I was trying to create a openvpn server on my ubuntu vps today. Here is the instruction.

Make sure your package repositories and installed programs are up to date by issuing the following commands:

apt-get update
apt-get upgrade --show-upgraded

Begin by installing the OpenVPN software and the udev dependency with the following command:

apt-get install openvpn udev

The OpenVPN package provides a set of encryption-related tools called “easy-rsa”. These scripts are located by default in the /usr/share/doc/openvpn/examples/easy-rsa/ directory. However, in order to function properly, these scripts should be located in the /etc/openvpn directory. Copy these files with the following command:

cp -R /usr/share/doc/openvpn/examples/easy-rsa/ /etc/openvpn Read more »