Install OpenVPN for Debian

OVPN uses shared IP addresses - which means you will be disconnected to your server if you're connected to it remotely. You will need our Public IPv4 add-on to connect remotely.

1. Run as superuser

su

2. Download components

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade && apt-get install openvpn unzip

3. Download the configuration you want

4. Enter your login credentials

echo  "username"  >> /etc/openvpn/credentials
echo "CHANGE TO YOUR PASSWORD" >> /etc/openvpn/credentials

5. Start OpenVPN and see that everything works

openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/ovpn.conf --daemon

6. Verify that the connection was successful

Wait about 30 seconds and then run:

curl https://www.ovpn.com/v1/api/client/ptr

You should see something like:

{"status":true,"ip":"the external ip","ptr":"PTR for the IP address"}

7. Done

Congratulations! Your device is now protected behind OVPN and will automatically connect on reboots. If you encountered any issues, please send the log file (/tmp/openvpn.log) to our support.

A few commands that are good to know:

service openvpn start   # Starts OpenVPN and connect automatically to OVPN
service openvpn stop    # Stops OpenVPN
service openvpn restart # Restarts OpenVPN and connects automatically to OVPN
service openvpn status  # Shows status for OpenVPN.