OpenVPN User Monitoring

This is simple script monitors VPN users and sends notifications to Telegram. It helps network administrators track VPN user activity in real-time.

Requirement

1. OpenVPN Server
2. TELEGRAM_TOKEN: Telegram API token.
3. CHAT_ID: Telegram chat ID for notifications.

Git Clone

git clone https://github.com/ForensicID/vpn-user.git

Adding Execute Permission

chmod +x /path/to/your/directory/vpn_user.sh

Run Script for Background Process

bash /path/to/your/directory/vpn_user.sh &

Stop the Script

Get the PID

ps aux | grep vpn_user.sh

And then Kill the process

kill -9 PID

Optional

If Run Automatically Script on Booting

Open Cronjob configuration

crontab -e

Adding start the script on Booting Process

@reboot bash /path/to/your/directory/vpn_user.sh &

OR Adding in systemd

Create file with your file editor

nano /etc/systemd/system/yourServiceName.service

Adding some configuration for systemd service

[Unit]
Description=Script VPN User Service
After=network.target

[Service]
ExecStart=/path/to/your/directory/vpn_user.sh
User=root
Group=root
Restart=on-failure

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Reload the Daemon service for change configuration

systemctl daemon-reload

And then enable and start the vpn user systemd service

systemctl enable yourServiceName.service
systemctl start yourServiceName.service
systemctl status yourServiceName.service