How to Install Pritunl on Arch Linux

Pritunl is a VPN application that provides a secure and easy-to-manage VPN infrastructure. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Pritunl on Arch Linux.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, make sure that you have the following prerequisites in place:

Step 1: Install MongoDB

Pritunl requires MongoDB to run. To install MongoDB on Arch Linux, run the following command:

sudo pacman -S mongodb

Step 2: Install Pritunl

Now that we have installed MongoDB, we can proceed to install Pritunl. Run the following command to download and install Pritunl:

sudo pacman -S pritunl

Step 3: Start Pritunl

Pritunl is installed as a system service, and you can start it using the following command:

sudo systemctl start pritunl

Step 4: Access the Pritunl Web Interface

To access the Pritunl web interface, first, you need to check the status of the pritunl service to ensure it is running without any issues.

sudo systemctl status pritunl

If the output shows that the pritunl service is running, then you can access the Pritunl web interface by visiting the following URL in your web browser:

https://localhost

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Pritunl on Arch Linux. Pritunl is a powerful VPN application that allows you to create a secure VPN infrastructure with ease. With Pritunl, you can access your network resources securely from anywhere in the world.

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