# Optional VPN (WG) peer settings via Cockpit - ie PersistentKeepalive = 25

**URL:** <https://community.allstarlink.org/t/optional-vpn-wg-peer-settings-via-cockpit-ie-persistentkeepalive-25/25008>\
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**Created:** [September 21, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/optional-vpn-wg-peer-settings-via-cockpit-ie-persistentkeepalive-25/25008 "2026-09-21T15:37:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![N8EI](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/n8ei/32/4254_2.png) [@N8EI](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/N8EI)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/optional-vpn-wg-peer-settings-via-cockpit-ie-persistentkeepalive-25/25008/2 "2026-09-22T02:02:57Z")

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All NetworkManager connections, including Wireguard tunnels, are stored in `/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections`. Find the `.nmconnection` file that relates to your VPN connection. Under the `[wireguard-peer.{{KEY}}]` stanza, you can add `persistent-keepalive=25`. After saving the file, do a `nmcli connection reload`. The only thing I can't say for sure is of Cockpit will keep that directive if you edit there later.

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