PiVPN is a popular VPN solution that you can install on your Raspberry Pi or any other Linux device to create a VPN server. It is an open-source project that uses the secure and stable OpenVPN protocol to provide private connections between connected devices.
In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install PiVPN on OpenSUSE latest version.
Before installing any software or package, it is always recommended to update your system to the latest version. Open the terminal and run the following commands:
sudo zypper update
PiVPN requires several packages and dependencies such as Git, OpenVPN, Python, etc. You can install all these packages by running the following command:
sudo zypper install git openvpn openssl python-pip
Once all the dependencies are installed, you can proceed to install PiVPN. You can do this by cloning the PiVPN repository from Github using the Git command as shown below:
sudo git clone https://github.com/pivpn/pivpn.git
After the download is completed, navigate to the PiVPN directory and run the installer script as follows:
cd pivpn
sudo bash install.sh
Just follow the on-screen instructions and choose your preferred settings such as DNS provider, encryption level, etc.
Once the installation is complete, you can create a user profile by running the following command:
sudo pivpn add
Enter a name for your profile and choose your encryption level.
Finally, start the OpenVPN service by typing the following command:
sudo systemctl start openvpn@server
To connect to the VPN server, you can use any OpenVPN client software such as vpnclient.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PiVPN on OpenSUSE. You can now connect to your VPN server and enjoy secure and private internet browsing.
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