Pi) and it's been flawless to onboard a bunch of folks into using a VPN (work related).<p>IMO there's no way this project will fail, someone will fork it.
That's such a shame - I've used PiVPN many times and it's just made life so straightforward. Big, BIG thanks to all involved, and you'll be missed!
curious to hear does anyone know what the mentioned alternatives are? a super simple to use wireguard control plane is super valuable and PiVPN seemed to fit that gap perfectly<p>unfortunate that it's come to an end but it's nice to hear the maintainer moving on in such a positive way :)
Thanks to the maintainers of the project. It is a handy tool, a good wrapper around setting up simple wireguard quickly. And it pairs with pihole really well.<p>I migrated to OPNSense for my DNS and I haven't needed VPN for a little bit. But I kind of disagree that there is no place for a simple CLI tool for wireguard user management.<p>I was going to make a comment about how unreasonable it is to shut the project down instead of letting someone else take it over. But two things come to mind: First, yes, people can fork it and develop it on their own. Second, right after xz, maybe it would seem unwise to endorse a stranger taking over your security project.<p>PS: PiVPN isn't wireguard itself. Assuming WG's command line doesn't change radically for a while, PiVPN is still completely usable and people don't need to rush to get off it.
This is the best way to conclude a project like this, I wish more clear cut "this is the end" choices were made. An ecosystem with zombie projects isn't healthy.
Anyone got a recommendation for a router with Wireguard support baked in? I've been running PiVPN on a separate box but since I need a new router anyways and it's not going to be supported, that might be a viable replacement.
Eh, I just wanted to migrate to this, a lot of threads recommend it as the best way to effortlessly set up Wireguard. WG-easy, Headscale have their own set of problems. I guess there will be forks.
Crazy to abandon a 6.4k star project that presumably many people are actively using… I know maintenance of OSS projects can be burdensome but there’s usually some in the community that are eager to chip in with PR reviews and handling issues. I’m surprised they aren’t interested in pivoting the product in the same general direction but giving it some novel features or something.