Setting up a Personal VPN using OpenVPN
Security while browsing the web is an increasing issue. One of the most effective ways to protect yourself is by using a Virtual Private Network or VPN. Paid VPN service providers are expensive and some are not even necessarily secure.
This guide will walk you through the steps of setting up your own VPN using OpenVPN, the same robust VPN protocol that the paid providers use. We will be using DigitalOcean and Ubuntu 16.04.4 in this guide, but you can use other cloud hosting providers and a different Linux distribution if you wish. Keep in mind that the setup may vary depending on hosting provider and distribution.