Setting Up a VPN Server
We use OpenVPN to set up a simple server. Advanced configuration can become quite complex, but it is easy to get started if you only require a basic server.
Install openvpn from the Ubuntu software repositories.
The next several steps create a public key infrastructure (PKI) for your OpenVPN.
Set up the certificate authority to generate your own certificates and keys.
matthew@seymour:~$ sudo mkdir /etc/openvpn/easy-rsamatthew@seymour:~$ sudo cp -r /usr/share/doc/openvpn/examples/easy-rsa/2.0/* /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/
Enter your specific details by editing /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/vars and adjusting the following:
export KEY_COUNTRY="us"export KEY_PROVINCE="IA"export KEY_CITY="Iowa City"export KEY_ORG="Your Company"export KEY_EMAIL=" ...
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