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Raspberry Pi


Install OpenVPN for Raspbian

This guide was created for Raspbian Buster Lite but also works to set up an OpenVPN client on Raspbian Buster with desktop.

1. Update the Raspberry Pi

sudo apt-get updatesudo apt-get upgrade

2. Install OpenVPN

sudo apt-get install openvpn unzip

3. Make sure the time zone is correct

Run the command below and go through the configuration prompt to select the correct time zone.

sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

4. Elevate your privileges to root

sudo -i

5. Download configuration file

Move the downloaded .ovpn file to OpenVPN folder

6. Enter your login credentials

echo "**CHANGE TO YOUR USERNAME**" >> /etc/openvpn/credentials
echo "**CHANGE TO YOUR PASSWORD**" >> /etc/openvpn/credentials

7. Start OpenVPN and see that everything works

sudo openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/clroom.conf --daemon

8. Verify that the connection was successful

Wait for about a minute after running the last command, then run:

note

The service you should check is openvpn@NAME where NAME is the name of your configuration file (without the ".conf"). So if your openvpn configuration file is /etc/openvpn/clroom.conf you should use command as below.

systemctl status openvpn@clroom

9. Done

Congratulations! Now your Raspberry Pi is connected to CloudLAN Room.


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