first time, self hosted server need help

alwayslz

new bee here I installed ubuntu desktop in Virtualbox in my home windows PC. I am able to login to admin URL. But I dont know how to connect to it using my iphone with cellular data. is the URL to connect the public IP of my home pc? it didnt work. How do I ecport profile so my friend can use my selfhosted vpn? Can someone help me?

openvpn_inc

Hi al,

https://openvpn.net/vpn-server-resources/openvpn-access-server-installation-options/
https://openvpn.net/vpn-software-packages/ubuntu/

To access it from outside (remember, even if your phone on cell data is in your hand in your home, it is "outside" your network!) you must configure your router to forward these ports to the Access Server VM:

TCP port 443
UDP port 1194

Note that in your case this also implies that the router also knows how to reach the Virtualbox network, and that your Windows machine with Virtualbox is properly forwarding packets between your LAN and your VM.

You might also be interested in trying the OpenVPN Cloud service, which will not have as steep a learning curve as trying to learn both Linux and OpenVPN at the same time. 3 connections to your Cloud are free, as opposed to 2 connections for Access Server. Cloud has a separate forum here.

regards, rob0