Pritunl is a free and open-source VPN solution that can be used to access remote networks securely. In this tutorial, we will be installing Pritunl on a Fedora server to create our own VPN server.
Pritunl requires the EPEL repository to be installed on the server. Run the following command to install EPEL:
sudo dnf install epel-release
Pritunl requires MongoDB to store its configuration data. Run the following command to install MongoDB:
sudo dnf install mongodb-server
After the installation, start and enable MongoDB using the following command:
sudo systemctl start mongod
sudo systemctl enable mongod
Run the following commands to install Pritunl:
sudo dnf install pritunl
sudo systemctl start pritunl
sudo systemctl enable pritunl
Once Pritunl is installed, you can access its web interface using a web browser. Open a web browser and enter https://<server_ip> in the address bar. Replace <server_ip> with the IP address of your Fedora server.
You will be prompted with a security warning as Pritunl uses a self-signed SSL certificate. However, you can ignore the warning and proceed to the web interface.
Once you are logged in to the Pritunl web interface, you can create a new user account. Click on the "Users" tab and then click on the "Add User" button.
Enter the user's information and set the password. Then click on the "Save User" button.
Click on the "Servers" tab and then click on the "Add Server" button.
Enter a name for your VPN server and choose the type of VPN (such as OpenVPN). Then click on the "Save Server" button.
In this tutorial, we have learned how to install Pritunl on a Fedora server and create a VPN server. Pritunl provides an easy-to-use web interface to manage VPN users and servers.
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