openvpn-install

Forked from openvpn-install, broken apart, and heavily modified to make the individual components easier to understand. Tested and verified to work with Debian 12 only.

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Procedure

1. Run ./install.sh to install OpenVPN and the system configuration changes

2. Run ./new-client.sh mynewclient to create a profile

3. Copy clients/mynewclient.ovpn and give to a single, trusted device

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Static Client IPs

1. Have mynewclient.ovpn connect once

2. Stop OpenVPN via systemctl stop openvpn

3. Open /etc/openvpn/ipp.txt in nano

4. Modify the file to contain the client and its ip, e.g.

    mynewclient,10.8.0.100
   

5. Start OpenVPN via systemctl start openvpn

6. Have mynewclient connect again