How to set up OpenVPN on Raspberry Pi OS

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The following is required:

  • A FastVPN account (Don’t have one? Sign up here);

  • Access your FastVPN account panel to get your network credentials;

  • A working installation of Raspberry Pi OS;

1. Update the Raspberry Pi OS

sudo apt-get update


sudo apt-get upgrade

2. Install OpenVPN

sudo apt-get install openvpn unzip

3. Make sure the time zone is correct

Run the command below and follow the configuration prompt to select the correct time zone:

sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata

4. Elevate your privileges to root

sudo -i

5. Download configuration file & set up FastVPN

cd /tmp && wget https://vpn.ncapi.io/groupedServerList.zip  && unzip groupedServerList.zip && mkdir -p /etc/openvpn && mv tcp /etc/openvpn && mv udp /etc/openvpn && rm -f groupedServerList.zip


6. Start FastVPN 

Depending on which protocol you prefer, you can start FastVPN in two ways:

  • TCP

sudo openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/tcp/NCVPN-AE-Dubai-TCP.ovpn --daemon

NOTE: “NCVPN-AE-Dubai-TCP.ovpn” can be changed to any preferred location from groupedServerList.zip

  • UDP

sudo openvpn --config /etc/openvpn/udp/NCVPN-AE-Dubai-UDP.ovpn --daemon

NOTE: “NCVPN-AE-Dubai-UDP.ovpn” can be changed to any preferred location from groupedServerList.zip

7. Enter your login credentials

Enter Auth Username

Enter Auth Password

8. Verify that the connection was successful

Wait for about a minute after running the VPN connection, then run:

curl https://ipinfo.io/ip

Your new public IP will be displayed:

9. Change VPN connection

First, you need to stop all active VPN connections:

sudo killall openvpn

NOTE: You can also check which VPN connection is currently running by typing:

ps aux|grep openvpn

When all active VPN connections are stopped, please repeat Step 7 to connect to any other preferred location.

10. Disconnect from FastVPN 

The VPN connection can be stopped by running the following command:

sudo killall openvpn

11. Done

Congratulations! Your Raspberry Pi OS will now run behind FastVPN. The Raspberry Pi OS will connect automatically when it starts.

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