Step 2 - Adding VPN usersĪfter we have restarted after installing OpenVPN, we want to add some users to allow us to connect. Under almost all circumstances, you will want this option to ensure top security. Just know, there is a performance hit with higher levels of encryption. ECDSA certificate sizeĬhoose 256 bit here, unless you're requiring extra security. You will need to ensure your OpenVPN client supports this, but as I'm assuming you'll be using OpenVPN's client on your phone or computer, we'll choose this option. This will improve reliability and speed, so go ahead and choose this option. It will ask you if you want to use a feature of OpenVPN 2.4 called 'Elliptic Curves'. Choose 'DNS' if you have a domain pointed to your IP address.Īlternatively, if you are on a home broadband package and have a dynamic IP address, I suggest following my Dynamic DNS tutorial so you can point a hostname to your network and choose 'DNS'. If you have a static IP address and you're fine using this to connect to your VPN, choose 'IP'. Under most circumstances, you will not use custom search domains, go with the default option of 'no'. Choose 'yes' to enable ad-blocking on the go: Custom search domains Otherwise, it will use the DNS server provided by your router. If, like me, you have Pi Hole installed, it will ask you if you wish to use Pi hole to block ads when connected to your VPN. You can change this if you want, to add some security through obscurity, but I'm sticking to the default. It will ask you if you want to change the default port number from 1194 to something else. Not ideal for VPN traffic on a Raspberry Pi, so we choose UDP. TCP offers better error correction and connection reliability, but these features come at a trade-off, in this case it's speed. When asked which protocol to use, choose udp. It will ask you a number of configuration questions. The installation process will now commence. I've chosen 'yes' as I want to use Pi Hole with my installation. Then press enter to continue:Īfter this, it will ask you if you want to change any of the default options. As this is a OpenVPN tutorial, we'll choose OpenVPN here and hit space to select it. Unless you add your own users, you will probably only have one user.Īfter this, you will be asked which VPN to install. Next, you will be asked to choose a local user to hold VPN configurations. Make a note of your gateway and IP as you will need these after selecting No: In most cases, you should opt for Static IP and assign the one which the DHCP server has given you as you know this one is free. Go ahead and press enter to continue.ĭuring the installation process, it will ask you a number of questions in order to set your Raspberry Pi up correctly. Let's start by running this command which will launch their installer: curl -L | bashĪll being well, you should see the installer. Lucky for us, the good folks over at The PiVPN project have made the process incredibly easy for us. For example, on your home network, you may have a wireless printer or a NAS on your network which you won't be able to access externally.īy adding a VPN server to your home network, you can connect to it and gain access to all the resources on your home network from external ones, like if you are in a coffee shop with Wi-Fi.
What is a VPN?Ī Virtual Private Network (or VPN for short) is a method of connecting and behaving like a node on one network from another. This will allow you to block ads when you're connected to your VPN.
Suggested first stepsįollow my tutorial on installing Pi-Hole on your Raspberry Pi. Also, if you're not on a fixed IP address, I'd recommend following my tutorial to set up Dynamic DNS so you can connect to your VPN via a hostname instead of an IP address. I strongly recommend using ethernet to connect your Raspberry Pi to your network rather than ethernet.
OPENVPN RASPBERRY PI HOW TO
I've previously written a tutorial on how to install a L2TP/IPsec VPN server on your Raspberry Pi, check out that tutorial if you don't want to use OpenVPN. OpenVPN offers a proven solution to allow you to connect to your home network from anywhere in the world. There's many reasons why you'd want to install a VPN on your Raspberry Pi.
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