## Summary
- add independent install options for internet routing, client-to-client
access, and explicit server-side networks
- enforce the selected policy across firewalld, nftables, and iptables,
including DCO traffic
- use destination-scoped NAT for home LAN access and preserve client
routes and DNS in split-tunnel mode
- document the new defaults and add focused Docker policy coverage
Defaults remain internet access enabled, client-to-client access
disabled, and server-side network access disabled.
Related: #1496#443#385#624#547#1436#1103#1126#575#1434#1213#147
## Summary
- check that the official OpenVPN APT repository publishes the detected
suite before configuring it
- fall back to distribution packages for unsupported suites such as
Debian Sid/Forky
- remove stale repository configuration so failed installations can be
retried
- add Debian Sid to the Docker test matrix
Closes#1498
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## Summary
- Fix tls-crypt-v2 client key generation failing on Ubuntu 25.04+ with
"Permission denied"
- Add Ubuntu 25.10 to CI test matrix
## Root Cause
Ubuntu 25.04 introduced an AppArmor profile for openvpn
(`/etc/apparmor.d/openvpn`) that restricts where the binary can write.
The allowed paths are:
- `/etc/openvpn/{,**}`
- `@{HOME}/**` (owner only)
The script was using `mktemp` which creates files in `/tmp`, causing the
error:
```
Cannot open file '/tmp/tmp.XXX' for write: Permission denied (errno=13)
```
## Fix
Changed the temp file location from `/tmp` to `/etc/openvpn/server/`:
```bash
# Before
tls_crypt_v2_tmpfile=$(mktemp)
# After
tls_crypt_v2_tmpfile=$(mktemp /etc/openvpn/server/tls-crypt-v2-client.XXXXXX)
```
Fixes#1391
- Add nftables as a third firewall backend option alongside firewalld
and iptables
- Detection priority: firewalld → nftables → iptables (legacy fallback)
- Uses dedicated `openvpn` and `openvpn-nat` tables for clean isolation
- Integrates with native `nftables.service` via include in
`/etc/nftables.conf`
Closes https://github.com/angristan/openvpn-install/issues/530
## Summary
- Add native firewalld support for RHEL/Fedora/CentOS systems
- When firewalld is active, use `firewall-cmd --permanent` instead of
raw iptables
- Rules persist across `firewall-cmd --reload`
- Fall back to iptables when firewalld is not active
- Add `After=firewalld.service` to iptables systemd unit for safety
## Changes
**Install:** Detect firewalld, use `firewall-cmd` to add port,
masquerade, and rich rules. Fall back to iptables if inactive.
**Uninstall:** Detect which method was used and clean up accordingly.
**Tests:** Add `fedora-42-firewalld` CI test with firewalld enabled.
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Closes https://github.com/angristan/openvpn-install/issues/356
Closes https://github.com/angristan/openvpn-install/pull/1200
- Only cancel in-progress CI jobs for pull requests, not for master
branch pushes
- Ensures all master branch jobs run to completion while still saving CI
resources on PRs
## Summary
- Add support for OpenVPN's `tls-crypt-v2` feature (per-client TLS keys)
- Set `tls-crypt-v2` as the new recommended default
- Add CI tests for all 3 TLS key types
Closes#983Closes#758
Closes https://github.com/angristan/openvpn-install/pull/1257
## What is tls-crypt-v2?
Unlike `tls-crypt` (shared key), `tls-crypt-v2` generates unique keys
per client:
- **Better security**: Compromised client keys don't affect other
clients
- **Easier management**: Individual client key revocation without
regenerating server key
- **Scalability**: Better suited for large deployments
Requires OpenVPN 2.5+ (released 2020).
## Menu options
```
1) tls-crypt-v2 (recommended): Encrypts control channel, unique key per client
2) tls-crypt: Encrypts control channel, shared key for all clients
3) tls-auth: Authenticates control channel, no encryption
```
## Summary
This PR contains three related improvements:
### 1. Add `run_cmd_fatal` for critical operations
- New helper function that wraps `run_cmd` and exits on failure
- Converts critical operations (package installs, PKI setup, certificate
generation) to fail fast
- Non-critical operations (systemctl, cleanup) still use `run_cmd`
- Password-protected client certs run directly to preserve interactive
prompt
### 2. Fix Fedora installation
- Skip Copr repository setup since Fedora already ships OpenVPN 2.6.x
- Simplifies installation and removes external repository dependency
### 3. Improve CI test reliability
- Fail fast when `openvpn-test.service` fails during startup
- Add `journalctl` output to error diagnostics
- Display service status in wait loop
- Increase VPN gateway ping count from 3 to 10 for stability
- Replace the `sed` hack that disabled `systemctl` commands with proper
systemd support in Docker containers
- This allows testing the actual `systemctl` commands used by the
install script
- No more manual workarounds for starting OpenVPN/Unbound services
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## Summary
- Add version 10 support for CentOS Stream, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, and
Oracle Linux
- Consolidate version check logic into a single check for all RHEL-based
distributions
- Fix Rocky Linux Docker image names to `rockylinux/rockylinux:tag`
- Increase Easy-RSA download curl retry from 3 to 5
- Fail early if EPEL/Copr repository setup fails
- Fix Oracle Linux EPEL package name (`oracle-epel-release-el*` instead
of `epel-release`)
## Changes
### `openvpn-install.sh`
- Combine version checks for CentOS/Rocky/AlmaLinux and Oracle Linux
into one
- Update error message to list supported distributions
- Change Easy-RSA download `--retry 3` to `--retry 5`
- Add `|| log_fatal` to EPEL and Copr setup commands to fail early on
errors
- Use `oracle-epel-release-el{8,9,10}` for Oracle Linux instead of
`epel-release`
### `.github/workflows/docker-test.yml`
- Add CentOS Stream 10 (`quay.io/centos/centos:stream10`)
- Add Rocky Linux 10 (`rockylinux/rockylinux:10`)
- Add AlmaLinux 10 (`almalinux:10`)
- Add Oracle Linux 10 (`oraclelinux:10`)
- Fix Rocky Linux image names from `rockylinux:X` to
`rockylinux/rockylinux:X`
## Test plan
- [ ] CI passes for existing distributions
- [ ] CI passes for new version 10 distributions (where images are
available)
## Summary
- Add end-to-end tests for certificate revocation functionality
- Test that a revoked client certificate cannot connect to the VPN
- Test that a new certificate can be created with the same name as a
revoked one (validating the fix from #1185)
- Test that the new certificate can successfully connect
## Test Flow
1. **Initial connectivity tests** - existing tests pass
2. **Certificate revocation test**:
- Create a new client `revoketest`
- Connect with the certificate (verifies it works)
- Disconnect the client
- Revoke the certificate via the install script
- Try to reconnect with revoked cert (verifies connection is rejected)
3. **Reuse revoked name test**:
- Create a new certificate with the same name `revoketest`
- Verify both revoked and valid entries exist in `index.txt`
- Connect with the new certificate (verifies it works)
## Changes
| File | Changes |
|------|---------|
| `test/server-entrypoint.sh` | Start OpenVPN in background, add
revocation test orchestration |
| `test/client-entrypoint.sh` | Add revocation test phases with signal
file coordination |
| `docker-compose.yml` | Remove read-only restriction on shared volume
for client |
| `Makefile` | Increase timeout from 60 to 180 iterations |
| `.github/workflows/docker-test.yml` | Increase timeouts, fix shared
volume |
The previous check using `pgrep -x openvpn` was matching transient
openvpn processes like `openvpn --genkey` that run during installation,
causing false positives. This led to race conditions where the CI
thought the server was running when it was actually still installing.
Use `pgrep -f "openvpn.*server.conf"` to specifically match the actual
OpenVPN server process running with the server configuration.
Add step to display the install script log file (openvpn-install.log)
which includes timestamps and all installation activity.
This makes debugging CI failures easier by providing detailed logs
directly in the workflow output.
## Summary
- Remove Amazon Linux 2 support from the installer
- Amazon Linux 2023 remains fully supported
## Motivation
Amazon Linux 2 is reaching EOL.
Additionally, Amazon Linux 2 ships with **OpenSSL 1.0.2k** (from 2017)
which is incompatible with Easy-RSA 3.2.x. The newer Easy-RSA versions
use `openssl x509 -ext` which doesn't exist in OpenSSL 1.0.x, causing
certificate generation to fail.
This blocks our ability to upgrade Easy-RSA:
https://github.com/angristan/openvpn-install/commit/bda450948a933224f4f779a24a44c6279e1574a1
## Changes
- Updated OS detection to reject Amazon Linux 2 with a clear message
- Removed Amazon Linux 2 specific code paths (EPEL installation, yum
commands)
- Removed from CI test matrix
- Updated README supported distributions table
- Updated Makefile test targets
- Also, add Amazon Linux 2023 Unbound handling
## Summary
- Restrict `push` trigger to `master` branch only (feature branch pushes
won't trigger CI)
- Add concurrency groups to cancel redundant runs when new commits are
pushed
- Works correctly with fork PRs using standard `pull_request` event
Stanislas