How to set up OpenVPN on Raspbian

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This guide was created for Raspbian Buster Lite, however, it can also be used to set up a FastVPN client on Raspbian Buster with desktop.

The following is required:

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

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

  • A working installation of Raspbian.

1. Update the Raspberry Pi

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 go through 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 & setup 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 is preferable for you, 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” could 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” could be changed to any preferred location from groupedServerList.zip

7. Enter your login credentials

Enter Auth Username available from the FastVPN Account Panel:

Enter Auth Password available from the FastVPN Account Panel:

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 what VPN connection is currently running by writing:

ps aux|grep openvpn

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

10. Disconnect from FastVPN 

VPN connection can be stopped by following the command:

sudo killall openvpn

11. Done

Congratulations! Now your Raspberry Pi will run behind FastVPN. The Raspberry Pi will connect automatically when it is started.

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