bubble-docs/vpn_instructions/windows_vpn.md

Connect a Microsoft Windows system to your Bubble VPN

Download the vpn.conf file

• Login to your Bubble
• Navigate to the Devices screen
• Find your device in the device list, or add your Windows system as a device
• Click or tap “Show VPN connection info” for your new Windows device. Click the button that reads “Download vpn.conf file”. A dialog will appear similar to the one shown below.

• Choose “Save File” and then click “OK” save the vpn.conf file to your computer.

Install WireGuard

• Download and install WireGuard for Windows
  • Note: If you are running a 32-bit version of Windows, you must install the 32-bit version of Wireguard
  • Most newer Windows systems are 64-bit. To determine if your Windows is 64-bit or 32-bit, follow these instructions
  • You can find more information about the WireGuard installers on the WireGuard Installation page
• Run the WireGuard msi installer that you just downloaded. You’ll see a screen similar to the one shown below.

• Click “Run”

• Click “Yes”

• Click “Install”

• The WireGuard application then opens, and you should see a screen like the one below.

  

Connect to Bubble via WireGuard

• In the WireGuard application, click “Import tunnels(s) from file”. A file dialog will appear. Select the vpn.conf file that you downloaded earlier. You should now see a screen like the one shown below.

• Click the “Activate” button to connect to the VPN.
• You should now see a “Set Network Location” dialog, like the one shown below. Click on “Public network”, then click the “Close” button.

• The next screen will ask you to confirm this network location. It should look like the screenshot below. Click “Close”.

• Congratulations! You are now connected to your Bubble’s VPN!