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Dev tools · January 8, 2017

Use Ansible to Run a “friends and Family” OpenVPN Server on Digital Ocean

Make a self hosted OpenVPN server in 15 minutes. Contribute to robbintt/popup-openvpn development by creating an account on GitHub.

Use Ansible to Run a “friends and Family” OpenVPN Server on Digital Ocean launched on January 8, 2017 with 206 votes, #134 of 3,670 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

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In plain words

This project provides Ansible automation scripts to deploy a personal OpenVPN server on Digital Ocean infrastructure. It enables users to quickly set up a VPN server for sharing with friends and family members. The solution targets individuals who want a straightforward way to establish their own VPN without managing complex server configurations manually. It leverages Ansible's infrastructure-as-code approach to simplify the deployment process on Digital Ocean's cloud platform.

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