Below will guide you to setup OpenVPN on iOS 12 devices
iOS OpenVPN Server Profiles
Tip
You can download the openvpn profiles zip file to your computer (link above) > extract it and email the .ovpn file you want to yourself. Jump to step 7 if you choose to do this
- Go to the App Store > Download/Install OpenVPN Connect application
- Download the iOS OpenVPN server profiles
- Tap on More > Save To Files > Select iCloud Drive > Add
- Open up the Files App > iCloud Drive > Select the .ZIP you downloaded and saved and above
- Tap on Preview Content
- Tap on the 3 horizontal lines icon (bottom or top right) and scroll through the list.
- Select a profile > Tap the share (square with up arrow) icon > Copy to OpenVPN
- Tap on Add
- Enter in a title for the profile (can be anything you like)
– Enter in your VPN User Name (not your email)
– Tap “Save password” and enter in your password
– Tap Add in the top right once done
- Tap on the slider to connect and disconnect
Each OVPN file corresponds to a single VPN server. Repeat the above steps to add multiple servers into the OpenVPN App
Note
You will find that when your phone locks, OpenVPN will disconnect/sleep/pause. This is totally normal as its designed to conserve battery