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OpenVPN

Getting started

Section titled “Getting started”

Connect to any OpenVPN protocol-compatible server or service.

References

Section titled “References”

  1. Select version

    Section titled “Select version”

    openvpn 2.x

    Section titled “openvpn 2.x”

    Install

    Section titled “Install”
    Terminal window
    sudo apt install openvpn -y

  2. Make directory

    Section titled “Make directory”
    Terminal window
    mkdir -p /etc/openvpn/profile && cd /etc/openvpn/profile

  3. Modify .ovpn files

    Section titled “Modify .ovpn files”
    Terminal window
    nano server1-tcp80.ovpn
    server1-tcp80.ovpn
    # Comment out the line below
    # setenv opt block-outside-dns
    

    # Add after `route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0`
    setenv PATH /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
    script-security 2
    up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
    down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
    down-pre

  4. Modify update-resolv-conf

    Section titled “Modify update-resolv-conf”
    Terminal window
    nano /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
    update-resolv-conf
    # Add after examples
    # Add as many as you like, replace ip address
    foreign_option_1='dhcp-option DNS 208.67.222.222'
    foreign_option_2='dhcp-option DNS 208.67.222.220'
    foreign_option_3='dhcp-option DNS 146.112.128.66'

  5. Create auth.txt

    Section titled “Create auth.txt”
    Terminal window
    nano auth.txt
    auth.txt
    # Edit username and password
    username
    password

  6. Connect

    Section titled “Connect”
    Terminal window
    sudo openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/profile/server1-tcp80.ovpn

  7. Kill

    Section titled “Kill”
    Terminal window
    sudo killall openvpn