Self-Hosted VPN Made Easy! OpenVPN Setup Guide for PFSense

Self-hosting your own VPN service from home has never been easier. This guide will walk you through the full setup and configuration process using OpenVPN within PFSense. This is perfect for traveling or other cases for when you find yourself connecting to a public wireless network. Secure your traffic with OpenVPN.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
01:14 OpenVPN Wizard
07:44 Firewall Rules
08:34 User Credentials
09:14 Exporter Tool
10:24 Android Setup
11:19 Conclusions
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[@-seafish]

I am still using the 1U Supermicro pfSense build you first made a video about. It works great.

[@HomeSysAdmin]

Awesome! I was having trouble keeping mine cool even after installing a rear case fan. Curious what kind of temperatures you're seeing with yours?

[@-seafish]

@HomeSysAdmin I'll let you know when I get home. So far, it has lasted one year; I built and configured it in 2023.

[@-seafish]

@homesysadmin So far, it is at 57°C with the house at 72°F during the day. Due to these cold outdoor temperatures in the summer, when the house is much colder, it floats around 47-50°C.

[@SB-qm5wg]

Thank you

[@anand-nb4bb]

Hi bro can you please create a step by step tutorial on setting up pfsense OpenVPN with split tunnelling configuration & also configure vpn client on Ubuntu . Please consider this as a request

[@charlesy7788]

hey bro，use pfsense
Means your data will trans to your home server first?

[@HomeSysAdmin]

Correct, the data is encrypted between your device and your pfsense router. Your traffic will appear to come from your home network with the VPN regardless of where you are in the world.

[@advlive]

Where is affiliated links?

[@HomeSysAdmin]

What resource are you looking for a link to?

[@sveip]

Wireguard, it's 2025.. 😀

[@HomeSysAdmin]

OpenVPN is so easy to set up though... I will check out Wireguard next!

[@arigornstrider]

Next episode: wireguard?

[@HomeSysAdmin]

Perhaps. That is on my list to figure out for running multiple storj nodes.

[@arigornstrider]

@@HomeSysAdmin UniFi: it just works. 😁