# OpenVPN client access, possible? **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps & Creations\ **Created:** [May 19, 2014, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728 "2014-05-19T08:39:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snurre2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Snurre2010](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Snurre2010)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/1 "2014-05-19T08:39:18Z")
Hi, I have OpenVPN access server installed on my server and I wonder if it's possible to make rasplex to login on my VPN network?   here is the linux client: [https://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/docs/admin-guides/182-how-to-connect-to-access-server-with-linux-clients.html](https://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/docs/admin-guides/182-how-to-connect-to-access-server-with-linux-clients.html)   It should bee great if Rasplex automatic logins on the VPN network when you start the Raspberry Pi. ---
**Author:** ![Treebeard\_44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/treebeard_44/32/5563_2.png) [@Treebeard\_44](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Treebeard_44)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/2 "2014-05-19T10:10:51Z")
Would love to see this implemented. There have been questions about whether a RPI would be up to the task - I can’t comment as I’ve not tried it and don’t have one ---
**Author:** ![Snurre2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Snurre2010](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Snurre2010)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/3 "2014-05-19T10:20:24Z")
> Would love to see this implemented. There have been questions about whether a RPI would be up to the task - I can't comment as I've not tried it and don't have one > > Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk I don't see why the RPI should not handle it? It's like joining a ordinary network. I did find under Rasplex settings, VPN - I'll play around with it and see if I can join my VPN connection. ---
**Author:** ![Snurre2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Snurre2010](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Snurre2010)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/4 "2014-05-19T12:04:01Z")
Okej guys! I'm currently on the right track, what I have done is that I have downloaded the client.ovpn file and transferred it to the Downloads folder with Samba on my Rasplex. Then in terminal I did write: openvpn --config client.ovpn And it do work, now I only need to make sure that it do "write" that when I boot the rasplex as this do disappear when I reboot the rasplex. Ofc, I did allow the user to auto-login to the openvpn server. ---
**Author:** ![Treebeard\_44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/treebeard_44/32/5563_2.png) [@Treebeard\_44](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Treebeard_44)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/5 "2014-05-19T12:07:39Z")
Have you actually been able to play media whilst connected via VPN? If so, I might have to get myself RPi!! 🙂 Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Snurre2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Snurre2010](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Snurre2010)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 12:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/6 "2014-05-19T12:16:05Z")
> Have you actually been able to play media whilst connected via VPN? If so, I might have to get myself RPi!! :-) > > Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Yes I have, I did put my openvpn server to only route the internaltrafik from my Plex media server. The issue I have now is that when I drop the command in Autostart.sh the boot halt's after loading the vpn config. What I have got working is to manually activate it trough ssh, but I guess that I'll figure it out how to autostart in the background. ---
**Author:** ![Snurre2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Snurre2010](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Snurre2010)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/7 "2014-05-19T12:26:23Z")
Okej, Now I got everything working! After upgrading the Rasplex I think that you need to do this all over again, but only maybe don't know as the have not rlsed RC4 yet. 1. Install OpenVPN connect. ( on your server! ) 2. Create a user in OpenVPN that you allow auto-login. 3. Download the client.opvn file from the server. 4. Move the client.opvn file to the Rasplex, I did use Samba but I guess that it should work with SSH also. I did move it to the download directory in the home folder. ( You need to activate Samba on your Rasplex ) 5. Login with SSH to the Rasplex, username root and password rasplex . 6. Create a script-file that activate the OpenVPN profile when Rasplex start's. You do that with the command: ``` nano ~/vpn.sh  ``` Write the following in the script-file, when your done press ctrl+x then Y to save the file.   ``` #! /bin/bash # openvpn --config ~/downloads/client.ovpn ``` 7. Now we need to make it possible to auto-start so then we need to add the following line to Autostart.sh, and to do so write the command. ``` nano /storage/.config/autostart.sh ``` Add the following in the autostart.sh-file, when your done press ctrl+x then Y to save the file. ``` bash ~/vpn.sh & ``` 8. Now just write reboot and press enter. All done! P.S I recommend that you in the server config the user so it do not rout all the internet traffic trough the VPN. ---
**Author:** ![Treebeard\_44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/treebeard_44/32/5563_2.png) [@Treebeard\_44](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Treebeard_44)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/8 "2014-05-19T12:45:59Z")
Okay I’m biting… I’ll be placing an order for a RPi this afternoon!! Thanks for working out how to accomplish this and sharing with the community 🙂 Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Snurre2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Snurre2010](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Snurre2010)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2014, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/9 "2014-05-19T15:28:13Z")
> Okay I'm biting... I'll be placing an order for a RPi this afternoon!! Thanks for working out how to accomplish this and sharing with the community :-) > > Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk No problem, if you have any kind of issues just write here and I'll help you. I have my plexserver now running only inside the VPN and to get access to it my clients need to connect trough the VPN. ---
**Author:** ![Treebeard\_44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/treebeard_44/32/5563_2.png) [@Treebeard\_44](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Treebeard_44)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/10 "2014-06-10T09:37:45Z")
Keeping my fingers crossed you’re still watching this thread! I’ve managed to get this working 😃 however it only works if I execute it from SSH, the autostart part doesn’t seem to work - any ideas on that? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Treebeard\_44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/treebeard_44/32/5563_2.png) [@Treebeard\_44](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Treebeard_44)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2014, 10:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/11 "2014-06-10T10:09:10Z")
Got there in the end with a bit of trial and error! Needed to put all the key and cert files in the same directory as the vpn.sh (I put everything in ‘~/downloads/’ ) I then had to add the following to autostart.sh ‘#! /bin/bash cd /storage/downloads bash vpn.sh &’ For some reason it seemed to error out if I did it exactly as you mentioned above - no idea why, but hey… It works! Thanks for giving me the starting point and proving this configuration works…! Hopefully this will be helpful to others too 😃 Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Snurre2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/73ab20/32.png) [@Snurre2010](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Snurre2010)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2014, 8:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/12 "2014-06-12T20:37:15Z")
> Got there in the end with a bit of trial and error! > > Needed to put all the key and cert files in the same directory as the vpn.sh (I put everything in '~/downloads/' ) > > I then had to add the following to autostart.sh > > '#! /bin/bash > cd /storage/downloads > bash vpn.sh &' > > For some reason it seemed to error out if I did it exactly as you mentioned above - no idea why, but hey... It works! > > Thanks for giving me the starting point and proving this configuration works..! Hopefully this will be helpful to others too :-D > > Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk Hi, Sorry for the late answer, I don't know have are you running RC3 or RC4? For me, the auto-start works on RC3. I have not updated to RC4 yet, 'll do that next week if I have the time. ---
**Author:** ![rdurdle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/rdurdle/32/122873_2.png) [@rdurdle](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rdurdle)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 4:34am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/13 "2015-05-29T04:34:24Z")
I'm using 6.0, they pulled vpn support? [https://github.com/RasPlex/RasPlex/issues/373](https://github.com/RasPlex/RasPlex/issues/373) ---
**Author:** ![Treebeard\_44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/treebeard_44/32/5563_2.png) [@Treebeard\_44](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Treebeard_44)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 4:55am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/14 "2015-05-29T04:55:47Z")
Really disappointed to see this… I see for openelec they’ve got openvpn available through a repo. Does anyone know how to manually install the openvpn binary in Rasplex 6.0? ---
**Author:** ![Treebeard\_44](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/treebeard_44/32/5563_2.png) [@Treebeard\_44](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Treebeard_44)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/15 "2015-05-29T13:55:43Z")
> I'm using 6.0, they pulled vpn support? > > [https://github.com/RasPlex/RasPlex/issues/373](https://github.com/RasPlex/RasPlex/issues/373) I made a post on GitHub and one of the devs has kindly said he will consider whether OpenVPN support can be salvaged. Keeping my fingers crossed! :) > If there was support for it previously then perhaps we could salvage that > work at a minimal development cost. > > I do like the idea of using rasplex on the go like this Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 2:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/openvpn-client-access-possible/66728/16 "2019-12-21T02:08:10Z")
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