diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 982aefe..1d478d3 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ edition = "2021"
 [dependencies]
 base64 = "0.13"
 log = "0.4"
+thiserror = "1.0"
+tokio = "1.32"
+boringtun = { version = "0.4", optional = true }
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "freebsd")'.dependencies]
 nix = { version = "0.26", features = ["ioctl", "socket"] }
diff --git a/src/bsd/mod.rs b/src/bsd/mod.rs
index f020f64..43bca0c 100644
--- a/src/bsd/mod.rs
+++ b/src/bsd/mod.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ use self::{
     timespec::{pack_timespec, unpack_timespec},
     wgio::{WgDataIo, WgIoError},
 };
-use super::{Host, IpAddrMask, Peer};
+use crate::{
+    host::{Host, Peer},
+    net::IpAddrMask,
+};
 
 // nvlist key names
 static NV_LISTEN_PORT: &str = "listen-port";
diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..818a5e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+use thiserror::Error;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Error)]
+pub enum WireguardError {
+    #[error("Interface setup error: {0}")]
+    Interface(String),
+    #[cfg(feature = "boringtun")]
+    #[error("BorningTun error")]
+    BorningTun(boringtun::device::Error),
+    #[error("Command execution failed")]
+    CommandExecutionFailed(#[from] std::io::Error),
+    #[error("WireGuard key error")]
+    KeyDecode(#[from] base64::DecodeError),
+
+    #[error("Command returned error status")]
+    CommandExecutionError { stderr: String },
+    #[error("IP address/mask error")]
+    IpAddrMask(#[from] crate::net::IpAddrParseError),
+}
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index d2b5777..b1013df 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,120 @@
+#[cfg(target_os = "freebsd")]
+pub mod bsd;
 pub mod host;
 pub mod key;
 pub mod net;
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 pub mod netlink;
+pub mod wgapi;
+pub mod error;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "boringtun")]
+use boringtun::{
+    device::drop_privileges::drop_privileges,
+    device::{DeviceConfig, DeviceHandle},
+};
 
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate log;
+
+use std::{process::Command, str::FromStr};
+use wgapi::WGApi;
+use crate::error::WireguardError;
+
+/// Wireguard Interface configuration
+#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
+pub struct InterfaceConfiguration {
+    pub name: String,
+    pub prvkey: String,
+    pub address: String,
+    pub port: u32,
+    pub peers: Vec<Peer>
+}
+
+/// Creates wireguard interface using userspace implementation.
+/// https://github.com/cloudflare/boringtun
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `name` - Interface name
+#[cfg(feature = "boringtun")]
+pub fn create_interface_userspace(ifname: &str) -> Result<(), WireguardError> {
+    let enable_drop_privileges = true;
+
+    let config = DeviceConfig::default();
+
+    let mut device_handle = DeviceHandle::new(ifname, config).map_err(GatewayError::BorningTun)?;
+
+    if enable_drop_privileges {
+        if let Err(e) = drop_privileges() {
+            error!("Failed to drop privileges: {:?}", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    tokio::spawn(async move {
+        device_handle.wait();
+    });
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Assigns address to interface.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `interface` - Interface name
+/// * `addr` - Address to assign to interface
+pub fn assign_addr(ifname: &str, addr: &IpAddrMask) -> Result<(), WireguardError> {
+    if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
+        #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+        netlink::address_interface(ifname, addr)?;
+    } else if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+        // On macOS, interface is point-to-point and requires a pair of addresses
+        let address_string = addr.ip.to_string();
+        Command::new("ifconfig")
+            .args([ifname, &address_string, &address_string])
+            .output()?;
+    } else {
+        Command::new("ifconfig")
+            .args([ifname, &addr.to_string()])
+            .output()?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Helper method performing interface configuration
+pub fn setup_interface(
+    ifname: &str,
+    userspace: bool,
+    config: &InterfaceConfiguration,
+) -> Result<(), WireguardError> {
+    if userspace {
+        #[cfg(feature = "boringtun")]
+        create_interface_userspace(ifname)?;
+    } else {
+        #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+        netlink::create_interface(ifname)?;
+    }
+
+    let address = IpAddrMask::from_str(&config.address)?;
+    assign_addr(ifname, &address)?;
+    let key = config.prvkey.as_str().try_into()?;
+    let mut host = Host::new(config.port as u16, key);
+    for peercfg in &config.peers {
+        let key: Key = peercfg.public_key.clone();
+        let mut peer = Peer::new(key.clone());
+        peer.set_allowed_ips(peercfg.allowed_ips.clone());
+
+        host.peers.insert(key, peer);
+    }
+    let api = WGApi::new(ifname.into(), userspace);
+    api.write_host(&host)?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+pub use {
+    host::{Host, Peer},
+    key::Key,
+    net::{IpAddrMask, IpAddrParseError},
+};
diff --git a/src/wgapi.rs b/src/wgapi.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..97e18ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wgapi.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+use std::{
+    io::{self, BufRead, BufReader, Read, Write},
+    os::unix::net::UnixStream,
+    time::Duration,
+};
+
+#[cfg(target_os = "freebsd")]
+use crate::bsd::{delete_peer, get_host, set_host, set_peer};
+use crate::host::{Host, Peer};
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+use crate::netlink::{delete_peer, get_host, set_host, set_peer};
+
+pub struct WGApi {
+    ifname: String,
+    userspace: bool,
+}
+
+impl WGApi {
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn new(ifname: String, userspace: bool) -> Self {
+        Self { ifname, userspace }
+    }
+
+    fn socket(&self) -> io::Result<UnixStream> {
+        let path = format!("/var/run/wireguard/{}.sock", self.ifname);
+        let socket = UnixStream::connect(path)?;
+        socket.set_read_timeout(Some(Duration::new(3, 0)))?;
+        Ok(socket)
+    }
+
+    // FIXME: currenty other errors are ignored and result in 0 being returned.
+    fn parse_errno(buf: impl Read) -> u32 {
+        let reader = BufReader::new(buf);
+        for line_result in reader.lines() {
+            let line = match line_result {
+                Ok(line) => line,
+                Err(err) => {
+                    error!("Error parsing buffer line: {err}");
+                    continue;
+                }
+            };
+            if let Some((keyword, value)) = line.split_once('=') {
+                if keyword == "errno" {
+                    return value.parse().unwrap_or_default();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        0
+    }
+
+    pub fn read_host(&self) -> io::Result<Host> {
+        debug!("Reading host interface info");
+        if self.userspace {
+            let mut socket = self.socket()?;
+            socket.write_all(b"get=1\n\n")?;
+            Host::parse_uapi(socket)
+        } else {
+            #[cfg(target_os = "freebsd")]
+            {
+                // FIXME: use proper error
+                get_host(&self.ifname).map_err(|err| {
+                    io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("kernel support error: {err}"))
+                })
+            }
+            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            {
+                get_host(&self.ifname)
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd")))]
+            Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                "kernel support is not available on this platform",
+            ))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn write_host(&self, host: &Host) -> io::Result<()> {
+        if self.userspace {
+            let mut socket = self.socket()?;
+            socket.write_all(b"set=1\n")?;
+            socket.write_all(host.as_uapi().as_bytes())?;
+            socket.write_all(b"\n")?;
+
+            if Self::parse_errno(socket) != 0 {
+                Err(io::Error::new(
+                    io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+                    "write configuration error",
+                ))
+            } else {
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        } else {
+            #[cfg(target_os = "freebsd")]
+            {
+                // FIXME: use proper error
+                set_host(&self.ifname, host).map_err(|err| {
+                    io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("kernel support error: {err}"))
+                })
+            }
+            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            {
+                set_host(&self.ifname, host)
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd")))]
+            Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                "kernel support is not available on this platform",
+            ))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn write_peer(&self, peer: &Peer) -> io::Result<()> {
+        if self.userspace {
+            let mut socket = self.socket()?;
+            socket.write_all(b"set=1\n")?;
+            socket.write_all(peer.as_uapi_update().as_bytes())?;
+            socket.write_all(b"\n")?;
+
+            if Self::parse_errno(socket) != 0 {
+                Err(io::Error::new(
+                    io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+                    "write configuration error",
+                ))
+            } else {
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        } else {
+            #[cfg(target_os = "freebsd")]
+            {
+                // FIXME: use proper error
+                set_peer(&self.ifname, peer).map_err(|err| {
+                    io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("kernel support error: {err}"))
+                })
+            }
+            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            {
+                set_peer(&self.ifname, peer)
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd")))]
+            Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                "kernel support is not available on this platform",
+            ))
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn delete_peer(&self, peer: &Peer) -> io::Result<()> {
+        if self.userspace {
+            let mut socket = self.socket()?;
+            socket.write_all(b"set=1\n")?;
+            socket.write_all(peer.as_uapi_remove().as_bytes())?;
+            socket.write_all(b"\n")?;
+
+            if Self::parse_errno(socket) != 0 {
+                Err(io::Error::new(
+                    io::ErrorKind::InvalidData,
+                    "write configuration error",
+                ))
+            } else {
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        } else {
+            #[cfg(target_os = "freebsd")]
+            {
+                // FIXME: use proper error
+                delete_peer(&self.ifname, peer).map_err(|err| {
+                    io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, format!("kernel support error: {err}"))
+                })
+            }
+            #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+            {
+                delete_peer(&self.ifname, peer)
+            }
+            #[cfg(not(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "freebsd")))]
+            Err(io::Error::new(
+                io::ErrorKind::Other,
+                "kernel support is not available on this platform",
+            ))
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::io::Cursor;
+
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_errno() {
+        let buf = Cursor::new(b"errno=0\n");
+        assert_eq!(WGApi::parse_errno(buf), 0);
+
+        let buf = Cursor::new(b"errno=12345\n");
+        assert_eq!(WGApi::parse_errno(buf), 12345);
+    }
+}