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OpenVPN road warrior installer for Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS and Fedora

34 mentions on Hacker News by 28 people: 2 stories, 32 comments · first 2013-06-20 · latest 2020-07-02

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  1. …do exist. Using a Pi 4 with gigabit ethernet makes a big difference over older Pi hardware. [0] https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install [1] https://www.wireguard.com/
  2. For use on a VPS with an external IP, I've had success with this https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install For use to connect to home network drives, I've used ZeroTier https://www.zerotier.com/ . I've never had an external IP for home…
    comment by bananaeater · 2019-11-01 · in Setting up a home VPN server with WireGuard
  3. I maintain this script: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install It's a simple bash script which just gets the job done fast, without dependencies or too much trouble.
  4. …script just works. Adding a new user? Run the script. I don't think we're alone in the struggle. https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install
    comment by bwoodward · 2019-08-01 · in DSVPN – VPN using TCP at port 80 and 443
  5. There are multiple setup scripts like [1] that make it super easy to setup OpenVPN. [1] https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install
    comment by xrisk · 2019-07-21 · in Dead Simple VPN
  6. This script is really nice: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install It sets up systemd and iptables and generates all certs and keys and wraps them up into tidy, per-client .ovpn files
    comment by elseless · 2019-06-24 · in Raspberry Pi 4
  7. It would be kinda cool to build something like this on top of https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install . It's a single script that generates the .ovpn client side files.
    comment by czardoz · 2019-01-17 · in VPS VPN – GhostiFi
  8. What advantages does this have over something like OpenVPN Road Warrior installer? https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install
  9. …https://github.com/jlund/streisand https://github.com/trailofbits/algo https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install https://github.com/robbintt/popup-openvpn https://github.com/sovereign/sovereign
    comment by inertial · 2018-05-18 · in Ask HN: Which VPN?
  10. …can also use http://lowendspirit.com/locations.html to get a VPS for as little as $3/year then use https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install for a quick openvpn installation.
    comment by stevewillows · 2018-03-15 · in Private Internet Access Goes Open Source
  11. …way (but you won't learn as much) and run a bash script to configure everything automagically : https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install
    comment by StyloBill · 2017-10-30 · in Do you need a VPN?
  12. Here's a few more: https://github.com/sovereign/sovereign https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install https://github.com/ttlequals0/autovpn https://github.com/robbintt/popup-openvpn https://github.com/jlund/streisand
  13. If you're looking to install OpenVPN, can I suggest you use the following bash file? > https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install It automates the process of installing & creating OpenVPN, and means so that anyone who can download a file & run…
  14. …(6000+ stars) https://github.com/sovereign/sovereign (6000+ stars) https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install (3000+ stars) https://github.com/ttlequals0/autovpn (1400+ stars) https://github.com/trailofbits/algo (1100+ stars) htt
    comment by inertial · 2017-01-18 · in Detailed VPN Comparison Chart
  15. Would love to see those additions made to this script: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install
  16. You can simply run a sh script that sets it up... https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install
  17. https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install with a budget $15/year vps and you're good for personal needs. That said, this is a great write-up and I'm sure very helpful to those that need to set up a more custom/mission critical development.
  18. For a simple openVPN set up I've used https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install with quite a lot of success. It's handy that it let's you add multiple users if you're using it in a commercial setting too.
  19. …authorities, I just don't trust this government to have the infosec chops to protect my data. [0] https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install
    comment by SturgeonsLaw · 2016-11-30 · in The UK Is About to Legalize Mass Surveillance
  20. This is an excellent one: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install . You run a single shell command, and OpenVPN is running in under 5 minutes!
    comment by Cyph0n · 2016-06-08 · in Ask HN: Which VPN do you use and why?
  21. just want to suggest this script for OPENVPN setup - much easier to setup for multiple clients - https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install
    comment by machbio · 2016-06-06 · in Mikrotik router as OpenVPN Client
  22. …for VPN use. Once a month I destroy it and create a new one, because I'm slightly paranoid :P [1]: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install
  23. You can use a script for setting up an OpenVpn on a Digital Ocean box in max 2 min. Check this one https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install .
  24. …bad, and could be very easy if you are willing to use pre-made setup script available online (e.g., https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install ). In other words, you don't have to be a poor man for VPN if you have the freedom (say with a…
    comment by kevinsd · 2015-12-14 · in Poor man's VPN via ssh socks proxy
  25. As you can imagine, this has already been discussed many times. For example: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install/issues/24 https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install/issues/66 > given the security and privacy expectations of VPN The…
  26. …to run your own VPN on a VPS host, digitil ocean or linode or similar? It's possible and very easy: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install Disclaimer: I'm the script creator.
  27. Use this script: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install
  28. …spin up a VPS and install OpenVPN on it. I use ansible but used to use this one-shot script here: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install
  29. If you aren't partial to OpenBSD, I've had good success with this: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install You can turn off logging on the server with /etc/openvpn/server.conf log /dev/null status /dev/null Remember to restart the openvpn…
  30. …http://lowendspirit.com/ (or http://lowendstock.com/ ) * Install OpenVPN & setup client certs with https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install * Setup your hosts file with http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt * Install & config the OpenVPN…
    comment by neftaly · 2014-10-25 · in Roll Your Own VPN/HTTP/AdBlock Service?
  31. …). If anyone need some of the advanced features provided by OpenVPN, I can suggest this script: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install I've successfully used it to install OpenVPN several times, and it's mostly effortless. As for the VPSs,…
    comment by Spittie · 2014-04-14 · in Show HN: Poor Man's VPN With a Cheap VPS
  32. …get one outside the USA, for (in my opinion at least) increased security. For anyone interessed, https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install makes installing OpenVPN a breeze. For VPS deals, http://www.lowendbox.com/ and http://vpsboard.com/ .