How to Install, Setup, Config OpenVPN on CentOS 6.4 – In this page I write full tutorial to guide you installing OpenVPN on CentOS 6.x server. I will try all the steps to be as clear as possible. Do not hesitate to ask if you have any question.

WHAT YOU NEED?
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[*]A VPS or Dedicated server running CentOS 6.x
[*]Proper knowledge to use Putty, SSH and common Unix command
[*]Only for VPS based-on OpenVZ virtualization (other skip this): please enable TUN/TAPoptions in your VPS control panel (e.g: SolusVM).
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OpenVZ VPS users only:

HOW TO INSTALL OPENVPN TO BUILD CENTOS VPN SERVER
PREREQUISITE
Step 0 – Login to your server via SSH. You better login as root.

Step 1 – Now issue this first command syntax:
Code:
yum install gcc make rpm-build autoconf.noarch zlib-devel pam-devel openssl-devel -y
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Step 2 – Now download LZO RPM and Configure RPMForge Repo. Use wget command:

Code:
wget [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

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Step 3 – Now add correct repo for your server:

CentOS 6 32-bit (x86):

Code:
wget [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

CentOS 6 64-bit (x86_64):

Code:
wget [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]

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How to know which one is your server? Issue this command:

Code:
uname -a

If you see “x86_64 GNU/Linux” at the end of the output line means your server is 64-bit. Otherwise if you see “i686 i386 GNU/Linux” or “x86 GNU/Linux” means your machine is 32-bit.



Step 4 – Then build the rpm package using this command:
Code:

rpmbuild --rebuild lzo-1.08-4.rf.src.rpm
rpm -Uvh lzo-*.rpm
rpm -Uvh rpmforge-release*

hit enter for each line above.



INSTALLING OPENVPN
Step 5 – Issue the special yum command:

Code:
yum install openvpn -y

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Step 6 – Copy the easy-rsa folder to /etc/openvpn/, use this command:

Code:
cp -R /usr/share/doc/openvpn-2.2.2/easy-rsa/ /etc/openvpn/

Step 7 – Now edit it:

Code:
nano /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/vars

Edit this line:

Code:
export KEY_CONFIG='$EASY_RSA/whichopensslcnf $EASY_RSA'

replace it with:

Code:
export KEY_CONFIG=/etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/openssl-1.0.0.cnf

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once done hit Control+O to save then Control+X to exit.

Step 8 – Create the certificate using these commands:

Code:



cd /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0
chmod 755 *
source ./vars
./vars
./clean-all
hit enter for each line.



Step 9 – It’s time to build necessary CA file:

Code:
./build-ca

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Hint

Country Name: may be filled or press enter
State or Province Name: may be filled or press enter
City: may be filled or press enter
Org Name: may be filled or press enter
Org Unit Name: may be filled or press enter
Common Name: your server hostname
Email Address: may be filled or press enter

Step 10 – Time to build Key Server:

Code:
./build-key-server server

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Hint:

Almost the same with ./build.ca but check the changes and additional
Common Name: server
A challenge password: leave
Optional company name: fill or enter
sign the certificate: y
1 out of 1 certificate requests: y

You can simply leave them blank. The only 2 required are sign the certificate (choose “y”) and1 out of 1 certificate requests (choose “y”)

Step 11 – Now issue command below to build Diffie Hellman:

Code:
./build-dh
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Step 12 – Create OpenVPN config file:

Code:
nano /etc/openvpn/server.conf

Step 13 – Now enter this value in that config file:
Code:
port 1194 [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] port
proto udp [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] protocol
dev tun
tun-mtu 1500
tun-mtu-extra 32
mssfix 1450
reneg-sec 0
ca /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/keys/ca.crt
cert /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/keys/server.crt
key /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/keys/server.key
dh /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/keys/dh1024.pem
plugin /usr/share/openvpn/plugin/lib/openvpn-auth-pam.so /etc/pam.d/login [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Comment this line if you are using FreeRADIUS
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] /etc/openvpn/radiusplugin.so /etc/openvpn/radiusplugin.cnf [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Uncomment this line if you are using FreeRADIUS
client-cert-not-required
username-as-common-name
server 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0
push "redirect-gateway def1"
push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.8.8"
push "dhcp-option DNS 8.8.4.4"
keepalive 5 30
comp-lzo
persist-key
persist-tun
status 1194.log
verb 3

Save it once done. (Control+O then Control+X)



Step 14 – Lets start OpenVPN service on your server for the very first time:

Code:
service openvpn start

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Step 15 – You’ll also need to enable IP forwarding in the file /etc/sysctl.conf. Open it and edit “net.ipv4.ip_forward” line to 1:

Code:
nano /etc/sysctl.conf

replace 0 with 1 in this line:

Code:
net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1

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Hit Control+O to save then Control+X to exit nano.

Step 16 – Issue this command to load the change:

Code:
sysctl -p

Step 17 – Create new Linux username which can also be used to login to the VPN:

Code:
useradd username -s /bin/false

replace username with your own username.

Then also create its password:

Code:
passwd username

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Step 18 – Now route some iptables.

Xen and KVM users use:

Code:
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 10.8.0.0/24 -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE

special for OpenVZ use these two instead:

Code:
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -o venet0 -j SNAT --to-source 123.123.123.123

and

Code:
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 10.8.0.0/24 -j SNAT --to-source 123.123.123.123

Do not forget to replace 123.123.123.123 with your server IP. Pic:



Step 19 – Note: if you have CSF on the same server you need to open your OpenVPN port (Usually 1194) through the firewall and run the below commands for CSF:
Code:
iptables -A FORWARD -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
iptables -A FORWARD -s 10.8.0.0/24 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A FORWARD -j REJECT
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 10.8.0.0/24 -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -j SNAT --to-source 123.123.123.123

Step 20 – Now save that iptables rules:

Code:
service iptables save

Step 21 – Finally lets create a server.ovpn config file. To make it easy, you can simply create it on your local computer using Notepad (or any other simple text editor tool). Enter following in that file:
Code:
client
dev tun
proto udp
remote 123.123.123.123 1194 # - Your server IP and OpenVPN Port
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
tun-mtu 1500
tun-mtu-extra 32
mssfix 1450
persist-key
persist-tun
ca ca.crt
auth-user-pass
comp-lzo
reneg-sec 0
verb 3

Then save it with .ovpn extension. Save that file in the config directory of where you installed OpenVPN client in your computer. See screenshot:



Step 22 – That’s it. Now you can copy ca.crt file from /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/keys/ directory and place it in your server’s document root (public_html).

Code:
cp /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/keys/ca.crt /path/to/public/directory

example:

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cp /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/2.0/keys/ca.crt /var/www/pinoyhideout.com/public_html
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Now you can download the ca.crt file from your browser by going to domain.com/ca.crt then save it to the same folder as .ovpn file you created earlier.

That’s it. Now you can login to your VPN using username and password you’ve created. ENJOY..