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