gavika.openvpn

Install and configure OpenVPN. Build and manage your own OpenVPN server.

https://www.techchorus.net/blog/run-your-own-openvpn-server/

Also, take a look at the examples directory.

Requirements

The role should be used along with gavika.easy_rsa.

Role Variables

Variable	Default Value	Description	Required?
easy_rsa_local_pool_directory	/tmp/ca_openvpn_pool	The directory to use a temporary location to store certifacte requests, certificates, etc.	Yes
openvpn_client_users	[]	List of openvpn client usernames. It is recommended to use only alphanumeric characters.	No
openvpn_port	1194	The port on which OpenVPN server runs	Yes
openvpn_protocol	Default: udp Choices: tcp or udp	The network protocol to use	Yes
openvpn_server_ip_address	The IP address of the OpenVPN server	The value used in generated client certificates	Yes
openvpn_generated_configurations_local_pool	false. Boolean.	Whether to copy the generated client configurations to the local(The controller machine on which the ansible-playbook is executed.) pool directory.	Yes
openvpn_route_all_traffic	True. Boolean.	Route all internet traffic via the OpenVPN server	Yes
openvpn_use_opendns_public_dns	True. Boolean.	Push OpenDNS DNS servers to clients	Yes
openvpn_additional_configs	[]	Additional OpenVPN server configuration. List of dictionaries. Each list item is a pair of key, value. Example openvpn_additional_configs: - push: "topology subnet" - push: "route 192.168.4.5 255.255.255.255"	Yes
openvpn_default_firewalld_zone	public	The zone name to use in Firewalld configuration. Relevant only for EL	Yes

In order to build a CA server and an OpenVPN server using gavika.easy_rsa and gavika.openvpn, you have to execute the roles a few times depending on your needs. You are responsible to execute the roles the required number of times and in required order. Examples are provided in documentation. Typically, you will have to execute open-vpn-playbook.yml twice and easy-rsa-playbook.yml once.

Playbook execution flow: Full size flowchart

Here's an example of executing the playbooks:

# openvpn: setup local pool directories, install openvpn, create server request,
# create client requests
ansible-playbook -i my-inventory.yml openvpn-playbook.yml
# easy_rsa: build the CA server, import and sign requests, fetch CA certificates
ansible-playbook -i my-inventory.yml easy-rsa-playbook.yml
# openvpn:  use signed requests, setup openvpn, generate client configurations
ansible-playbook -i my-inventory.yml openvpn-playbook.yml

Dependencies

The gavika.openvpn role depends on gavika.easy_rsa.

The following collections are required:

• community.aws

The boto3 Python library is required.

The role gavika.openvpn should be used along with gavika.easy_rsa.

Example playbook to setup CA server: easy-rsa-playbook.yml

---
- hosts: ca_server
  become: true
  vars:
    easy_rsa_req_country: "IN"
    easy_rsa_req_province: "KA"
    easy_rsa_req_city: "Bangalore"
    easy_rsa_req_org: "Gavika"
    easy_rsa_req_email: "[email protected]"
    easy_rsa_req_ou: "Gavika"
    easy_rsa_local_pool_directory: /tmp/ca_openvpn_pool # No trailing /
    easy_rsa_server_request_to_import: "server.req"
    easy_rsa_ca_server_mode: true
  roles:
    - role: gavika.easy_rsa

Example playbook to install the OpenVPN server: openvpn-playbook.yml

---
- hosts: openvpn_server
  become: true
  vars:
    openvpn_client_users:
      - janedoe
      - johndoe
    easy_rsa_req_country: "IN"
    easy_rsa_req_province: "KA"
    easy_rsa_req_city: "Bangalore"
    easy_rsa_req_org: "My Organization"
    easy_rsa_req_email: "[email protected]"
    easy_rsa_req_ou: "My Organization Unit"
  roles:
    - role: gavika.easy_rsa
    - role: gavika.openvpn

Example inventory: my-inventory:

all:
  hosts:
    placeholder
  children:
    ca_server:
      hosts:
        dev-ca-01.example.com:
          ansible_become: true
          ansible_user: ubuntu
          ansible_host: 192.168.3.5
          easy_rsa_ca_server_mode: true
          ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
    openvpn_server:
      hosts:
        dev-vpn-01.example.com:
          ansible_python_interpreter: /usr/bin/python3
          ansible_become: true
          ansible_user: ubuntu
          ansible_host: 192.168.3.6
          openvpn_server_ip_address: 192.168.3.6

License

Apache License, Version 2.0

Author Information

Sudheera Satyanarayana

• Gavika: https://www.gavika.com

• Blog: https://www.techchorus.net

• Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bngsudheer

• Github: https://github.com/bngsudheer