

Going further, our Dedicated Engineers copy the sample OpenVPN configuration file using the command: cp /usr/share/doc/openvpn/examples/sample-config-files/nf /etc/openvpn This would fetch all the client certificates from the OpenVPN server. Normally, we use the scp command and copy these files from the OpenVPN server to the Debian machine. These certificates should be available on the client computer at the /etc/openvpn directory. OpenVPN server creates certificates for each VPN client machine.

apt-get updateĪs the next step, we configure the OpenVPN client. Then, we install the OpenVPN client package using the following commands. Here, we’ll primarily focus on the steps to install OpenVPN client in Debian server.įirstly, our Support Engineers update the packages on the Debian server. But, the steps to install the client varies depending on the server type. That’s why, many users prefer to setup VPN client on their computers. Unlike browser extension, configuring OpenVPN client gives great flexibility. One is to install a browser extension for VPN or to setup a VPN client. In general, to connect to an OpenVPN server, there are 2 options. Steps to install OpenVPN client in Debian Today, we’ll see how our Dedicated Engineers helped the customer to install OpenVPN client in Debian server. Often, wrong OpenVPN client configuration can result in VPN connection errors. Customer was looking to install OpenVPN in his Debian server. That was a recent support request received in our Managed VPN Services help desk. Can you please help me to setup Debian server as VPN client? Some of my user data can only be transferred using VPN.
