Installing OpenVPN Server - Ubuntu 18.04

OpenVPN is a popular open-source solution in setting up a fast VPN server as it's pretty simple to do so. For this tutorial, we will be using a script to set up pretty much everything removing the need for much manual work in general.

 

OpenVPN is the name of the open source project started by our co-founder. OpenVPN protocol has emerged to establish itself as a de- facto standard in the open source networking space with over 50 million downloads. OpenVPN is entirely a community-supported OSS project which uses the GPL license.OpenVPN

 

Hosting - VPS

 

Frist, you need to find a host which sells Ubuntu Virtual Private Servers. This is often easy to find, but it's difficult finding the one which the right balance of price and support / usability. For our tutorial, we will be assuming you will be using a host which already does the pre-setup for the user. We will also provide VPS services that we recommend.

 

Server Space

 

Pricing

 

Updated on 26/10/2020

 

We have used Server Space before, and had a great experience using them. Their prices are cheap and flexible. However, the support may not be as quick as other services. We also have no downtimes with their services and overall had a great experience with them.

 

Creating The Server

 

Server Space allows users to create servers within 2 click, follow along

 

Click on create then create server

 

After clicking on create, they offer a few options, however, we will stick to these options

 

Make sure to select the ubuntu 18.04 mitsuzi.xyz/contionmig/how-tos/how-to-install-open-vpn/325/

Done