How to Install Pritunl on Elementary OS Latest

Pritunl is an open-source VPN server that allows you to securely connect to your home or office network from anywhere in the world. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Pritunl on Elementary OS Latest.

Step 1: Install MongoDB

Pritunl requires MongoDB to store configuration data. To install MongoDB, open the terminal and execute the following commands:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install mongodb
sudo systemctl enable mongodb
sudo systemctl start mongodb

Step 2: Install Pritunl

To install Pritunl, follow these steps:

1. Add the Pritunl repository to your system:

echo "deb http://repo.pritunl.com/stable/apt focal main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pritunl.list

2. Download and add the Pritunl signing key:

sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv E58D0A5E

3. Update the package list:

sudo apt-get update

4. Finally, install Pritunl:

sudo apt-get install pritunl

Step 3: Configure Pritunl

After installing Pritunl, you will need to configure it. To do this, follow these steps:

1. Open a web browser and navigate to https://localhost. You will be prompted to create an administrator account, which you should do.

2. Log in using the administrator account and configure Pritunl as desired.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Pritunl on Elementary OS Latest. With this powerful VPN server, you can securely access your home or office network from anywhere in the world.

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