I use Mullvad with a wireguard setup on my Deck
this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2026
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Sweet - any impact on performance?
Did you have to sideload anything, or create a su pwd ?
No, from desktop mode, I just had to set up a wireguard connection with the public and private keys.
It was pretty easy to find a guide on how to get it set up.
Does nordvpn provide the option to just use wireguard or openvpn? Because that is almost always your best bet on linux, regardless.
https://gist.github.com/bluewalk/7b3db071c488c82c604baf76a42eaad3?permalink_comment_id=5075473#gistcomment-5075473 looks promising.
Thank you - very promising info, appreciated
Did you get it working on a deck?
Platform doesn't matter. It's a simple OpenVPN profile. There's nothing about Deck that makes this unusable.
If you're not sure how to use this: https://gist.github.com/linuxkathirvel/dd5a28f48442466aa1d6ff305fba4782
But you can't just twitch to another server, lr change some parameters easily
Didn't that as a requirement, but sure you can. They have profiles for each location you want to use, so import the ones you want, set the client all as a non-Steam game, then just connect whatever locale you want. Works fine.
No...
It's abouy staying on gamescope mode... 🤷♀️
I want to keep my console mode AND use a "normal app"
Here with mullvad and i have no idea....
Maybe not what you want, but have you considered VPN'ing at your router? Doesn't help if you travel, so maybe worthless...
Thank you, good suggestion - I have considered this, and a pi hole
Securing end points for now....we'll see what comes next xdd
Whatever you end up using, this might come in handy:
Thank you - have been using desktop and console successfully
a gaming mode native vpn would be cool
hoping Nord will drop a flatpak script - stays current and doesnt get wiped by steam updates
Network connections don't get wiped. If you add a wireguard profile it will be persistent and you'll be able to toggle it from the desktop and (with the help of the decky loader plugin) in game mode too.
If you don't want to stick with Nord, Proton VPN has an (unofficial) Flatpak GUI app, or alternatively lets you generate Wireguard configs you can import in KDE's Network settings (which allow you to auto-connect, but you would have to take care of a 'killswitch' yourself if you want 0 leakage)
Thank you for the suggestion - 3 year deal on Nord 70% off, so i'll ride that out
Nord support was aware of SteamOS - "updates to follow"