How To Run Your Own Private VPN Server With Algo VPN And Vultr

How To Run Your Own Private VPN Server With Algo VPN And Vultr

In this video I will show you how to make your own personal VPN in the cloud using Algo VPN and Vultr. In this complete guide to setting up a self hosted Algo VPN server, I will take you through the process of creating a Vultr account to receive $100 in free cloud credit, turning on a Windows Feature called Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL), Installing a Linux terminal called Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Deploying the Algo VPN Server, Downloading and Installing the WireGuard VPN Client, finding your user.conf and QR code .PNG image files, and Connecting to your Algo VPN Server.

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Algo VPN https://github.com/trailofbits/algo WireGuard Client https://www.wireguard.com Ubuntu 18.04 LTS https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/ubuntu-1804-lts/9n9tngvndl3q

Steps To Setup Algo VPN on Vultr:

1. Create a Vultr account and add your billing details to receive your $100 free trial credit as a new user using the following referral link https://www.vultr.com/?ref=8668725-6G

2. Sign in to your Vultr account and click on your profile name at the top right hand corner and click on API

3. Click the "Enable API" button to generate your API key.

4. Navigate to your Windows Task Bar and click the Search box and search "Turn Windows features on or off" and click Open

5. Checkmark the box for Windows Subsystem for Linux, click Ok, and restart your PC.

6. Once your back on your Desktop, in the search box type "Microsoft Store" and click Open

7. Click search at the top right hand corner of the store and type Ubuntu and click the magnifying glass icon to search

8. Click on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS app

9. Click "Get" followed by "Install" to install Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Once the app has installed click Launch

10. Enter a UNIX username

11. Enter a New UNIX password & retype it to confirm your new password

12. The next steps are a series of terminal commands, one after the other. The commands will be listed below for your convenience.

13. Commands List:

sudo apt update pwd wget https://github.com/trailofbits/algo/archive/master.zip sudo apt install unzip unzip master.zip ls nano ~/.vultr.ini

[default] key = [Your Vultr API key HERE]

Press Ctrl+O (to save changes to vultr.ini file) press Enter & Ctrl+X to exit out of the nano text editor

sudo apt install -y python3-virtualenv cd algo-master ls

python3 -m virtualenv --python="$(command -v python3)" .env && source .env/bin/activate && python3 -m pip install -U pip virtualenv && python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

nano config.cfg

Add or remove users within the config.cfg. Once done press Ctrl+O to save, press Enter followed by Ctrl+X to exit nano

./algo

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