Install and configure openvpn server or client on your system.
| GitHub | GitLab | Downloads | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
This example is taken from molecule/default/converge.yml and is tested on each push, pull request and release.
---
- name: Converge
hosts: all
become: true
gather_facts: true
tasks:
- name: Create openvpn server
ansible.builtin.include_role:
name: robertdebock.openvpn
vars:
openvpn_role: "server"
- name: Copy certificates and keys from the server to the client
ansible.builtin.copy:
src: /etc/openvpn/easy-rsa/pki/{{ item }}
dest: /etc/openvpn/client/{{ item | basename }}
mode: "0640"
remote_src: true
loop:
- ca.crt
- issued/client.crt
- private/client.key
- ta.key
- name: Create openvpn client
ansible.builtin.include_role:
name: robertdebock.openvpn
vars:
openvpn_role: "client"
openvpn_client_server: "127.0.0.1"The machine needs to be prepared. In CI this is done using molecule/default/prepare.yml:
---
- name: Prepare
hosts: all
become: true
gather_facts: false
roles:
- role: robertdebock.bootstrap
- role: robertdebock.epelAlso see a full explanation and example on how to use these roles.
The default values for the variables are set in defaults/main.yml:
---
# defaults file for openvpn
# You can setup both a client and a server using this role.
# Use `server` or `client` for `openvpn_role`.
openvpn_role: server
# If you are configuring a client, setup these variables:
# openvpn_role: client
# openvpn_client_server: vpn.example.com- pip packages listed in requirements.txt.
The following roles are used to prepare a system. You can prepare your system in another way.
| Requirement | GitHub | GitLab |
|---|---|---|
| robertdebock.bootstrap | ||
| robertdebock.epel |
This role is part of many compatible roles. Have a look at the documentation of these roles for further information.
Here is an overview of related roles:

This role has been tested on these container images:
| container | tags |
|---|---|
| EL | 9 |
| Debian | all |
| Ubuntu | focal |
The minimum version of Ansible required is 2.12, tests have been done on:
- The previous version.
- The current version.
- The development version.
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