Connect to OpenVPN Server

The Step establishes a VPN connection with the specified OpenVPN server.

Configuring the Step

Before you start:

1. Build an OpenVPN server. You can read this article on how to construct an OpenVPN server.
2. Register the contents of CA certificate, client certificate, client private key, base64 encoded as Bitrise Secrets. You can easily retrieve the contents of Base64 using command: $ base64 <certificate or private key file path>

To configure the Step:

1. Add the OpenVPN server IP or hostname to the Host input.
2. Add the OpenVPN server port number to the Port input. The port number is 1194 by default.
3. Specify the OpenVPN server protocol in the Protocol input.
4. Add the CA certificate, client certificate, and client private key Secrets to their respective inputs.

Useful links

• Using the Connect to OpenVPN Server Step
• How To Set Up an OpenVPN Server
• Configuring network access for Bitrise build machines

Related Steps

• Cisco VPN connect