Installing PiVPN on nixOS Latest

PiVPN is a tool that allows you to create a VPN server on a Raspberry Pi or any other Linux machine. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing PiVPN on nixOS Latest.

Prerequisites

Before installing PiVPN, you will need the following:

  • A Raspberry Pi or any other Linux machine running nixOS Latest
  • A user account with sudo privileges
  • Basic knowledge of the command line

Step 1: Install OpenVPN

The first step is to install OpenVPN, which is a requirement for PiVPN. Run the following command to install it:

sudo nix-env -i openvpn

Step 2: Install PiVPN

Next, we need to install PiVPN. Run the following command to download and install PiVPN:

curl -L https://install.pivpn.io | sudo bash

This will automatically download and install the latest version of PiVPN.

Step 3: Configure PiVPN

After installing PiVPN, we need to configure it. Run the following command:

pivpn add

This will prompt you to enter a name for the client certificate. You can choose any name you want. It will also ask you to choose a protocol. We recommend using UDP.

Next, you need to choose a port for your OpenVPN server. The default port is 1194, but you can choose any port you want. If you're not sure, you can just press Enter to accept the default.

After that, you will have to choose your encryption strength. We recommend using 2048-bit or higher.

Finally, the script will prompt you to enter a username and password for the client. This will be used to authenticate the client to the server.

Step 4: Connect to the VPN

After completing the configuration, you can connect to the VPN. To do that, you need to create a client configuration file using the following command:

pivpn getclient client_name

Replace client_name with the name you chose when configuring the client certificate.

This will generate a .ovpn configuration file. Copy this file to your client machine and import it into your VPN client.

Conclusion

That's it! You have now installed PiVPN on nixOS Latest and configured it to create a VPN server. You should now be able to connect to the VPN using the client configuration file.