How to install Outline Server on POP! OS Latest

Outline server is a free and open-source project from Jigsaw that allows you to create a secure VPN for accessing the internet. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Outline server on POP! OS Latest.

Step 1: Download and Install Docker

The first step is to install Docker, as Outline server requires it to run. To install Docker, follow the below steps:

• Open terminal ctrl+alt+t.
• Run the command sudo apt update to refresh the package index.
• Then, run sudo apt install docker.io.

After the installation, check the Docker version with the command docker version.

Step 2: Install Outline Server

After installing Docker, we can now proceed to install Outline server with the following steps:

• Open terminal ctrl+alt+t.
• Add Outline's GPG key to your system with the command wget -qO - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Jigsaw-Code/outline-server/master/src/server_manager/install_scripts/install_server.sh | sudo bash.
• Run the following command to install the Outline server sudo bash -c "$(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Jigsaw-Code/outline-server/master/src/server_manager/install_scripts/install_server.sh)".

Step 3: Set up Outline Server

After installing the Outline server, we can now set it up with the below steps:

• Open a web browser and go to http://localhost:61208.
• Click on the Create Access Key button and copy the access key.
• Download the Outline Manager app from https://getoutline.org/.
• Open the Outline Manager app and paste the access key into it.
• You can now start creating your Outline server and VPN profiles.

Step 4: Configure Firewall

Finally, we need to configure the Firewall, as Outline server uses ports 61208 and 61209. Follow below steps:

• Open terminal ctrl+alt+t.
• Run the following commands:

sudo ufw allow 61208/tcp
sudo ufw allow 61209/udp
sudo ufw enable

• Check Firewall status with the command sudo ufw status.

Congratulations! You have successfully installed and set up the Outline server on POP! OS Latest. You can now create VPN profiles and access the internet securely.

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