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## Goals
* Connect several single nodes via a VPN
* Nodes should be able to reach each others even through NATs
* Traffic should be secured with a password
* Nodes should be accessible by IP addresses and names like `NODE.myvpn`
## Scenario
![imgs/point_to_point_scenario.png](Point to point scenario)
Three single nodes should be connected via a secure VPN. `node1` and `node3` have fixed addresses but `node2` has a dynamic address that changes regularly.
## Preparations
To be able to set up the VPN, at least one node needs to be reachable by an
#### Note
To be able to set up the VPN, at least one node needs to have a be reachable by an
unchanging address of hostname. This is normally not the case with common
DSL uplinks (they change addresses every day). Please see [[Dynamic DNS]] for
a solution.
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The actual VpnCloud setup is pretty simple.
A new network config in `/etc/vpncloud` has to be created on each node.
There is an example file to start with in `/etc/vpncloud/example.net`.
There is an example file in `/etc/vpncloud/example.net.disabled` that explains all the parameters.
$> sudo cp /etc/vpncloud/example.net /etc/vpncloud/mynet.net
$> sudo cp /etc/vpncloud/example.net.disabled /etc/vpncloud/mynet.net
Now that file has to edited to change a few values:
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The following values have to be modified:
- **PEERS**: This is a list of all peers that this node should connect to.
Only unchanging addresses can be used here. Several addresses can be appended
and separated by spaces like `"node1.dyndns.org:3210 node2.dyndns.org:3210"`.
All nodes that have an unchanging address should be listed here.
- **peers**: This is a list of all peers that this node should connect to.
Only unchanging addresses can be used here.
- **SHARED_KEY**: This is a shared password for all nodes that secures the
- **shared_key**: This is a shared password for all nodes that secures the
communication. It must be the same on all nodes and of course it should be a
strong password.
- **IFUP**: `ifconfig $IFNAME 10.0.0.X/24 mtu 1400` where `X` is different for
- **ifup**: `ifconfig $IFNAME 10.0.0.X/24 mtu 1400` where `X` is different for
every node. It is good idea to use incrementing numbers here and to track the
assigned numbers and nodes in a list.
- **ENABLED**: This needs to be set to `1` when everything is finished so the
network is started automatically.
This leads to the following configuration files:
#### Node1
peers:
- node3.example.com
shared_key: "mysupersecretkey"
ifup: "ifconfig $IFNAME 10.0.0.1/24 mtu 1400"
#### Node2
peers:
- node1.example.com
- node3.example.com
shared_key: "mysupersecretkey"
ifup: "ifconfig $IFNAME 10.0.0.2/24 mtu 1400"
#### Node3
peers:
- node1.example.com
shared_key: "mysupersecretkey"
ifup: "ifconfig $IFNAME 10.0.0.3/24 mtu 1400"
After the config file has been set up correctly, VpnCloud needs to be restarted:
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If you want to, you can [[associate names with the nodes|Naming Hosts]]. Please note that this procedure has to be done on all nodes.
## Testing the network
When everything has been setup properly, the connection can be checked using the
`ping` command:
$> ping NAME.myvpn
$node1> ping 10.0.0.2
$node2> ping 10.0.0.3
$node3> ping 10.0.0.1
## Advanced settings
- **crypto**: This setting defines the used encryption method. Options are `chacha20` (the default) and `aes256`. Both are pretty secure but `aes256` is only supported on newer CPUs (check support with `vpncloud -V`). If all nodes support `aes256` the method can be changed and might bring some speed improvements.
- **magic**: This setting can be changed to hide the protocol header and make VpnCloud undetectable. This setting must be the same on all nodes.

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