PiVPN is a simple VPN server that allows you to access a private network from anywhere in the world. In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of installing PiVPN on POP! OS Latest.
Open the Terminal on your POP! OS Latest system.
Type the following command to download the PiVPN installation script:
curl -L https://install.pivpn.io | bash
Press Enter to start the installation process.
Follow the prompt instructions to set up your VPN server. You’ll be asked to select your network interface, IP address, DNS provider, and other options.
Once the PiVPN installation is complete, you’ll be given a configuration file that contains the VPN credentials.
To set up a client, download the PiVPN configuration file from your VPN server onto your local device.
On your local device, open your terminal and navigate to the folder where the configuration file was downloaded.
Type the following command to install the OpenVPN client:
sudo apt install openvpn
sudo openvpn filename.ovpn
Note: Replace filename.ovpn with the name of the configuration file downloaded from your VPN server.
To test the VPN connection, visit whatismyip.com and note your public IP address.
Disconnect your device from the VPN server.
Visit whatismyip.com again and verify that your public IP address has changed.
Reconnect to the VPN server and visit whatismyip.com once more to verify that your public IP address has changed back to the VPN server’s IP.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed PiVPN on POP! OS Latest and set up a VPN server to access your private network from anywhere in the world. Remember to keep your VPN credentials safe and share them only with trusted users.
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