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    Installing and Configuring OpenVPN (CentOS)

    For Cloud Servers, Dedicated Servers and Server Power Deals managed in the Cloud Panel

    To use a VPN, you must install the OpenVPN software on your local PC and then configure it. In the Access section of the Cloud Panel, you can download a zip file containing the required configuration files. To install and configure OpenVPN:

    Install OpenVPN

    Requirements

    • You have administrator rights.

    • You have already created a VPN in the Cloud Panel.

    • You have logged in on your local PC.

    Note

    OpenVPN is not available in the standard repository. The software is available in the EPEL repository.

    • Open the terminal.

    • To install the EPEL repository, enter the following command:

      [root@localhost ~]# yum install epel-release

      The following message is displayed:

      Is this ok [y/N] :

    • Enter y and press the Enter key.

      The following message will be displayed:

      Importing GPG key 0x1D997668:
       Userid     : "CentOS Extras SIG (https://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup) <security@centos.org>"
       Fingerprint: 363F C097 2F64 B699 AED3 968E 1FF6 A217 1D99 7668
       From       : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-SIG-Extras-SHA512
      Is this ok [y/N]:

    • Type y and press Enter.

      The EPEL repository will be installed.

    • To install OpenVPN, enter the following command:

      [root@localhost ~]# yum install openvpn 

      The following message is displayed: 

      Install  2 Packages
       
      Total download size: 714 k
      Installed size: 1.9 M
      Is this ok [y/N]: y

    • Enter y and press Enter.

      The following message will be displayed: 

      Importing GPG key 0x3228467C:
       Userid     : "Fedora (epel9) <epel@fedoraproject.org>"
       Fingerprint: FF8A D134 4597 106E CE81 3B91 8A38 72BF 3228 467C
       From       : /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-EPEL-9
      Is this ok [y/N] :

    • Enter y.

      OpenVPN will be installed.

    Configure OpenVPN

    • Log in to your IONOS account.

    • Click Menu > Server & Cloud in the title bar.
      Optional: Select the desired Server & Cloud contract.

      The Cloud Panel opens.

    • Click Network > VPN in the navigation bar on the left.

    • Activate the desired VPN.

    • In the section Access, click Download to download the configuration files.

    • Save the zip-file.

    Note

    This zip file contains the configuration file.

    • Unpack the zip file in the desired folder.

    • Copy the OpenVPN configuration file (e. g. vpn12BC7_1.ovpn) into the installation directory.

    Note

    OpenVPN is installed by default in the directory /etc/openvpn.

    • To start OpenVPN, enter the following command:

      [root@localhost ~]# openvpn /etc/openvpn/.ovpn

      Example:

      [root@localhost ~]# openvpn /etc/openvpn/vpn45BC7_1.ovpn

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