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Virtual private networks / Re: Import List of Remote Servers Into an OpenVPN Client Configuration?

« on: April 17, 2022, 12:48:10 am »

Thank you, @zerwes, for pointing me in the right direction.

The download, edit and restore configuration procedure using System: Configuration: Backups worked for me.

One caveat: Each OpenVPN client configuration supports max 64 remote server addresses. The OpenVPN service will fail to load and you will see this message in VPN: OpenVPN: Log File:

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Options error: Maximum number of 'remote' options (64) exceeded

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Virtual private networks / Re: Import List of Remote Servers Into an OpenVPN Client Configuration?

« on: April 15, 2022, 08:16:38 pm »

Would this work?

1. Download the configuration from System: Configuration: Backups.
2. Edit the openvpn/openvpn-client section of the configuration file in a text editor:

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<opnsense>
…
<openvpn>
<openvpn-client>
…
<server_addr>(Comma-separated list of remote server hosts)</server_addr>
<server_port>(Comma-separated list of remote server port numbers)</server_port>
…
</openvpn-client>
</openvpn>
…
</opnsense>
3. Restore the edited configuration file in System: Configuration: Backups.

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Virtual private networks / Import List of Remote Servers Into an OpenVPN Client Configuration?

« on: April 14, 2022, 07:09:11 pm »

I configured an OpenVPN client to tunnel all of my traffic through NordVPN.

I copied/pasted a dozen or so remote servers in my region and enabled the "Select remote server at random" flag in my configuration.

I know NordVPN offers nearly 100 servers in my region, so I downloaded a list of their names through the NordVPN API.

Is there a way to import this list into my OpenVPN client configuration instead of manually entering them?