Ech0 - 12 / 08 / 2020

VPS-Hosted OpenVPN server:

You may want a VPS hosted vpn server in case you wish to conduct activities through a trusted vpn server. (which gives you the power over the logs).

With this solution, you can terminate the server itself if you want after you're done.

-DigitalOcean
-Droplet (Debian 10)
-Plan: Basic ($5/mo)
-Location (a region that isn't where you live)
-ssh keys or password

Once the droplet is created just log into it:

	[ 192.168.122.1/24 ] [ /dev/pts/13 ] [~]
	→ ssh root@164.90.155.222
	The authenticity of host '164.90.155.222 (164.90.155.222)' can't be established.
	ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:m829SX8NOlOUnlm2fzokZJ5XMT6gxJoyNceCYOB8gms.
	Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? yes
	Warning: Permanently added '164.90.155.222' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
	Linux debian-s-1vcpu-1gb-sfo3-01 4.19.0-8-cloud-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.19.98-1 (2020-01-26) x86_64
	
	The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
	the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
	individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
	
	Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
	permitted by applicable law.
	root@debian-s-1vcpu-1gb-sfo3-01:~#

Angristan's Script:

Angristan made a very powerful script that allows us to run our own vps hosted vpn server very easily, check him out here:

	wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ech1/serverside/master/ovpn/openvpn-install.sh
	chmod +x openvpn-install.sh
	./openvpn-install.sh

for starters just hit enter at everything, if you know what you're doing feel free to change options during the installation.

Getting the .ovpn file:

To get the ovpn file just use python's simplehttpserver module

	root@debian-s-1vcpu-1gb-sfo3-01:~# ls -lash | grep ovpn
	4.0K -rw-r--r--  1 root root 2.7K Aug 12 15:41 nothing.ovpn
	root@debian-s-1vcpu-1gb-sfo3-01:~# python -m SimpleHTTPServer 9099
	Serving HTTP on 0.0.0.0 port 9099 ...

then just download it to your local machine:

	[ 192.168.122.1/24 ] [ /dev/pts/7 ] [~]
	→ wget http://164.90.155.222:9099/nothing.ovpn
	--2020-08-12 18:43:48--  http://164.90.155.222:9099/nothing.ovpn
	Connecting to 164.90.155.222:9099... connected.
	HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
	Length: 2764 (2.7K) [application/octet-stream]
	Saving to: ‘nothing.ovpn’
	
	nothing.ovpn               100%[=====================================>]   2.70K  --.-KB/s    in 0s
	
	2020-08-12 18:43:48 (52.1 MB/s) - ‘nothing.ovpn’ saved [2764/2764]
	
	
	[ 192.168.122.1/24 ] [ /dev/pts/7 ] [~]
	→ ls -lash | grep ovpn
	 12K -rw-r--r--  1 nothing nothing 9.3K Aug  3 12:18 Ech0777.ovpn
	4.0K -rw-r--r--  1 nothing nothing 2.7K Aug 12 16:41 nothing.ovpn

And that's it, you may now use the .ovpn file with whatever client you wish for example openvpn or your distro's built in vpn utility:

	[ 192.168.122.1/24 ] [ /dev/pts/7 ] [~]
	→ sudo openvpn nothing.ovpn
	[sudo] password for nothing:

Check that the ip is different:

You can check it on ipleak.net:

And that's it! you now have your own self hosted vpn server.