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Install OpenVPN on Fedora

Last updated: April 22, 2022

1. Download components

dnf update && dnf install openvpn unzip

2. Download the configuration you want

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3. Enter your login credentials

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

4. Start OpenVPN and see that everything works

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

5. Verify that the connection was successful

Wait about 30 seconds and then run:

curl https://www.ovpn.com/v2/api/client/ptr

You should see something like:

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

6. 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.