OpenVPN setup script

Script that installs and configures OpenVPN Community server and creates tools to manage it

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Table of Contents

1. About The Project
2. Getting Started
   • Prerequisites
   • Usage
3. Common problems
4. Contributing
5. Contact

About The Project

This script installs and configures OpenVPN Community server and creates tools to manage it, such as:

• adding new user (username, password and Google Authenticator 2FA)
• removing existing user.

Script was adjusted specifically for Linux Rocky-8-ec2-8.5*, x86_64 (on AWS) and its dependencies.

Based on the following repository: https://github.com/perfecto25/openvpn_2fa

Getting Started

Prerequisites

• [Linux Rocky-8-ec2-8.5*, x86_64 instance]

Usage

1. Clone this repo and enter project

   git clone https://github.com/benmotyka/openvpn-2fa-setup-script.git
   cd openvpn-2fa-setup-script/

2. Install OpenVPN server:

    ./install.sh
   

3. Add first user

   ./manage.sh create john

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Common problems

Issue Can't import .ovpn file because of unknown dhcp-option Resolution Remove dhcp-option DOMAIN-ROUTE . line from client .ovpn file

Issue Can't connect to server because of TEST ROUTES: 0/0 succeeded len=-1 ret=0 a=0 u/d=down, Initialization Sequence Completed With Errors ( see http://openvpn.net/faq.html#dhcpclientserv ) connection logs Resolution Run below commands in cmd.exe as admin:

netsh winsock reset catalog
netsh int ipv4 reset reset.log

Add below line to client .ovpn file:

ip-win32 netsh

Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

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Contact

Ben Motyka - LinkedIn - benmotykax@gmail.com

Project Link: https://github.com/benmotyka/openvpn-2fa-setup-script

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