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VPN
A VPN is a virtual private network. It uses a secure connection between a computer and a network or two networks. It can be used to display another IP address but does not make tracking or fingerprinting of the device impossible. VPNs feature a server and a client side.
OpenVPN
OpenVPN is a free software to create a VPN via an encrypted TLS connection.
Set up
In the following sections the different set ups of OpenVPN usages are described.
Server
The software can be set up via Docker with the kylemanna image. Additionally to this a client is needed on the system that need access to the server software.
Client
OpenVPN clients can be found for many devices.
For Android for example there is
OpenVPN for Android in the F-Droid store.
For most linux distributions there is a package called openvpn.
Proxy
For OpenVPN a proxy acts as an imntermediary between the system communicating with the proxy and the OpenVPN server. A proxy can be set up via Docker with the jonohill image.