Use Your Masternode Server as a VPN with OpenVPN - Protect Your Data for Free!

VIDEO

DESCRIPTION

Most MasterNode servers have additional resources and available bandwidth to run double as Virtual Private Network Access Servers (VPN). While the MasterNode is busy paying for itself, you might as well use the remaining resources as a VPN to secure your own internet connection and responsibly protect your data. I show you how in the video.

📘Table of Contents:
◆ 00:08 Intro
◆ 00:25 OpenVPN Website & Explanation
◆ 03:55 Vultr Setup
◆ 06:30 Putty Terminal Download
◆ 06:45 Login to VPS w/Putty
◆ 07:37 Install Updates & Create Swap space
◆ 13:30 Download & Install OpenVPN
◆ 15:28 Configure OpenVPN Server
◆ 19:30 Setup OpenVPN Client
◆ 22:16 Final Thoughts
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⭐Links:
💻Vultr VPS Hosting Service: https://goo.gl/pU7ph3
💻OpenVPN: https://openvpn.net/get-open-vpn/
💻Putty Client: https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/latest.html
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⌨Commands:
(Run as root)

Swap Space Creation:

Show free space:
free -h
Check available HDD space:
df -h
Create swap:
'fallocate -l 3G /swapfile
Modify permissions:
chmod 600 /swapfile
Make swap:
mkswap /swapfile
Enable swap:
swapon /swapfile

To initialize on startup:
echo '/swapfile none swap sw 0 0' | tee -a /etc/fstab

To improve speed & swappiness:
nano /etc/sysctl.conf

Add the following at bottom of file:
#Swap Configuration
vm.swappiness=10
vm.vfs_cache_pressure=50

Install OpenVPN:

It is recommended to add the OpenVPN-as repo to keep the packages up-to-date whenever you update.

apt update && apt -y install ca-certificates wget net-tools gnupg

wget -qO - https://as-repository.openvpn.net/as-repo-public.gpg | apt-key add -

echo "deb http://as-repository.openvpn.net/as/debian bionic main">/etc/apt/sources.list.d/openvpn-as-repo.list

apt update && apt -y install openvpn-as

Optional

You could also download the .deb package directly from here.

The linux command to do this is:

wget https://openvpn.net/downloads/openvpn-as-latest-ubuntu18.amd_64.deb

Then install the package using:

dpkg -i ./openvpn-as-latest-ubuntu18.amd_64.deb

Follow instructions after installation to complete setup.