A simple command-line tool for managing OpenVPN connections on Linux systems. This tool provides an easy-to-use interface for starting, stopping, and managing OpenVPN client connections using systemd.

• Start, stop, and restart VPN connections
• Check connection status
• Enable/disable VPN at system boot
• View connection logs in real-time
• List all available VPN configurations
• Color-coded output for better readability

• Linux system with systemd
• OpenVPN installed
• sudo privileges
• OpenVPN configuration files in /etc/openvpn/client/

1. Clone this repository:

git clone <repository-url>
cd vpn-cli

2. Make the script executable:

chmod +x vpn

3. (Optional) Create a symbolic link to use the command system-wide:

sudo ln -s $(pwd)/vpn /usr/local/bin/vpn

vpn <command> <vpn-name>

Start a VPN connection:

vpn start abc

Stop a VPN connection:

vpn stop abc

Check connection status:

vpn status abc

View logs in real-time:

vpn logs abc

List all available VPN configurations:

vpn list

Enable VPN to start automatically at boot:

vpn enable abc

Place your OpenVPN configuration files (.conf) in /etc/openvpn/client/. The VPN name used in commands should match the configuration filename without the .conf extension.

For example, if you have /etc/openvpn/client/myserver.conf, use:

vpn start myserver

This tool is a wrapper around systemd's OpenVPN client service ([email protected]). It translates simple commands into the appropriate systemctl operations, making VPN management more intuitive.

This project is provided as-is for personal and educational use.