Ship complete bundle to remote users (client, configuration, certificates)

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nycvelo

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Post by nycvelo » Fri Mar 11, 2022 4:22 am
Greetings. I have family members in Ukraine and Russia who currently need secure connectivity with relatives and friends in the rest of the world.

I run an OpenVPN server on OpenBSD in the US and connect to it using Viscosity on the Mac. This setup uses self-signed certificates and all works fine. I'm presuming my relatives are mostly Windows users.

My question: What do I need to do to ship ready-made Viscosity setups to family overseas? In other words, how can I bundle the Viscosity client with the necessary configs and certs so that family members can install it and be ready to connect?

Thank you!

Eric

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Post by Eric » Fri Mar 11, 2022 8:11 am
Hi nycvelo,

We have a guide here for bundling a Viscosity installer with configurations and any settings you want to change - https://sparklabs.com/support/kb/articl ... s-windows/

Alternatively, you can have them install Viscosity, then send them a zipped (visz) configuration they can just import and use.

https://sparklabs.com/support/kb/articl ... nnections/
https://sparklabs.com/support/kb/articl ... connection

Regards,
Eric
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nycvelo

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Post by nycvelo » Fri Mar 11, 2022 8:23 am
Thank you! Seems like either of these approaches would work.

Does the full bundle and/or the configuration bundle include the necessary certificates and key file? I think the answer is yes, but just checking. Thanks again.

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Post by Eric » Fri Mar 11, 2022 11:53 am
Hi nycvelo,

Exporting a connection from Viscosity will include everything; configuration, certificates, keys, scripts, etc.

If you are making a bundle, it is up to you to ensure you include everything the configuration needs when creating it.

Regards,
Eric
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