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🚀 Installation & Setup

9 Articles

Backend HTTPS for Self-Signed Certificates

Backend HTTPS for Self-Signed Certificates Some services only accept HTTPS connections using self-signed certificates....

Enable Compression

Enable Compression Compresses HTTP responses with Gzip and Zstd — reduces transferred data by 60-80% for text content l...

Force HTTPS with Let's Encrypt

Force HTTPS with Let's Encrypt Enables automatic TLS encryption with Let's Encrypt certificates. HTTP requests are redi...

Default credentials and first login

Default Credentials FieldDefaultEnvironment Variable UsernameadminGC_ADMIN_USER PasswordchangemeGC_ADMIN_PASSWORD Chan...

Docker Installation on Various Operating Systems

GateControl supports automatic Docker installation on the following systems:Ubuntu / DebianFedora / CentOS / RHEL / Rock...

Configure Domains & DNS

Configure Domains & DNS GateControl acts as a reverse proxy: requests to a domain are forwarded by Caddy to a backend....

Setting up your license key

There are two ways to set up your GateControl license key: Method 1: Via the web interface (no restart) Open GateContr...

Ports and Network Configuration

GateControl uses host networking (network_mode: host) so that Layer 4 routes can dynamically bind to new ports.PortProto...

Set Up a WireGuard Client

Set Up a WireGuard Client Recommended Software Operating SystemClientNotes WindowsWireGuard for WindowsOfficial clien...

📖 Usage

4 Articles

Managing VPN Peers

Under Peers you can create and manage WireGuard VPN peers. Each peer automatically receives:An IP address from the confi...

Setting Up Reverse Proxy Routes

Under Routes you configure HTTP reverse proxy routes and Layer 4 proxy routes.HTTP RoutesMap external domains to interna...

Using Request Tracing for Debugging

When to Use Request Tracing Request Tracing helps when: A route returns 502 or other errors You suspect a redirect loop...

Making Synology NAS Accessible via GateControl

With the companion project docker-wireguard-go you can connect a Synology NAS without kernel module support to GateContr...

🔒 Security

4 Articles

Backup & Restore

GateControl offers full system backup as portable JSON:Peers, routes, route auth configurations, settings, webhooksEncry...

Route Auth vs. Basic Auth

Route Auth vs. Basic Auth GateControl offers two authentication methods per route. Here is a direct comparison: Compari...

Setting Up the AI Bot Blocker

Enable AI Bot Blocker The AI Bot Blocker protects your services from unwanted AI crawlers like GPTBot, Google Gemini, De...

Set Up Geo-Blocking

Set Up Geo-Blocking With IP access control, you can restrict access to routes by IP address, CIDR range, or country. Mo...

🌐 Networking & Routing

1 Articles

HTTP vs. L4 Routing — When to Use Which?

HTTP vs. L4 Routing — When to Use Which? GateControl supports two routing types: HTTP Routing (Layer 7) for domain-base...

⚙️ Advanced

3 Articles