Sure! Here's a tutorial on how to install Pritunl on Void Linux using the command line.
Prerequisites
Before we begin, make sure that you have sudo/root access to your server, and have the following software installed:
- wget
- tar
- git
- gcc (or any C compiler)
- python
If you do not have one or more of these software packages installed, use the following commands to install them:
sudo xbps-install -S wget tar git gcc python
Step 1: Download and Extract the Pritunl Package
To download the Pritunl package, follow these steps:
- Navigate to https://github.com/pritunl/pritunl/releases/latest in your web browser.
- Scroll down to the assets section and find the link for your platform (Linux 64-bit in our case).
- Right-click on the download link and copy the link address.
- On your server, use the wget command to download the package:
cd /tmp
wget <paste the copied link address here>
- Extract the archive:
tar xzf pritunl.tar.gz
- Move the extracted folder to the
/optdirectory:
sudo mv pritunl /opt/
Step 2: Install the Pritunl Dependencies
Pritunl has a few dependencies that it requires to run. To install these dependencies, use the following command:
sudo xbps-install -S mongodb-server python-pip python-devel gcc make openssl-devel libffi-devel
Step 3: Configure MongoDB
Pritunl requires an instance of MongoDB to store its data. Follow these steps to set up MongoDB:
- Start the MongoDB service:
sudo sv start mongodb
- Enable MongoDB to start on boot:
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/mongodb /var/service/
- Create a user and database for Pritunl:
mongo
use pritunl
db.createUser({user: "pritunl", pwd: "<your_password_here>", roles: [{role: "readWrite", db: "pritunl"}]})
exit
Step 4: Install Pritunl
To install Pritunl, use the following commands:
cd /opt/pritunl
sudo pip install -r requirements.txt
sudo python setup.py install
Step 5: Configure and Start Pritunl
To configure Pritunl, you will need to create a configuration file. You can use the example configuration file provided by Pritunl as a starting point. Follow these steps:
- Copy the example configuration file to the
/etc/pritunl.conffile:
sudo cp /opt/pritunl/examples/pritunl.conf /etc/pritunl.conf
- Edit the configuration file with your favorite text editor, and adjust the settings to your liking. Make sure to set the MongoDB URI to
mongodb://pritunl:<your_password_here>@localhost/pritunl. - Start the Pritunl service using the following commands:
sudo sv start pritunl
sudo ln -s /etc/sv/pritunl /var/service/
- Check the logs to make sure that Pritunl has started successfully:
sudo tail -f /var/log/pritunl.log
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Pritunl on your Void Linux server. You can now use the Pritunl web interface to create VPN connections and manage your network.