Installing OpenVPN in Ubuntu 22.04

Step 1: Update your system

First, run the apt command to apply security updates:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2 – Download and run openvpn-install.sh script

# With no password authentication
wget https://git.io/vpn -O openvpn-ubuntu-install.sh

# With Password authentication
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/angristan/openvpn-install/master/openvpn-install.sh -O openvpn-ubuntu-install.sh
chmod -v +x openvpn-ubuntu-install.sh
sudo ./openvpn-ubuntu-install.sh

Choose the options accordingly.

Step 3 – Connect an OpenVPN server using iOS/Android/Linux/Windows desktop client

use scp in order to copy the profile from the server to your local computer/mobile.

TIP

scp tutorial for more info.

scp root@YOUR_IP_V4_ADDRESS:/root/YOUR_PROFILE.ovpn

Then you can use this profile to connect via openvpn client.

Refer to https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/ubuntu-20-04-lts-set-up-openvpn-server-in-5-minutes/ for more information.