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--- wiki:openvpn_installation [2024/04/10 11:33] – [References] add openssl x509v3_config config link antisa
+++ wiki:openvpn_installation [2024/04/10 12:48] – add section about systemd service antisa
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   ./easyrsa sign-req server server
 . Create client signing request and certificate. Change EntityName, ''nopass'' if you don't want private key to be encrypted
   ./easyrsa gen-req EntityName nopass
   ./easyrsa sign-req client EntityName
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   ./easyrsa gen-dh
-For each new client just repeat step 3.
+For each new client just repeat step 4.
 ==== Creating configuration files for server and clients ====
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   iptables -t nat -A POSTROUTING -s 10.8.0.0/24 -o eth0 -j MASQUERADE
+===== Running openvpn server as a service =====
+Debian 12 ships with systemd units for this. The way to run it is to first make sure the server configuration file is located in ///etc/openvpn/server// directory. The file must end with .conf. So if you have a configuration file called ''myvpnserver.conf'' you need to run it as
+  systemctl enable --now openvpn-server@myvpnserver
+Check logs with
+  journalctl -xefu openvpn-server@server.service
 ====== Tested on ======
   * Debian 12 Bookworw