Configuring HuntVPN on Linux

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Difficulty Level: Beginner

HuntVPN can be configured on Linux systems by using WireGuard or OpenVPN.

WireGuard

OpenVPN

WireGuard - CentOs

First make sure all repositories and packages are up to date.
[user@linux user]# sudo dnf update
WireGuard packages are available in the epel repository. Install this first with the following command:
[user@linux user]# sudo dnf install epel-release
Now you can install the WireGuard kernel module and tools
[user@linux user]# sudo dnf install kmod-wireguard wireguard-tools
Download your connection profile and extract the file huntvpn.conf to /etc/wireguard/
[user@linux user]# unzip huntvpn-profile.zip huntvpn.conf -d /etc/wireguard/client/
Rename this file to wg0.conf
[user@linux user]# cd /etc/wireguard/ && mv huntvpn.conf wg0.conf
Enable HuntVPN as WireGuard Client
[user@linux user]# systemctl enable wg-quick@wg0
and start it with
[user@linux user]# systemctl start wg-quick@wg0

WireGuard - Ubuntu

Make sure all packages are up to date.
[user@linux user]# sudo apt update
Install the WireGuard and WireGuard tools packages:
[user@linux user]# sudo apt install wireguard wireguard-tools
Download your connection profile and extract the file huntvpn.conf to /etc/wireguard/
[user@linux user]# unzip huntvpn-profile.zip huntvpn.conf -d /etc/wireguard/
Rename this file to wg0.conf
[user@linux user]# cd /etc/wireguard/ && mv huntvpn.conf wg0.conf
Enable HuntVPN as WireGuard Client
[user@linux user]# systemctl enable wg-quick@wg0
and start it with
[user@linux user]# systemctl start wg-quick@wg0

OpenVPN - CentOs

First make sure all repositories and packages are up to date.
[user@linux user]# sudo dnf update
OpenVPN packages are available in the epel repository. Install this first with the following command:
[user@linux user]# sudo dnf install epel-release
Now you can install the OpenVPN package
[user@linux user]# sudo dnf install openvpn
Download your connection profile and extract the file huntvpn-profile.ovpn to /etc/openvpn/client/.
[user@linux user]# unzip huntvpn-profile.zip huntvpn-profile.ovpn -d /etc/openvpn/client/
Rename this file to huntvpn.conf
[user@linux user]# cd /etc/openvpn/client/ && mv huntvpn-profile.ovpn huntvpn.conf
Enable HuntVPN as OpenVPN Client
[user@linux user]# systemctl enable openvpn-client@huntvpn
and start it with
[user@linux user]# systemctl start openvpn-client@huntvpn

OpenVPN - Ubuntu

Make sure all packages are up to date.
[user@linux user]# sudo apt update
Install the OpenVPN packages:
[user@linux user]# sudo apt install openvpn
Download your connection profile and extract the file huntvpn-profile.ovpn to /etc/openvpn/client/.
[user@linux user]# unzip huntvpn-profile.zip huntvpn-profile.ovpn -d /etc/openvpn/client/
Rename this file to huntvpn.conf
[user@linux user]# cd /etc/openvpn/client/ && mv huntvpn-profile.ovpn huntvpn.conf
Enable HuntVPN as OpenVPN Client
[user@linux user]# systemctl enable openvpn-client@huntvpn
and start it with
[user@linux user]# systemctl start openvpn-client@huntvpn

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