How to connect OpenVPN 3 client in Ubuntu 22

 How to connect OpenVPN client in Ubuntu 22

In linux, Open VPN client is connected using the configuration file.

First, Install the open vpn3 client.

#apt install apt-transport-https curl

#mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings

#curl -sSfL https://packages.openvpn.net/packages-repo.gpg >/etc/apt/keyrings/openvpn.asc

#echo "deb [signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/openvpn.asc] https://packages.openvpn.net/openvpn3/debian 

            DISTRIBUTION main" >>/etc/apt/sources.list.d/openvpn3.list

Replace the DISTRIBUTION in the above command with yours. For me mine is "jammy"

#apt update

#apt install openvpn3

Now you have installed openvpn3 in your ubuntu machine.

Type openvpn3 --help you will see bunch of commands.

Second, we need to generate the configuration file from the open vpn server

Login to your openvpn Admin UI

Under User Management, select User Profiles

Click on the "New Profile" for the user which you want to connect

Generate the profile

Download the profile file

Third, connect the VPN client

# openvpn3 session-start --config {path to the above configuration file}

Enter your username (only username no need for username@IP)

Enter password

It connects, please make sure don't close this terminal. If you need you can run as a background process.