How to Install Pritunl on Manjaro

Pritunl is an open-source VPN server that provides a secure and private connection to your network. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Pritunl on Manjaro.

Pre-requisites

Before starting the installation process, make sure to have the following things:

Step 1: Install MongoDB

Pritunl requires MongoDB to be installed on the system to run. To install MongoDB on Manjaro, follow the below command:

sudo pacman -S mongodb

Once the installation process is completed, enable and start MongoDB service with the following commands:

sudo systemctl enable mongodb
sudo systemctl start mongodb

Step 2: Add Pritunl’s GPG key

The following command can be used to add Pritunl’s GPG key:

sudo pacman-key -r 7568D9BB55FF9E5287D586017AE645C0CF8E292A
sudo pacman-key --lsign-key 7568D9BB55FF9E5287D586017AE645C0CF8E292A

Step 3: Add Pritunl’s repository

Add Pritunl’s repository to the system’s package manager by running the below command:

echo -e "[pritunl]\nServer = https://repo.pritunl.com/stable/pacman" | sudo tee /etc/pacman.d/pritunl.repo

Step 4: Install Pritunl

Once the Pritunl repository has been added, run the following command to install Pritunl:

sudo pacman -S pritunl

Step 5: Start Pritunl service

To start the Pritunl service, run the following command:

sudo systemctl start pritunl

Step 6: Access Pritunl Web Interface

Pritunl’s web interface can be accessed through any web browser by navigating to "https://:9700". Before accessing the interface make sure the Firewall has been configured to allow port 9700.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have successfully installed Pritunl on Manjaro. Pritunl helps to set up secure and reliable VPN connections for your network. You can now configure Pritunl to suit your specific requirements. Good luck!

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