Installation

This document provides detailed instructions on how to install openvpn-auth-oauth2.

Installing via Linux Packages

We provide DEB/RPM packages for Linux distributions. You can download the latest package from our releases page.

For Debian based distributions:

openvpn-auth-oauth2 provides a APT repository for Debian based distributions. You can add the repository to your system and install the package using the following commands:

curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jkroepke/openvpn-auth-oauth2/refs/heads/main/packaging/apt/openvpn-auth-oauth2.sources | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openvpn-auth-oauth2.sources
sudo apt update
sudo apt install openvpn-auth-oauth2

Note: The apt repository exclusively locates to the latest release. To pin a specific version, use https://github.com/jkroepke/openvpn-auth-oauth2/releases/download/vX.Y.Z as URIs in the sources file.

Alternatively, you can install the DEB package manually:

1. Download the DEB package from the releases page.
2. Open a terminal.
3. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the package.
4. Install the package using the following command:

sudo dpkg -i <package_file>.deb

Replace <package_file> with the name of the downloaded file.

For RedHat based distributions:

1. Download the DEB package from the releases page.
2. Open a terminal.
3. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the package.
4. Install the package using the following command:

sudo yum localinstall <package_file>.rpm

Replace <package_file> with the name of the downloaded file.

Manual Installation

If you prefer to build the binary yourself, follow these steps:

1. Ensure you have golang and Make installed on your system.
2. Download the source code from our releases page.
3. Open a terminal.
4. Navigate to the directory where you downloaded the source code.
5. Build the binary using the following command:

   make build

   This will create a binary file named openvpn-auth-oauth2.
6. Move the openvpn-auth-oauth2 binary to /usr/bin/ using the following command:

   sudo mv openvpn-auth-oauth2 /usr/bin/