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OpenVPN Linux Bundled Server Profiles

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  1. Download our OpenVPN Bundled Server profiles
  2. Extra the .ZIP file
  3. Browse to the extracted folder. Enter into a country folder (eg Russia folder) and extract the profile you would like to use. This should give you another folder with 3 files in it (.key .crt .ovpn)
  4. Open up terminal and type inUbuntu/Debian:
    sudo apt-get install network-manager-openvpn-gnome

    Fedora/Redhat/Centos

    yum install network-manager-openvpn-gnome
  5. Click on your network connection > Wired connected > Wired Settings
    gnome-wired-settings 
  6. Click + and select OpenVPNgnome-add-vpn 
  7. Enter in a connection name (can be anything)
  8. Enter in the server address you are setting up
  9. Type = Password
  10. Enter in your VPN username (not your email) and password
  11. Click on CA Certifcate and browse to the Country folder/profile you extracted above and select the .CRT file
    gnome-openvpn-settings 
  12. Click on Advanced
  13. Select the same options as below
    Important

    Use custom gateway port: Enter in the portnumber that you would like to use. This must be the same as the profile you wish to use from the extract .ZIP file above


    gnome-openvpn-advanced-options 
  14. Go to Security tab and set Cipher to AES-256-CBC
    Network-Manager-Advanced-Security 
  15. Click on TLS Authentication tab
    Mode = TLS-Crypt
    File = Browse to where you extracted to profile above and select the .KEY file
    gnome-openvpn-tls-auth-settings 

To connection to the VPN, simply click on your network connection > VPN > Connect

gnome-vpn-connect-menu

DNS Issues

If you experience any DNS issues, please do the below

  • On Ubuntu 17 and above run the following commands, then re-connect to VPN
    sudo nmcli connection modify <vpn-connection-name-you-set> ipv4.dns-priority -42
    
    systemctl restart network-manager.server
  • On Ubuntu 16.04 do the below
    – Edit the fille NetworkManager.conf file under
    /etc/NetworkManager and comment out dns=dnsmasq line

    #dns=dnsmasq
  • Restart NetworkManager
    service restart network-manager
Updated on November 6, 2018
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