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Set up an OpenVPN Server and Client
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On a Linux Server machine

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/angristan/openvpn-install/master/openvpn-install.sh
chmod +x openvpn-install.sh
./openvpn-install.sh

Select add a client, and give it any name you like. A your_client_name.ovpn will be generated in the home folder.

Read more here: https://github.com/angristan/openvpn-install#usage

On a Linux CLient with GUI

Download the your_client_name.ovpn from your Linux server machine

scp <username>@<server_host_name>:<path_to_your_client_name.ovpn> .

In GUI: Go to Settings -> Network, find VPN settings, and add a new VPN connection by selecting "import from a config file"

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