How to install OpenVPN on a cloud VPS

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How to install OpenVPN on a cloud VPS

29.01.2023, 20:03

How to install OpenVPN by script, manually or via docker on a cloud VPS? The software is necessary to mask the local network without the requirement to connect via SSH or RDP.

Before rolling OpenVPN to a cloud VPS, it is worth clarifying the technical requirements. The software is installed on Linux, Windows or on dedicated servers.

What to do before installing OpenVPN on a cloud VPS

The step-by-step instruction looks like this:

Update the system. To do this, use the Sudo yum update command.

Make changes to the SELinux config (search for nano /etc/selinux/config).

Install SELinux, edit the sysctl.conf file and connect IP Expressing.

After the changes are accepted and the server is ready to work, it remains to roll OpenVPN to a cloud VPS. You can do this in one of three ways: by script, manually or via docker.

Option #1. Deploy OpenVPN in a docker container

To do this, we need to put a dker (if it is not yet on the project). The installation command looks like this:

apt install curl docker.io

Then you need to enter the command:

docker run --name dockovpn --cap-add=NET_ADMIN \

-p 1194:1194/udp -p 80:8080/tcp \

-e HOST_ADDR=$(curl -s https://api.ipify.org) \

alekslitvinenk/openvpn

It automatically generates the configuration required to connect to the OpenVPN server. Download is available at the link about http://Здесь specifies the IP address/.

Option #2. Install OpenVPN on a cloud VPS script

The advantage is that everything happens almost automatically. The script itself is available from the terminal via the link https://raw.githubusercontent.com/angristan/openvpn-install/master/openvpn-install.sh .

To give him the rights to execute, you must enter in the command line: