PiVPN is a simple and powerful VPN server designed for Raspberry Pi. However, it can also be used on FreeBSD. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install PiVPN on FreeBSD Latest.
Before installing PiVPN, update your FreeBSD system to the latest version by running the following command:
sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade
To install PiVPN on FreeBSD, first, we need to download the installation script.
curl -L https://install.pivpn.io | sudo bash
This command will run the installation script for PiVPN. The script will ask you to choose the type of VPN server you want to install. Choose "OpenVPN" and press Enter.
Then, the script will ask you to select the protocol. Choose "UDP" and press Enter.
Afterward, the script will configure OpenVPN and ask you to enter the username for the OpenVPN client. Enter a username and press Enter.
The script will then generate a client key and display it on the screen. Copy this key to use later when configuring the OpenVPN client.
Now that we have installed the PiVPN server on our FreeBSD system, we need to configure OpenVPN to use it.
First, move the client key generated by the installation script to the OpenVPN directory:
sudo mv /home/pi/ovpns/{clientname}.ovpn /usr/local/etc/openvpn/client/
Next, edit the OpenVPN configuration file by running the following command:
sudo vi /usr/local/etc/openvpn/client/clientname.ovpn
Replace "clientname" with the actual name of the client key you generated earlier.
In the configuration file, uncomment the line that starts with "remote" and replace the IP address with the IP address of your FreeBSD server. Save and close the file.
Now, start the OpenVPN service by running the following command:
sudo service openvpn start
To test the VPN connection, use a device outside of your FreeBSD server network and connect to the OpenVPN server using the OpenVPN client. You can download the OpenVPN client from the OpenVPN website.
Import the client key you generated earlier into the OpenVPN client and connect to the VPN server. If everything is configured correctly, you should be able to connect to the VPN server and access resources on the FreeBSD server network.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PiVPN on FreeBSD Latest.
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