UTunnel is an easy-to-setup VPN as a Service (VPNaaS) provider, offering robust VPN and Zero Trust networking solutions targeted towards small and medium businesses. UTunnel enables easy VPN server deployment and administration, as well as trouble-free user management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UTunnel offers two options to set up your VPN server on UpCloud: the Integrated Cloud option and Bring Your Own Server(BYOS or on-premise) option. In this tutorial, we will discuss how to set up a VPN server on UpCloud VPS using both of the above options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Signing up with UTunnel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To start with, head over to utunnel.io<\/strong><\/a> and sign up for an account using the Sign Up<\/strong> button at the top right corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You can choose to sign up for an Individual <\/strong>or Organization account<\/strong> based on your requirements. An organization account comes with many business-centric capabilities like team management, single sign-on, site-to-site tunnelling etc. to list a few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Once you’ve registered and logged into your UTunnel account, you can start creating your first VPN server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Integrated Cloud Option<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The integrated cloud option is the easier of the two options to deploy your UpCloud VPN server<\/a> as it offers a fully automated VPN server deployment. You can set up the VPN server with just a few clicks without the need to execute a single command. You can follow the steps below to set up a VPN server using this option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deploying the VPN Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Deploying a VPN server on UpCloud using UTunnel\u2019s automated deployment process is quick and easy. To set up a new VPN server, while on your UTunnel dashboard, click the Create Server <\/strong>button on the top right portion of the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The server creation page lets you choose your subscription type, server specifications and the number of user licenses. You can find the option below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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• Select package – Select your package(Basic\/Standard) based on your requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Server type – Choose your server type to be Cloud<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Server name – Provide an easily identifiable name as the server name<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Provider – Select the provider as UpCloud<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Location – Choose a server location from the available geolocations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• Instance type – Select an instance type depending on your requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
• VPN accounts –  Choose the number of VPN user licenses required on the server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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  Click on the Proceed<\/strong> button once you have made your choices. You will then be presented with an Order Summary page to confirm the details. Click on Proceed<\/strong> to make the payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Once you have made the payment, your VPN server in UpCloud will be deployed and ready in a couple of minutes. You can now install the UTunnel VPN client apps<\/strong><\/a> to connect to your newly created VPN server in UpCloud. You can also manage the users and teams who would need access to the VPN server from the UTunnel dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  2. Bring Your Own Server(BYOS) \/ On-Premise Option<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

  Bring your own server option lets you deploy a VPN server on a cloud VPS in your own UpCloud account. You will require an UpCloud VPS running Ubuntu 20.04 to install a UTunnel VPN server. The steps to deploy an UpCloud VPN server using the BYOS or on-premise option are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Signing up with UpCloud<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

  If you have not yet registered on UpCloud, begin by getting signed up.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  Deploying an UpCloud server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

  Setting up a new server on UpCloud is an easy process. You can start the process by logging into your UpCloud Control Panel and select to Deploy a server<\/a> under the Servers section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  The deployment page shows many options for customizing a new cloud server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Location – You can choose your server location from the list of available data centres<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Plan – Select a plan that works according to your requirements.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Storage – Choose a storage size depending on your usage <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Operating System – Select Ubuntu 20.04 as the operating system<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Server hostname and description – Choose an identifiable name for your server as the server name<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

     You can find more detailed instructions on server deployment at the UpCloud newcomer\u2019s tutorials<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Go ahead with deploying your server when you’ve finished configuring the server settings. Once the new server is created, do not forget to note down the IP address<\/strong> of the newly created UpCloud instance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     Setting Up your UpCloud VPN server with UTunnel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

     Sign up and log in to your UTunnel account dashboard. If you do not have an account, go ahead and sign up for a Personal or Organization account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

     After logging into your UTunnel account, continue by creating a new VPN server by clicking the Create Server<\/strong> button on your account homepage. You can now customize your subscription and server specifications as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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     • Select Package – Select a package that best suits your requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n
     • Server Type – Choose the server type as on-premise<\/li>\n\n\n\n
     • Server Name – Select an identifiable name for your server<\/li>\n\n\n\n
     • IP Address – Input the IP address of your newly created UpCloud instance.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
     • VPN accounts – Choose the number of VPN user licenses required on the server.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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       You can click on Proceed<\/strong> to view the order summary. Proceed and make the payment and you will get a server registration token. <\/strong>You will need this token to register your VPN server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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       Registering Your Server<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

       The next step is to register your cloud server. To do this, you first need to connect your server via SSH<\/a> and run the following commands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

       Create a directory named utunnel<\/strong> and make it the current working directory<\/p>\n\n\n\n

       sudo mkdir \/utunnel && cd \/utunnel<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
       Then download the required files and extract them<\/p>\n\n\n\n
       sudo wget https:\/\/files.utunnel.io\/production\/deploy\/install_bundle_20.tar<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
       sudo tar -xf install_bundle_20.tar<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
       Register your UpCloud VPN server after replacing YOUR_REG_TOKEN<\/mark> with the registration token you received at the VPN server overview as shown in the screenshot above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
       sudo \/utunnel\/bin\/utnservice register YOUR_REG_TOKEN<\/span><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
       Lastly, start the VPN server<\/p>\n\n\n\n
       sudo \/utunnel\/bin\/utnservice start<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
       That’s it! you have now successfully deployed a UTunnel VPN server on your UpCloud VPS using the BYOS option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
       You can now install the UTunnel VPN client apps<\/strong><\/a> and connect to your newly created VPN server on UpCloud. You can manage the users and teams who would need access to the VPN server from the UTunnel dashboard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":32615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","community-category":[111,113,121],"class_list":["post-32353","tutorial","type-tutorial","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","community-category-networking","community-category-integrations","community-category-security"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tutorial\/32353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tutorial"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tutorial"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"community-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/studiogo.tech\/upcloudold\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/community-category?post=32353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}