About Waveshift

The conceptual side of Waveshift — what it is, how it works, and how the components fit together. Read this when you want a mental model of the system rather than a step-by-step "how do I do X" in the Console.

In this section

• Introduction — what Waveshift is and the vocabulary used throughout the docs.
• How Waveshift works — the runtime story: user → Node → Egress Server → internet, with WireGuard at every hop and optional Cloudflare WARP at the end.
• Cloudflare integration — what Cloudflare WARP adds when it's enabled, and what trade-offs it brings.
• System overview — components, AWS resources, data flow, deployment phases.
• AWS infrastructure — what Waveshift creates in your AWS account and how it's organised.

Where to next

• Deploy walkthrough — deploy walkthrough.
• Console tour — every page in the Console.
• Reference — defaults, glossary, FAQ, common issues.