OpenVPN client configuration on linux server

dirtyharryhh

Dear all,

I was wondering of you could give me a hand on my problem? The situation can be described like this:

I am running a linux server (debian 10) on which i want to use the recent openvpn client with the fact, that I still need external ssh access to the server (server is in another network at the provider).

Every outgoing traffic from the server should go through the vpn with one or two static IPs i dont want to use the VPN.

Any ideas? Looking forward!

THX and BR
Harry

TinCanTech

To start you on your journey of enlightenment, you will need to read about Policy Based Routing on Linux.

Be warned, you have a long way to go ..

dirtyharryhh

Thx... the first idea was to use route-nopull and just add a looooot of routes, but this won't be an easy way to go either?

TinCanTech

--route-nopull is the fastest way to break your VPN completely ..

dirtyharryhh

Yeah, u r right. But the other way arround without route-nopull I am not able to connect to the server via ssh anymore.

TinCanTech

TinCanTech wrote To start you on your journey of enlightenment, you will need to read about Policy Based Routing on Linux.

Be warned, you have a long way to go ..

This is a decent start:
https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Concepts-PolicyRouting-Linux