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#SET UP PRIVATE INTERNET ACCESS LINUX HOW TO#
#SET UP PRIVATE INTERNET ACCESS LINUX INSTALL#
#SET UP PRIVATE INTERNET ACCESS LINUX PASSWORD#
#SET UP PRIVATE INTERNET ACCESS LINUX PC#

#SET UP PRIVATE INTERNET ACCESS LINUX HOW TO#

Related: How to Choose the Best VPN Service for Your Needs There's one more do-it-yourself option that's halfway between hosting your own VPN server on your own hardware versus paying a VPN provider to provide you with VPN service and a convenient app.

#SET UP PRIVATE INTERNET ACCESS LINUX INSTALL#

You could even install other server software on it and use it as a multi-purpose server.īonus: Host Your Own VPN Server Elsewhere You could take a Raspberry Pi and install OpenVPN server software, turning it into a lightweight, low-power VPN server. There's also the option of rolling your own dedicated VPN device. Related: Everything You Need to Know About Getting Started with the Raspberry Pi You'll just need to forward the appropriate ports from your router to the computer running the server software. VPN servers are available for every operating system, from Windows to Mac to Linux. You can also install a third-party VPN server-like OpenVPN. Related: How to Build Your Own VPN with the $20 macOS Server These aren't the most powerful (or secure) options around, though, and they can be a bit finicky to set up and get working right. Windows offers a built-in way to host VPNs, and Apple's Server app also allows you to set up a VPN server.

#SET UP PRIVATE INTERNET ACCESS LINUX PC#

You'll want to use a computer or device that's on all the time, though-not a desktop PC you turn off when you leave home. You could also just use VPN server software on one of your own computers. We especially like its Windows application. NordVPN: It's one of the most popular VPN services out there and is easy to set up.This service is available at a low price-and unlike some services, it stays at that low price, even after the introductory period. Private Internet Access (PIA): PIA is a great VPN service in its own right, and it's a bargain.

ExpressVPN: This VPN service has the best combination of ease of use, really fast servers, and support for streaming media and torrenting-all for a reasonable price.

These are some of our favorite picks for the best VPN services: The only downside of a real VPN service is that it'll cost you a few dollars a month. Using a real VPN service is going to give you the fastest speeds, geo-shifting, and location masking, without any of the trouble of setting up and maintaining a server for yourself.

In a next post I will show how to connect automatically to the VPN at boot.The other problem is that some of the biggest reasons to use a VPN are to shift your geographic location to somewhere else to bypass geographical locks on websites or streaming services or mask your location for privacy reasons-and a home VPN server isn't going to really help you with either one of these scenarios if you're connecting from your home area.

#SET UP PRIVATE INTERNET ACCESS LINUX PASSWORD#

You should not be required to insert username and password this time. ovpn and add the following line at the bottom:ĥ. In the first two lines of the file put your username and password, like:Ĥ. txt file in the /etc/openvpn folder (same folder of the. If you want to avoid to insert username and password every time you want to connect to the VPN you can follow these steps:ġ. Once the previous command is executed you are required to insert your username and password of your Private Internet Access account. Now you can run the final command to connect to the server: As you can see each server config file has.

In order to see the list of servers to which you can connect run:Ħ. If you don’t have unzip already installed in your system run the following command:ĥ. This folder contains all the config files for OpenVPN.Ĥ. Download from the Private Internet Access website the zip folder. Move to the OpenVPN directory in / ect:ģ. If you don’t have done this already, you need to install OpenVPN.Ģ. I found these instruction in the Private Internet Access forum ( ).ġ. note I am going to show you how set up the VPN connection provided by Private Internet Accessin Raspberry PI (but the same steps are valid for any other Linux distribution).