{"id":579,"date":"2023-12-15T06:58:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-15T06:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2023\/12\/15\/8710637-how-to-use-the-openvpn-vps-template-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:01","slug":"8710637-how-to-use-the-openvpn-vps-template-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8710637-how-to-use-the-openvpn-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Use the OpenVPN VPS Template at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/openvpn.net\/faq\/what-is-openvpn-access-server\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenVPN Access Server<\/a><\/b> is a full-featured secure network tunneling VPN software solution that integrates OpenVPN <b>server<\/b> capabilities,<b> enterprise management<\/b> capabilities, simplified OpenVPN<b> Connect UI<\/b>, and OpenVPN<b> Client software<\/b> packages that accommodate Windows, MAC, and Linux OS environments.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">At Hostinger, we offer the <b><a href=\"\/support\/1583571-what-are-the-available-operating-systems-for-vps#h_ea21916da6\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Ubuntu 24.04 VPS template<\/a><\/b> with <b>OpenVPN<\/b> <b>pre-installed<\/b>. To start using OpenVPN, <b><a href=\"\/support\/4965922-how-to-change-the-operating-system-for-your-vps\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">install the template<\/a><\/b> and follow the steps below &#128071;<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_2412c5e0d3\">Step 1 &mdash; Access the Administration Panel<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">1. Once you get your VPS running with OpenVPN, you can <b>access<\/b> the administration panel using the following details:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Login URL: <b><a href=\"https:\/\/your_vps_ip:943\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">https:\/\/your_vps_ip:943\/admin\/<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Username: <b>openvpn<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Password: the one you provided when installing the template<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">In the login URL, make sure to replace <b>your_vps_ip <\/b>with the actual <b><a href=\"\/support\/5139756-how-to-find-vps-ip\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">IP address of your server<\/a> <\/b>&#128161;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/12\/a1b09997-8871-4083-a472-35f9bd224a68.jpg\" alt=\"The logins screen at OpenVPN\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">When you first access the page, your <b>browser might display a security warning<\/b> because it is a self-signed certificate. Go ahead and <b>accept the warning to proceed<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_382818bdcb\">Step 2 &mdash; Complete the Configuration Wizard<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Once you log in, follow the prompts provided by the<b> Configuration Wizard<\/b> to complete the setup of your VPN server. You&rsquo;ll need to <b>establish settings<\/b> like your routing mode, VPN settings, and more.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_75ee63d96a\">Step 3 &mdash; Create User Accounts<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">In the <b>User Management<\/b> section of the admin console, click on <b>User Permissions<\/b>. Here, you can add users and manage their access rights.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/12\/4821e3e1-ded6-4d91-838d-383e262a3443.jpg\" alt=\"The User Permissions dashboard at OpenVPN\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_a113abd4bd\">Step 4 &mdash; Connect to the VPN<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">You can connect to the VPN by accessing the client UI at <b>https:\/\/your_server_ip:943<\/b> &mdash; log in and follow the prompts to download the VPN client:<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2023\/12\/45522a1e-2b8f-469c-b70a-8335300f34ab.jpg\" alt=\"The OpenVPN Access Server client UI\" width=\"250\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Having a VPN on your VPS provides an <b>additional layer of security <\/b>for your online presence. It allows you to securely access your VPS server from anywhere, making it a great advantage when working remotely.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">By following the steps provided in this guide, you can get OpenVPN Access Server installed and running on your VPS. If you encounter any issues, feel free to contact us for help!<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Make sure to explore the official <b><a href=\"https:\/\/openvpn.net\/access-server-manual\/introduction\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">OpenVPN documentation<\/a> <\/b>to learn more about the platform &#128161;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getting started with the OpenVPN Access Server on your VPS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vps-os-and-templates"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/8710637-how-to-use-the-openvpn-vps-template-at-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/8710637-como-utilizar-la-plantilla-vps-openvpn-en-hostinger\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=579"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2676,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/579\/revisions\/2676"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}