This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Pritunl on Linux Mint. Pritunl is a free, open-source VPN server that provides secure connections for remote access to your network resources.
Before installing Pritunl, ensure that you have the following:
The first step is to update the system packages using the following command.
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
This command will fetch the latest updates from the Mint repositories and update your system with the latest packages.
Pritunl requires a MongoDB database to store its data. Use the following command to install MongoDB.
sudo apt install mongodb
Use the following command to install the Pritunl repository.
echo "deb http://repo.pritunl.com/stable/apt $(lsb_release -sc) main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pritunl.list
The above command will add the Pritunl repository to your system. Next, import the GPG key using the following command.
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver hkp://keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 7568D9BB55FF9E5287D586017AE645C0CF8E292A
After running the above command, you can install Pritunl using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install pritunl
Once Pritunl is installed on your system, you can start the service using the following command.
sudo systemctl start pritunl
After running the above command, check the Pritunl service status using the following command.
sudo systemctl status pritunl
If the service is running, you should see a message indicating that the service is active.
To access the Pritunl web interface, open your web browser and enter the following URL:
https://localhost
Next, you will receive a security certificate warning. You can safely ignore this and proceed to the site. After accessing the Pritunl web interface, you can authenticate using the default login credentials:
Username: "pritunl" Password: "pritunl"
After logging in, you can create a new user and configure your VPN network settings.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Pritunl on Linux Mint. Pritunl is a powerful and secure VPN server that allows you to access your network resources from anywhere in the world. With Pritunl, you can create secure and reliable connections for your remote employees or users.
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