Does anyone here run their own OpenVPN server? Is it worth it?

>>56315866
I use it for connecting to Amazon EC2 instances that only I need access to, it's a lot easier than configuring a firewall and the usual bs you need to do to secure a linux machine.

Also I used it once to play pirated copies of WC3 with some friends sometime ago, it works like a non spyware version of Hamachi or Tunngle.

I think it's worth to learn how to use it, it's a very handy tool.

>>56315866
I did for a year. Had some difficulties setting it up, but nothing major. It's legit and worth it for various activities.

It's good software. I suggest going with the licensed/supported version (OpenVPN-AS) as it's literally plug and play plus the support is awesome. The community edition is ok, but if you are using it in a professional environment at all it's too much of a hassle.

I like it much better than any IPsec VPN software.

>>56315866
Back in college. Worth it if you connect through public wifi hotspots a lot and are too cheap to buy a VPN.

>>56315866
Digital Ocean has a pretty straightforward tutorial on how to set it up which I followed.
Things I ended up configuring differently over time was changing the port to 443, switching the cipher to AES-256 and putting user key, cert and config into a single .ovpn file.

>>56318304
One unpleasant surprise was that Android wouldn't support adding openvpn natively, so I had to get the app.
At least you can get it off F-Droid

>>56315866
I use one for accessing my nas when out / getting around the fact that 4chan is blacklisted on my work's WiFi. Takes about half an hour to setup, and a worthwhile learning experience even if you stop using it

>>56315866
I was. But then I've realized that running an ssh/SOCKS5 tunnel is much easier for my purpose.

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>>56315866
unrelated question, how would I be able to setup a my VPN with PIA on Android with the F-Droid app? I dont wanna use the proprietary app and im pretty sure it supports OpenVPN

>>56318573
You need to find their config files and import them to the app

I wanted to set one up with a rpi3B that I was going to buy. Was wondering if it was worth doing with a shitty Australian internet connection.

What is the problem with connecting to one of the ones on vpngate?

>>56315866
Yes. I run mine on a PI that connects to my local network so when I'm not in the house I still have access to my server/ssh and shit without having to port forward.

>>56315866
Got it on a $6/year VPS but in the same country, only use it to get around shitty university firewalls.
Lazy and used the following, works pretty fucking well: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install/

>>56318573
Just download the config files from the PIA site.

Be sure to add block-outside-dns to everyone of the config files or else your DNS will leak.

>>56318573
high posibility you need the legacy config files from pia because they fucked something up with the certs and auth encryption setup

>>56320249
>$6/year VPS
Wtf where

Is there a way to port forward through the VPN server and make a server on a client available on the Internet?

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>>56315866
Have a small VPS for testing and OpenVPN.
I've used this script to set it up: https://github.com/Nyr/openvpn-install
Use Tunnelblick as client on my computer.
Feels comfy and reasonably secure if you work on public/non-trusted networks.