Command-line tool

openvpn

brew/openvpn

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC · Listing refreshed from Homebrew, winget, npm, Scoop and cargo; npm packages checked against OSV.dev

SSL/TLS VPN implementing OSI layer 2 or 3 secure network extension security privacy foss network 网络 open-source vpn tunnel ssl community private connection

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

Windows, macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

Windows

winget install --id OpenVPNTechnologies.OpenVPN -e
scoop bucket add extras; scoop install extras/openvpn

macOS

brew install openvpn

Linux

brew install openvpn

Connect to server using a configuration file

sudo openvpn path/to/client.conf

Try to set up an insecure peer-to-peer tunnel on bob.example.com host

sudo openvpn --remote alice.example.com --dev tun1 --ifconfig 10.4.0.1 10.4.0.2

Connect to the awaiting bob.example.com host without encryption

sudo openvpn --remote bob.example.com --dev tun1 --ifconfig 10.4.0.2 10.4.0.1

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