Installing SoftEther VPN on NetBSD

SoftEther VPN is a free and open-source VPN client and server software for various platforms, including NetBSD. In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install SoftEther VPN on NetBSD.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation process, make sure that:

• You have root access to your NetBSD server
• You have a stable internet connection
• You have the required dependencies installed on your system

Install dependencies

SoftEther VPN requires some dependencies to be installed on your NetBSD system. You can install them using the pkgin package manager.

1. Open the terminal and run the following command to update the package list:

# pkgin update

2. Install the dependencies by running the following command:

# pkgin install git gmake openssl

Download and build SoftEther VPN

Now that you have installed the required dependencies, you can proceed with downloading and building SoftEther VPN.

1. First, download the SoftEther VPN source code from the official website by running the following command:

# git clone https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN_Stable.git

2. Change to the SoftEtherVPN_Stable directory:

# cd SoftEtherVPN_Stable

3. Build SoftEther VPN by running the following command:

# ./configure
# make
# make install

Wait for the build process to complete.

Configure and start SoftEther VPN server

Once you have successfully installed SoftEther VPN, you can now configure and start the SoftEther VPN server.

1. Create a new configuration file by running the following command:

# vim /usr/local/vpnserver/vpn_server.config

2. Add the following lines to the configuration file:

declare-mgmt-service
password=your_password_here

Replace your_password_here with your preferred password.

3. Save and close the configuration file.

4. Start the SoftEther VPN server by running the following command:

# /usr/local/vpnserver/vpnserver start

That's it! SoftEther VPN is now installed and running on your NetBSD server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we walked you through the steps to install SoftEther VPN on NetBSD. SoftEther VPN is a powerful tool that can help you to protect your online privacy and security. With SoftEther VPN, you can create a secure VPN connection and access the internet safely and anonymously.

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