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UPDATE NOTICE

This project is deprecated. This one is a better version of it. You can still continue to use this one as before but it will not be longer maintened.

FreeVPN

FreeVPN is a simple VPN launcher that uses VPNGate servers via OpenVPN, leveraging the auto-ovpn project to keep an up-to-date list of working .ovpn configuration files.

Features

  • Automatic update of VPN server configs via auto-ovpn (GitHub).
  • Compatibility fix: Converts legacy cipher directive to data-ciphers for OpenVPN 2.6+ compatibility, without modifying the original config files.
  • Easy selection: Choose a country code (e.g., JP, KR, VN, RU, TH, US) to auto-select a server, or pick manually if multiple are available.
  • No config editing required: All changes are done on-the-fly with a temporary file.

Usage

./openvpn.sh [--autochoose] <JP|KR|VN|RU|TH|US>
  • --autochoose (optional): Automatically selects the first matching server if multiple are found.
  • <country>: Country code to filter servers (e.g., JP for Japan).

Example:

./openvpn.sh JP

If multiple configs are found, you will be prompted to select one (unless --autochoose is used).

Requirements

For Linux (openvpn.sh)

  • Linux (tested)
  • openvpn (2.6+ recommended)
  • git
  • bash

For Windows (openvpn.ps1)

How it works

  • Downloads/updates the auto-ovpn repo.
  • Finds a matching .ovpn config.
  • Converts cipher to data-ciphers in a temporary file for OpenVPN 2.6+.
  • Launches OpenVPN with the modified config.

PowerShell version (Windows)

You can use the provided openvpn.ps1 script to run FreeVPN on Windows with PowerShell:

./openvpn.ps1 -InputArg JP -AutoChoose

or

./openvpn.ps1 -InputArg JP
  • -InputArg <country>: Country code to filter servers (e.g., JP, KR, VN, RU, TH, US)
  • -AutoChoose (optional): Automatically selects the first matching server if multiple are found.

The script will clone/update the auto-ovpn repo, select a config, patch it for OpenVPN 2.6+ compatibility, and launch OpenVPN.

Dependencies for Windows:

  • PowerShell 5+
  • OpenVPN (add to PATH)
  • Git (add to PATH)