{"id":29976,"date":"2019-08-17T11:13:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T16:13:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=29976"},"modified":"2022-12-09T07:01:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T13:01:20","slug":"how-to-install-openvpn-on-ubuntu-18-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-openvpn-on-ubuntu-18-04\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install OpenVPN on Ubuntu 18.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-install-openvpn-on-ubuntu18.04.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-install-openvpn-on-ubuntu18.04.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-install-openvpn-on-ubuntu18.04-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/how-to-install-openvpn-on-ubuntu18.04-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>In this article, we will go over step-by-step instructions on&nbsp;<strong>how to install <b>OpenVPN&nbsp;<\/b>on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/ubuntu-hosting.html\">Ubuntu 18.04 VPS<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/improve-privacy-openvpn-vpn-security-on-ubuntu18.04-vps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31777\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>A <strong>Virtual Private Network <\/strong>or&nbsp;<strong>VPN <\/strong>for short is a networking service that routes your network traffic through a server. With this, all of your network connections will be disguised as though they originate from the VPN server&#8217;s connection. The destination address can&#8217;t know your real location, thus providing both privacy and safety online. VPNs&nbsp;are also used by corporations and enterprise environments to enable a secure private network to protect their important data.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><b>OpenVPN<\/b> is&nbsp;a VPN protocol which defines how the data is transmitted over a VPN. Other common protocols are PTP, L2TP, SSTP, and IKEV2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>OpenVPN<\/strong>&nbsp;provides the most secure connection among other protocols as it provides secure authentication (such as the use of certificates and keys) as well as using up-to-date encryption algorithms. On top of this, OpenVPN is open-source software powered by thousands of developers from different communities. It is distributed under the GNU GPL license. Let&#8217;s begin with the installation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6633b8a263bfb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6633b8a263bfb\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-openvpn-on-ubuntu-18-04\/#Prerequisites\" title=\"Prerequisites:\">Prerequisites:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-openvpn-on-ubuntu-18-04\/#Step-1-Log-in-Check-for-Updates-and-Install-Dependencies\" title=\"Step 1: Log in, Check for Updates and Install Dependencies\">Step 1: Log in, Check for Updates and Install Dependencies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-openvpn-on-ubuntu-18-04\/#Step-2-Install-OpenVPN-Using-an-Install-Script\" title=\"Step 2: Install OpenVPN Using an Install Script\">Step 2: Install OpenVPN Using an Install Script<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/how-to-install-openvpn-on-ubuntu-18-04\/#Step-3-Creating-our-First-OpenVPN-Server-Client-Configuration\" title=\"Step 3: Creating our First OpenVPN Server-Client Configuration\">Step 3: Creating our First OpenVPN Server-Client Configuration<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-prerequisites\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prerequisites\"><\/span>Prerequisites:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>For this tutorial, it is recommended to use a fresh&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/ubuntu-hosting.html\">Ubuntu 18.04 VPS<\/a>&nbsp;installation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Please make sure that your server meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Hardware:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul><li>1 CPU Core<\/li><li>512MB of RAM<\/li><li>5GB of free disk space<\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Software:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul><li>Ubuntu 18.04<\/li><li>1 Dedicated IP address<\/li><li>Full root access, or access to an account with sudo privileges<\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-1-log-in-check-for-updates-and-install-dependencies\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-1-Log-in-Check-for-Updates-and-Install-Dependencies\"><\/span>Step 1: Log in, Check for Updates and Install Dependencies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Log in to your server via SSH:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">ssh username@server_ip_address -p port_number<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Be sure to replace &#8220;username&#8221; with the account name of a root user found on the server (or the root user itself), and replace &#8220;server_ip&#8221; with the IP address and &#8220;port_number&#8221; with the SSH port number of your server.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Before starting with the installation, it is recommended to update all installed Ubuntu packages to their latest versions to maximize compatibility:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt-get update\r\napt-get upgrade<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Ensure the required dependencies are installed by running the following command:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">apt-get install software-properties-common build-essential -y<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-2-install-openvpn-using-an-install-script\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-2-Install-OpenVPN-Using-an-Install-Script\"><\/span>Step 2: Install OpenVPN Using an Install Script<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Fortunately, there are open-source scripts available from GitHub that provide a hassle-free and customizable installation of OpenVPN.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>You can check more details about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/angristan\/openvpn-install\">the script<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-download-the-script-and-change-permission\">1. Download the script and change permission<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">cd \/opt\r\ncurl -O https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/Angristan\/openvpn-install\/master\/openvpn-install.sh\r\nchmod +x openvpn-install.sh<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-running-the-script\">2. Running the script<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once downloaded and correct permissions have been applied, we can activate the script by typing:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">.\/openvpn-install.sh<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>During installation, several questions will be asked and we will tackle them one by one.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>1. <strong>IP address<\/strong> &#8211; this will be your server&#8217;s public IP address.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>2.&nbsp;<strong>Do you want to enable IPv6 support (NAT)? [y\/n]:<\/strong> <strong>n<\/strong> &#8211; For now, IPv4 will do.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>3.&nbsp;<strong>What port do you want OpenVPN to listen to? [1-3]:<\/strong> <strong>1<\/strong> &#8211; the default port for the OpenVPN server is 1194.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>4.&nbsp;<strong>What protocol do you want OpenVPN to use? [1-2]:<\/strong> <strong>1<\/strong> &#8211; Both TCP and UDP are protocols for sending packets on the internet. The main difference is that TCP has error checking while UDP does not.&nbsp;UDP is recommended by the installer since it provides a faster connection. It is mostly used for streaming and gaming. For other purposes, we recommend using TCP to avoid data loss.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>5.&nbsp;<strong>What DNS resolvers do you want to use with the VPN?: 3&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; For this, we recommend Google&#8217;s DNS but this is a personal choice.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>6.&nbsp;<strong>Do you want to use compression?: n&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; To avoid some vulnerabilities, it is best to disable compression.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>7.&nbsp;<strong>Do you want to customize encryption settings? y&nbsp;<\/strong> &#8211; For the sake of this tutorial, we will go through the encryption settings to provide insights about encryption that will be used by our OpenVPN server.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>8.&nbsp;<strong>Choose which cipher you want to use for the data channel: 1 [AES]&nbsp;<\/strong> &#8211; AES is currently the fastest cipher available for OpenVPN. The recommended value is AES-128-GCM. You may notice that AES-256-GCM is also available but that provides slower performance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>9.&nbsp;<strong>Choose what kind of certificate you want to use: 1 [ECDSA]&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; RSA has gained his popularity due to its performance, maturity, and compatibility for most of the applications but in today&#8217;s security, ECDSA provides a higher key size, is scalable, and is the future of certificates.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>10.&nbsp;<strong>Choose which curve you want to use for the certificate&#8217;s key:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>1 [prime256v1]<\/strong> &#8211; Since the release of OpenVPN 2.4, Elliptic-curve Diffie\u2013Hellman or ECDH keys are now supported.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>11.&nbsp;<strong>Choose which cipher you want to use for the control channel: 1 [ECDHE-ECDSA-AES-128-GCM-SHA256] &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>Again, 128 bits key is secure enough and still provides better performance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>12.&nbsp;<strong>Choose what kind of Diffie-Hellman key you want to use: 1 [ECDH]&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; ECDH is being used by modern standards.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>13.&nbsp;<strong>Choose which curve you want to use for the ECDH key: 1 [prime256v1] &#8211; <\/strong>A 256-bit key should be enough.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>14.&nbsp;<strong>Which digest algorithm do you want to use for HMAC?<\/strong>:&nbsp;<strong>1 [SHA256] &#8211; <\/strong>Again<strong>,<\/strong>&nbsp;a 256-bit key should be enough and is the sweet spot for security and performance.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>15.&nbsp;<strong>An additional layer of security to the control channel: 1 [tls-crypt]<\/strong> &#8211; For increased security, we should choose tls-crypt over tls-auth as it also encrypts&nbsp;the TLS stack.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-step-3-creating-our-first-openvpn-server-client-configuration\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step-3-Creating-our-First-OpenVPN-Server-Client-Configuration\"><\/span>Step 3: Creating our First OpenVPN Server-Client Configuration<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>After answering the following questions, we will now proceed with the client information.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Example:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ol><li><strong>Client name<\/strong>: client1<\/li><li><strong>Do you want to protect the configuration file with a password?: 2&nbsp;<\/strong> &#8211; You will be required to enter a passphrase.<\/li><\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Once done, you will be provided by the location of the client OVPN settings which you can find at <code>\/root\/[client name].ovpn<\/code>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>We can now download the configuration via SFTP using an FTP client and import it onto an OpenVPN client.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you need to add a new client\/user, you may run the script again and it will provide the following options:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">What do you want to do?\r\n1) Add a new user\r\n2) Revoke existing user\r\n3) Remove OpenVPN\r\n4) Exit\r\nSelect an option [1-4]:<\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>That&#8217;s it &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>you now have a working OpenVPN server&nbsp;on your Ubuntu 18.04 server which can protect your&nbsp;privacy online.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/managed-openvpn-server-guide-help-security-ubuntu18.04-vps.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-31778\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Of&nbsp;course, you don\u2019t have to <strong>install <b>OpenVPN&nbsp;<\/b>on an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/ubuntu-hosting.html\">Ubuntu 18.04 VPS<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;if you use one of our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/openvpn-hosting.html\">OpenVPN Hosting services<\/a>. OpenVPN will be automatically set up for you by our expert Linux system administrators. They are available 24\/7 and will be able to help you with the installation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>PS<\/strong><\/span>. If you enjoyed reading this blog post on how to install OpenVPN on Ubuntu 18.04, feel free to share it on social networks using the shortcuts below, or simply leave a comment in the comments section. Thanks.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this article, we will go over step-by-step instructions on&nbsp;how to install OpenVPN&nbsp;on an Ubuntu 18.04 VPS. 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