Save some time importing .ovpn to the network manager and entering credentials whenever you want to connect to a NordVPN network. This script will automatically connect you to Nord's recommended connection.
- python3
- openvpn
- nordvpn account
For ease of use, add the script to your .bash_alias:
alias vpn='sudo /path/to/git/nordvpn_connect/connect.py'
In that case you should also mark the script as executable: chmod +x connect.py.
Use vpn init to save your credentials that will be used for all connections. Or do it manually:
Put your nordvpn credentials into a file at /etc/openvpn/login.conf and give it the least permissions possible.
# vi /etc/openvpn/login.conf
# chmod 400 /etc/openvpn/login.conf
This file should contain only your credentials on one line each:
myusername
Pa55w0rd
vpn up will check Nord's API for the recommended server and create a connection to that one.
vpn up <COUNTRY CODE> allows you to connect to a specific country (e.g. vpn up us for USA).
vpn up us123 will connect you to server us123.
vpn down kills the currently active connection spawned by this script.
vpn status shows the PID of the running openvpn process and your IP and location info.
Pull a list of servers from NordVPN's CDN and refresh overwrite outdated files on your system.
Just like in the NordVPN Tutorial, this script will by default save your .ovpn-configs to /etc/openvpn. Check their tutorial if your connection with these files fails.