openvpn-aws

Introduction

The aim of this project is to automatize the process of creating a OpenVPN server on a AWS. The provided script is capable of providing the functionalities of a VPN, deploying the server and generating a profile to be imported in OpenVPN client

Getting started [AWS]

Clone the repository: https://github.com/lucamiano/openvpn-aws.git

Prerequisites:

Install OpenVpn: (https://openvpn.net/community-resources/installing-openvpn/)

Install AWS CLI: (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-install.html)

Generate Access and Secret Key for IAM User: (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_access-keys.html)

Run aws configure: (https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/getting-started-quickstart.html)

Launch the script:

./launch-ec2-vpn.sh "AWS-REGION"

Import the generated profile to OpenVPN:

A file name openvpn-client.ovpn is generated in root project folder:

https://openvpn.net/connect-docs/import-profile.html

[Optional]: Cleanup resources

The script deletes most recent AMI, SG and Keypair associated with the instance, finally deletes local keypair:

sudo ./cleanup.sh "AWS-REGION"

References

https://medium.com/@zhongli_69231/setting-up-an-openvpn-service-on-aws-and-azure-vms-using-docker-compose-f13f7a7edb3c