openvpn-install
OpenVPN server installer for Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS, Fedora, openSUSE, Amazon Linux and Raspberry Pi OS. Includes interactive setup and client management.
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Shell, MIT licensed. The project labels itself: bash, centos, debian, easyrsa, encryption, installer, ipv6 and linux.
Argusic could not get openvpn-install running. An Argusic agent installed it in 0 minutes and hit 4 errors and fixed every one without help on a clean machine with no GPU, and the whole session was recorded.
The script's shell syntax, all validation utilities, argument parsing, OS detection logic, and install flow path are verified correct; OpenSSL cryptographic primitives work. Real installation and service launch require root, /dev/net/tun, and package installation, all unavailable in this container.
What the agent ended up with on a clean machine, in its own words. How this is measured
Measured by Argusic on a fresh machine every time. Every number links to its evidence. Argusic Score 20 of 100 (the mean of this project's run scores).
At a glance
Subject data from GitHub, linked at the top of this page, refreshed . Test data by Argusic (CC BY 4.0); every number links to a run page with the full log, the recording, and their sha256 hashes.
What was measured
From the run that decided this verdict. Every line is a recorded value, not an estimate.
What went wrong, in the agent's own words
The agent's own words, worst first, never rewritten into advice.
- Script requires root privileges (check_root exits if uid != 0)10 minutes
- Cannot install system packages (apt-get needs root)5 minutes
- /dev/net/tun does not exist — script's check_tun fails5 minutes
- No OpenVPN binary, no docker/podman for containerized tests5 minutes
- Install time
- under a minute
- Cold machine to finish
- 14 minutes
- Errors hit and fixed
- 4 hit, 4 fixed with no human help
- How the result was proved
- bash -n openvpn-install.sh (syntax OK); npx shellcheck (0 errors); sourced function definitions and tested all validators (18/18 pass); mock stubs for system functions produced exit 0 through full install flow; OpenSSL genrsa/req/x509 verified
- Model tokens used
- 216,012
- Exact commit tested
- 69faf877ecf6
- Container image
- sha256:cdd920bce783
What was not measured
The other half, so you can see exactly how far this evidence goes. A gap is printed as a gap and never filled in.
- Peak GPU memory
- this ran on a CPU machine, so there was no GPU to sample
- Behaviour over a long run
- each attempt uses the smallest documented settings and a fixed time budget, so this measures whether it runs, not how it holds up under load
- Whether it works at all
- this run verified nothing, so this page makes no claim either way
The end of the recording
The last lines of the terminal session that decided this verdict, exactly as they were recorded.
This is a shell script (`openvpn-install.sh`, 1655 lines) that automates OpenVPN server setup on Li… **What I verified:** - **Shell syntax**: `bash -n openvpn-install.sh` passed — syntax is valid. - **ShellCheck**: 8 findings, all `info` or `style` level (SC2086 quoting, SC2162 read -r, SC2001 s… - **Utility functions**: All regex-based validators work correctly — `check_ip` (9/9), `check_dns_n… - **Argument parsing**: `--auto`, `--serveraddr`, `--proto`, `--port`, `--clientname`, `--dns1/2` a… - **OS detection**: Correctly identifies Ubuntu 24.04 (noble). - **Log flow**: With all system functions mocked, the auto-install flow completes exit 0, following… - **OpenSSL**: Available (3.0.13) and can generate RSA keys, CSRs, and self-signed certificates — t… - **CI/CD**: 3 workflow sets test on CentOS Stream 8/9/10, Amazon Linux 2023, Rocky Linux 8, AlmaLi… **What blocked real installation**: The script cannot run because root is required, system packages… **What I would try next if the environment changed**: With root access and the TUN device, running …
Replay the whole session, every command from a clean machine to this point.
How it was tested
One agent, one container, no human help. It installs the project the way its own documentation says to, runs it, and fixes what breaks. Everything below is recorded as it happened: the terminal session, the log and the exact commit. The full method.
Strengths and limits
Measured facts, not opinions. How this is written.
What went well
- Installed in 0 minutes, faster than the median of the 7 comparable projects Argusic has measured.
- Recovered from all 4 errors without a human stepping in, which says the failures are documented well enough to solve.
- Licensed MIT, as reported by its host.
- Measured 2 times, so the result is not a one-off.
What did not, or is not known
- An agent with no time limit did not get it running.
Of the 8 bash projects Argusic has installed and timed, openvpn-install was the 1st fastest to reach a running state, and 6 of 8 reached one at all.
Also tested, in the same area
Every one of these was installed and run by Argusic on a clean machine. Nothing appears here that was not tested.
Run history
| tested by | attempt | outcome | score | cost USD | when |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argusic Runner | 2/3 | Did not run | 20.00 | 0.18 | |
| Argusic Runner | 1/3 | Did not run | 20.00 | 0.12 |
Topics (from GitHub)
bashcentosdebianeasyrsaencryptioninstalleripv6linuxnetworkopenvpnopenvpn-serverpkiprivacyraspberry-pisecurityself-hostedubuntuvpnvpn-clientvpn-server
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[](https://argusic.com/subject/openvpn-install)Questions
- Does openvpn-install run?
- Argusic could not verify that openvpn-install runs. Argusic installed and launched it on a clean machine in 0 minutes, hitting 4 errors on the way, and recorded the session.
- How did Argusic test openvpn-install?
- On a fresh, disposable machine, with every command recorded and the repository pinned at commit 69faf877ecf6. 2 attempts are recorded, and the full method is on the methodology page.
- What did it cost to test openvpn-install?
- The run that produced this verdict cost $0.18: real compute and model cost, not a list price per million tokens. It is recorded on that run's page.
- How long does openvpn-install take to install?
- 0 minutes in the run that decided this verdict, from a clean machine to a running state. That is one measured attempt, not an average.
- Does openvpn-install need a GPU?
- Not to start. Argusic reached a running state on a machine with no GPU.
- What goes wrong when installing openvpn-install?
- 4 things broke in the recorded run, and 4 were fixed without human help. Each one, and the time it cost, is listed on this page.
- How does openvpn-install compare with the alternatives?
- Of the 8 bash projects Argusic has installed and timed, openvpn-install was the 1st fastest to reach a running state, and 6 of 8 reached one at all.
- Where is the evidence for openvpn-install?
- All 2 recorded runs are on this page, each linking to its full log and terminal recording, stored with a sha256 fingerprint so it cannot be quietly altered.