--- title: Install Easy OpenVPN Server on CentOS using the Snap Store | Snapcraft description: Get the latest version of Easy OpenVPN Server for on CentOS - A dead-simple OpenVPN server. url: https://snapcraft.io/install/easy-openvpn-server/centos --- [Canonical Snapcraft](https://snapcraft.io/) # Install Easy OpenVPN Server on **CentOS** # Easy OpenVPN Server [Merlijn Sebrechts (merlijn-sebrechts)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/merlijn-sebrechts "View all snaps from Merlijn Sebrechts (merlijn-sebrechts)") * [Merlijn Sebrechts (merlijn-sebrechts)](https://snapcraft.io/publisher/merlijn-sebrechts "View all snaps from Merlijn Sebrechts (merlijn-sebrechts)") * [Security](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=security) * [Server and Cloud](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=server-and-cloud) [Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/easy-openvpn-server/centos#install) #### A dead-simple OpenVPN server. A plug-and-play OpenVPN server that "Just Works" and has secure defaults. Install the snap, download the client config and connect! * Supports both IPv4 and IPv6 with secure encryption and DDoS protection. * Defaults to a fast udp connection. If that is blocked, clients will fall back to a more covert tcp connection that mimicks HTTPS. * Generates `.ovpn` client config files that work on Linux, Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. **Getting Started** 1. Install the snap on the server. `sudo snap install easy-openvpn-server` 2. Export the client config. `sudo easy-openvpn-server show-client default > default.ovpn` 3. Import the `.ovpn` config file into the VPN application of your device and connect! By default, all the traffic of your device will go over the VPN. If you don't want this, run `sudo snap set easy-openvpn-server push-default-gateway=False`. **Changing the public address** The snap will do its best to figure out what the public address of the server is. However, when that fails, you can manually set the public address. `sudo snap set easy-openvpn-server public-address=example.com` **Managing clients** The snap automatically creates a client profile and config with the name `default`. However, it's recommended to create a separate client profile for each user. This way, you can revoke the client profile when that user does not need access to the VPN anymore. `sudo easy-openvpn-server add-client alice` `sudo easy-openvpn-server show-client alice > alice.ovpn` `sudo easy-openvpn-server remove-client alice` **Changing ports** By default the server runs on port 443/tcp (https) and 1194/udp (OpenVPN). If those ports are already used, you can change which ports the server runs on. `sudo snap set easy-openvpn-server udp-server.port=1234` `sudo snap set easy-openvpn-server tcp-server.port=80` **More options** You can specify additional search domains. `sudo snap set easy-openvpn-server additional-search-domains="test"` ### Package name * easy-openvpn-server --- ### License * Apache-2.0 --- ### Last updated * 3 November 2025 - latest/stable * 17 November 2025 - latest/edge --- ### Websites * [github.com/idlab-discover/easy-openvpn-server](https://github.com/idlab-discover/easy-openvpn-server "https://github.com/idlab-discover/easy-openvpn-server") --- ### Contact * [github.com/idlab-discover/easy-openvpn-server/issues](https://github.com/idlab-discover/easy-openvpn-server/issues "https://github.com/idlab-discover/easy-openvpn-server/issues") --- ### Source code * [github.com/idlab-discover/easy-openvpn-server](https://github.com/idlab-discover/easy-openvpn-server "https://github.com/idlab-discover/easy-openvpn-server") --- ### Report a bug * [github.com/idlab-discover/easy-openvpn-server/issues](https://github.com/idlab-discover/easy-openvpn-server/issues "https://github.com/idlab-discover/easy-openvpn-server/issues") --- ##### Report a Snap Store violation * [Report this Snap](https://snapcraft.io/install/easy-openvpn-server/centos#report-snap-modal) --- ## Enable snaps on CentOS and install Easy OpenVPN Server Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully. Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions. ### Enable snapd Snap is available for [CentOS 7.6+](https://snapcraft.io/install/easy-openvpn-server/centos), and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6+, from the [Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux](https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/EPEL) (EPEL) repository. The EPEL repository can be added to your system with the following command: ``` sudo yum install epel-release ``` Snap can now be installed as follows: ``` sudo yum install snapd ``` Once installed, the *systemd* unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled: ``` sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket ``` To enable *classic* snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between `/var/lib/snapd/snap` and `/snap`: ``` sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap ``` Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly. ### Install Easy OpenVPN Server To install Easy OpenVPN Server, simply use the following command: ``` sudo snap install easy-openvpn-server ``` ### Other popular snaps… [See more...](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) [See more in Featured](https://snapcraft.io/search?categories=featured) ### More things to do… #### [Get the snap store](https://snapcraft.io/snap-store) Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap. #### [Learn more about snaps](https://snapcraft.io/docs) Interested to find out more about snaps? 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