A private tunnel from your device to the 256 infrastructure server in Boston, MA — routes your traffic through a US exit point, past network-level blocks like Uganda's on facebook.com. Two ways to connect: a built-in login (no app needed) or WireGuard.
Open your device's own network settings — Settings → Network/Internet → VPN → Add VPN (Android/Windows/macOS/iOS all have this built in).
Choose type IKEv2, set the server to vpn.256.co.ug, and enter the username and password issued to you by the 256 team.
Save, then connect. Verify the exit IP — run this and confirm it prints 72.62.165.54:
curl ifconfig.me
Install the WireGuard client for your device — official builds only.
Get your config file — 256vpn.conf is issued per device by the 256 team. Don't share yours.
Import the tunnel — open WireGuard, choose Import tunnel(s) from file, and select 256vpn.conf.
Activate — select the tunnel and switch it on. The handshake completes in under a second once it's reachable.
The server's own firewall is already open on the ports both methods need (UDP 500/4500 for IKEv2, UDP 51820 for WireGuard). If a handshake still won't complete, the most likely cause is a cloud-level firewall on the hosting side (Hostinger's control panel) blocking those ports from outside — worth checking there next.