Install OpenVPN on Debian 12 the easy way
The easiest way to install a working OpenVPN on Debian 12 is installing it via a single script. Please note that you should sudo install it otherwise you might get errors.
Installation Using a Script:
Begin by obtaining the installation script and making it executable:
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/angristan/openvpn-install/master/openvpn-install.sh
chmod +x openvpn-install.sh
Next, run the script (ensure you have root privileges and the TUN module enabled):
./openvpn-install.sh
Upon the first execution, you’ll be prompted to answer a few questions to configure your VPN server. Once OpenVPN is installed, you can rerun the script to:
./openvpn-install.sh
Welcome to OpenVPN-install! The git repository is available at: https://github.com/angristan/openvpn-install It seems like OpenVPN is already installed. What would you like to do?
1) Add a new user 2) Revoke an existing user 3) Remove OpenVPN 4) Exit
Select an option [1-4]:
This allows you to add new users or revoke existing ones.
That's it!!!
If you should run into any errors try to install openvpn via apt-get and then run the procedure again.
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