Setting up a VPN is a great way for a server to share network resources with a client. Configuring one, however, can seem a little intimidating to some users. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to setup a VPN using OpenVPN on Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish, while managing to avoid advanced configuration and technical jargon along the way.
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VPN – Virtual Private Network and OpenVPN
This article will describe a configuration of Virtual Private Network connection by using an OpenVPN application on Linux. Firstly, you will be exposed to some basic theory behind Virtual Private Networks. Then, the article will guide you with step-by-step instructions on how to setup a OpenVPN virtual private network by using Symmetric Key Encryption
Basic Ubuntu 20.04 OpenVPN Client/Server connection setup
Setting up a VPN is a great way for a server to share network resources with a client. Configuring one, however, can seem a little intimidating to some users. In this guide, we’ll show you how to setup a VPN using OpenVPN on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa, while managing to avoid advanced configuration and technical jargon along the way.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to install OpenVPN
- How to configure an OpenVPN Server
- How to connect to a VPN server from client machine
- How to verify a successful VPN connection
How to setup a OpenVPN server on Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa is the last long term support of one of the most used Linux distributions. In this tutorial we will see how to use this operating system to create an OpenVPN server and how to create an .ovpn file we will use to connect to it from our client machine.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to generate a Certificate Authority
- How to generate server andl client certificate and key
- How to sign a certificate with the Certificate Authority
- How to create Diffie-Hellman parameters
- How to generate a tls-auth key
- How to configure the OpenVPN server
- How to generate an .ovpn file to connect to the VPN
How to setup a OpenVPN server on Ubuntu 20.04
How to create a VPN on Ubuntu 20.04 using Wireguard
Wireguard is a modern and very easy to setup VPN available on multiple operating system. The application is available in the Ubuntu 20.04 official repositories, so it is also very easy to install. Unlike other software like OpenVPN which is based on the use of ssl certificates, Wireguard is based on the use of key-pairs. In this tutorial we will see how to configure, in few easy steps, a VPN server and a client peer on the latest stable version of Ubuntu.
In this tutorial you will learn:
- How to install Wireguard on Ubuntu 20.04 Focal Fossa
- How to create public and private key pair
- How to configure the server and a client peer
- How to redirect all incoming traffic to the VPN
Wireguard VPN on Ubuntu 20.04