Debian
Install OpenVPN for Debian#
1. Run as superuser#
su
2. Download components#
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get install curl openvpn unzip3. Download the configuration file#
Move the downloaded .ovpn file to OpenVPN folder
4. Enter your login credentials#
echo "**CHANGE TO YOUR USERNAME**" >> /etc/openvpn/credentialsecho "**CHANGE TO YOUR PASSWORD**" >> /etc/openvpn/credentials5. Start OpenVPN and see that everything works#
openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/clroom.conf --daemon6. Verify that the connection was successful#
Wait for about a minute after running the last command, then run:
note
The service you should check is openvpn@NAME where NAME is the name of your configuration file (without the ".conf"). So if your openvpn configuration file is /etc/openvpn/clroom.conf you should use command as below.
systemctl status openvpn@clroom
You should see something like:
[email protected] - OpenVPN connection to clroom Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/[email protected]; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Mon 2017-10-23 07:57:37 CEST; 2h 15min ago Docs: man:openvpn(8)
7. Done#
Congratulations! Now your Debian will connect to CloudLAN Room automatically when it is started.
Quick Commands
1. systemctl start openvpn # Starts OpenVPN and connects to clroom2. systemctl stop openvpn # Stops OpenVPN3. systemctl restart openvpn # Restarts OpenVPN4. systemctl status openvpn # Shows status for OpenVPNinfo
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