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- #Install openvpn access server ubuntu 16.04 install#
- #Install openvpn access server ubuntu 16.04 password#
- #Install openvpn access server ubuntu 16.04 torrent#
#Install openvpn access server ubuntu 16.04 password#
Create the txt file sudo nano /etc/openvpn/login.txtĮnter your PIA username and password USERNAME The username and password for PIA will be stored in a login.txt file, this way OpenVPN can auto connect on service start. Hit Ctrl+X, Y and Enter to Save and Exit. #up and down scripts to be executed when VPN starts or stops In this example we will randomly connect CZ, NL ans SW networks on each start/restart. We are editing the nf file which is launched by the systemd service we created earlier ( This way we ensure the up and down scripts we made are also executed with the OpenVPN systemd service is restarted.Ĭreate the OpenVPN configuration file sudo nano /etc/openvpn/nfĬopy and paste the following, adjust the country you want to use by replacing. For the list of available locations and hostnames look at PIA’s site and select the hostname of your choice. You can change the hostname highlighted in red to the server of your choice. Add down script, update-resolv-conf, to restore DNS servers when disconnecting from VPN.Call the first script, iptables.sh, to mark packets for the VPN user (OpenVPN allows only one up call).Add script-security 2 to allow client to call externals scripts (up and down).Add the call for login.txt file with the username and password to make automatic login possible.Add auth-nocache to prevent caching passwords in memory.This is required for Split Tunneling to work.
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We make the following changes to the default PIA configuration file: Create Modified PIA Configuration File for Split Tunneling
#Install openvpn access server ubuntu 16.04 install#
If unzip is not installed on your server, just install with sudo apt-get install unzip -yĭownload the archive from PIA, we will need only the certificates cd /tmpĬopy the required PIA certificates sudo cp ca. /etc/openvpn/ For best VPN performance (especially for torrents) I strongly recommend using UDP protocol, and not TCP. In this guide we will use the Sweden VPN server, but you can use any of the available servers – more on this later. The next step is to modify the configuration file provided by PIA to adjust it for the Split Tunneling. Create PIA Configuration File for Split Tunneling Now enable the we just created sudo systemctl enable 3. # HTPC Guides - Description=OpenVPN connection to %iĮxecStart=/usr/sbin/openvpn -daemon ovpn-%i -status /run/openvpn/%i.status 10 -cd /etc/openvpn -script-security 2 -config /etc/openvpn/%i.conf -writepid /run/openvpn/%i.pid Create systemd Service for OpenVPNĬreate the systemd service that will start the required OpenVPN configuration on system start sudo nano script will also restart OpenVPN service if the service was terminated for some reason, logs will be located in syslog (/var/log/syslog). wget -O - | sudo apt-key add -Īdd the OpenVPN repository echo "deb xenial main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt//openvpn.list First import the public GPG key that is used to sign the packages. If you are using Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS we will install OpenVPN from the official OpenVPN repository.
#Install openvpn access server ubuntu 16.04 torrent#
Remote access to your Torrent client of choice (Transmission or Deluge) is possible with nginx reverse proxy. You will have an Automatic Kill Switch implemented (using firewall rules) so if your VPN connection drops or breaks, your real IP address will not be revealed and torrent traffic will stop. You have fullcontrol over which applications you want to route over VPN. Add IP Tables rules that avoid nginx reverse proxy usage.Add random VPN Land change on start/restart.Everything in one script: Difference to Original: