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Basics

Connect a device

Add a new device to your ForestVPN account, name it, and manage your active devices.

One ForestVPN account protects every device you own. This guide covers adding a device, naming it so you can tell them apart, and removing one you no longer use.

Add a device

Install the ForestVPN app on the new device and sign in with your account. The app registers the device automatically the first time it connects — there are no config files to copy by hand.

Each registered device gets its own secure key pair. The private key never leaves the device; only the public key is shared with the network.

Name your devices

A clear name makes the device list easy to scan. From the dashboard, open Devices and rename each entry — for example Work laptop or Pixel 8.

// What the app sends when it registers — the public key, never the private one.
const registration = {
  name: "Work laptop",
  publicKey: "<wireguard-public-key>",
} as const;

Manage active devices

The Devices page lists every device on your account, when it last connected, and its current status. From here you can:

  • Rename a device to keep the list tidy.
  • Remove a device you have sold or no longer use — its keys are revoked immediately and it can no longer connect.

Device limits

Your plan sets how many devices can be active at once. If you hit the limit, remove an old device or upgrade your plan from Billing & subscriptions.

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