Tutorial: How to Install SoftEther on FreeBSD Latest

Introduction

SoftEther is a free and open-source VPN application that provides high-performance, multi-protocol VPN server and client software. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install SoftEther on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

  • A FreeBSD Latest operating system
  • A user account with root privileges
  • Stable Internet connection

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Update your FreeBSD packages by running the following command in the terminal:
pkg update
  1. Install the required build tools and dependencies by executing the following command:
pkg install -y git pkgconf gcc make autoconf automake libtool mbedtls termcap
  1. Clone the SoftEther Git repository by running the command below:
git clone https://github.com/SoftEtherVPN/SoftEtherVPN_Stable.git
  1. Change the current working directory to the SoftEther directory:
cd SoftEtherVPN_Stable
  1. Configure the source code using the default autogen settings:
./configure
  1. Build the SoftEther with the following command:
make

This will take a few minutes to complete depending on your system specifications.

  1. After the build process is completed, run the following command to install SoftEther:
make install
  1. Once the installation is completed, start the SoftEther service:
service softether-vpnserver start
  1. By default, the SoftEther VPN server listens on port 5555. If you want to change the port, you can do so by editing the configuration file:
nano /usr/local/vpnserver/vpn_server.config
  1. Finally, verify the SoftEther VPN server service is running by executing the following command:
service softether-vpnserver status

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure SoftEther on FreeBSD Latest. Once the SoftEther VPN server is running, you can configure your clients to connect to it using a SoftEther VPN client.