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            <h1>Run OpenVPN Access Server in Docker</h1>
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          <h2>What is OpenVPN Access Server?</h2>

<blockquote><em>OpenVPN Access Server, [a] self-hosted VPN solution, simplifies the rapid deployment of a secure remote access and site-to-site solution with a web-based administration interface and built-in OpenVPN Connect app distribution with bundled connection profiles. -<a href="https://openvpn.net/access-server/" target="_blank">https://openvpn.net/access-server/</a></em></blockquote>

<h2>Installing Docker</h2>

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	<li>Log into the Linux based device</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in the terminal
	<div class="codeBlock"># install prerequisites<br />
	sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates git curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y<br />
	# add docker gpg key<br />
	curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F&#39;=&#39; &#39;/^ID=/{ print $NF }&#39; /etc/os-release)/gpg | sudo apt-key add -<br />
	# add docker software repository<br />
	sudo add-apt-repository &quot;deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture)] https://download.docker.com/linux/$(awk -F&#39;=&#39; &#39;/^ID=/{ print $NF }&#39; /etc/os-release) $(lsb_release -cs) stable&quot;<br />
	# install docker<br />
	sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y<br />
	# enable and start docker service<br />
	sudo systemctl enable docker &amp;&amp; sudo systemctl start docker<br />
	# add the current user to the docker group<br />
	sudo usermod -aG docker $USER<br />
	# reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect<br />
	su - $USER</div>
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<h2>Running OpenVPN Access Server</h2>

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	<li>Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the OpenVPN Access Server Docker container and run it
	<div class="codeBlock"># create working directory<br />
	mkdir ~/docker/openvpn-as -p<br />
	# run openvpn access server container<br />
	docker run -d --name openvpn-as --cap-add=NET_ADMIN -p 943:943 -p 8443:443 -p 1194:1194/udp -v ~/docker/openvpn-as:/openvpn openvpn/openvpn-as<br />
	# find the temporary password<br />
	docker logs openvpn-as | grep &#39;Auto-generated pass&#39;</div>
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	<li>Locate the line Auto-generated pass = and copy the password to your clipboard</li>
	<li>Open a web browser and navigate to https://DNSorIP:943/admin</li>
	<li>Login with the username openvpn and the Auto-generated password located earlier</li>
	<li>Click the Agree button to accept the EULA</li>
	<li>Click User Management &gt; User Permissions in the left navigation</li>
	<li>Click the edit icon next to the openvpn user</li>
	<li>Enter a new password in the Password field &gt; Click the Save Settings button</li>
	<li>Click Logout at the bottom of the left navigation</li>
	<li>Log back in with the username openvpn and the updated password</li>
	<li>Welcome to OpenVPN Access Server running in Docker</li>
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<p>Source: <a href="https://openvpn.net/as-docs/docker.html" target="_blank">https://openvpn.net/as-docs/docker.html</a></p>          </div>
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