Connect Raspberry Pi to OpenVPN

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Hello,

I would like to connect Raspberry Pi to OpenVPN cloud, but found only Windows,Android, MAC clients for download. Is it possible to connect Raspbery Pi?

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I would like to connect Raspberry Pi to OpenVPN cloud, but found only Windows,Android, MAC clients for download. Is it possible to connect Raspbery Pi?

Hi col,

Of course it is. What OS is it running? Raspbian is a common choice. It's just an ARM-based Linux. It probably already includes the openvpn community software. At a command line, as root on a Raspbian,

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openvpn /path/to/your/profile.ovpn

will connect. If you don't already have the software you might have to install it first:

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apt-get install openvpn

One minor performance-related issue: OpenVPN makes extensive use of the AES encryption algorithm, and most modern CPUs include hardware-based support for it, called the AES-NI instruction set. The Pi does not have this feature. It therefore is limited in performance. That said, many home/SOHO users are using these devices with no problems.

You will probably want to find forums for Raspbian for further help with it. Good luck and enjoy OpenVPN Cloud.

regards, rob0