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Openvpn setup on ubuntu

Posted on February 11, 2021

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How to set up and configure an OpenVPN Server on Ubuntu

Hello. Followed the tutorial for setting up openvpn on ubuntu 20.04. I got it mostly up and running but when I connect I can’t browse and effectively have no internet access. However I can ONLY load 1.1.1.1 web page, and I can ping anything on the internet and can do nslookups and ping urls. I am also able to maintain my SSH session to the server. I’ve spent over 2 months on this so far and have redone the tutorial multiple times with no changes. Is there some setting I’m missing or the tutorial skipped over?



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Hello there

I’ve just setup a new droplet and followed the tutorial and managed get it up and running. I haven’t noticed any issues so far.

I’ve also spin up a droplet using the one click install for the OpenVPN Access Server and everything is working normal:

https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/openvpn-access-server

Are you following the article on fresh droplet or you’ve installed everything on existing droplet that is used for some other purposes as well? I will recommend you to follow the steps on a fresh droplet or try the one-click install application from the marketplace.

Let me know how it goes. Regards, Alex

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