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How to build SoftEther VPN for UNIX

Requirements

You need to install the following software to build SoftEther VPN for UNIX.

  • Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris or Mac OS X.
  • GNU Compiler Collection (gcc) and binary utilities. ***
  • GNU Make (gmake).
  • GNU C Library (glibc).
  • POSIX Threads (pthread).
  • OpenSSL (crypto, ssl).
  • libiconv.
  • readline.
  • ncurses.

*** It has been noted that clang is also supported as an alternative to gcc.

For example, the following commands help you to install the above programs on Fedora or CentOS Linux:

$ sudo yum -y groupinstall "Development Tools"
$ sudo yum -y install readline-devel ncurses-devel openssl-devel

And this command for Debian/Ubuntu:

$ sudo apt -y install gcc libncurses5-dev libreadline-dev libssl-dev make

How to Build

To build the programs from the source code, run the following commands:

$ ./configure
$ make

If any error occurs, please check the above requirements.

How to Install SoftEther VPN Server, Bridge or Client

To install the vpnserver, vpnbridge and vpnclient programs into the /usr/bin directory, run the following as the root user:

# make install

After the installation will complete successfully:

  • Execute 'vpnserver start' to run the SoftEther VPN Server background service.

  • Execute 'vpnbridge start' to run the SoftEther VPN Bridge background service.

  • Execute 'vpnclient start' to run the SoftEther VPN Client background service.

  • Execute 'vpncmd' to run SoftEther VPN Command-Line Utility to configure VPN Server, VPN Bridge or VPN Client.

  • You can also use VPN Server/Client Manager GUI Tool on other Windows PC to connect to VPN services remotely. You can download the GUI Tools from http://www.softether-download.com/.

How to Run SoftEther VPN Server for Test

To start the SoftEther VPN Server background service, run the following:

$ bin/vpnserver/vpnserver start

To stop the service, run the following:

$ bin/vpnserver/vpnserver stop

To configure the running SoftEther VPN Server service, you can use SoftEther VPN Command Line Management Utility as following:

$ bin/vpncmd/vpncmd

Or you can also use VPN Server Manager GUI Tool on other Windows PC to connect to the VPN Server remotely. You can download the GUI Tool from http://www.softether-download.com/.

How to Run SoftEther VPN Bridge for Test

To start the SoftEther VPN Bridge background service, run the following:

$ bin/vpnbridge/vpnbridge start

To stop the service, run the following:

$ bin/vpnbridge/vpnbridge stop

To configure the running SoftEther VPN Bridge service, you can use SoftEther VPN Command Line Management Utility as following:

$ bin/vpncmd/vpncmd

Or you can also use VPN Server Manager GUI Tool on other Windows PC to connect to the VPN Bridge remotely. You can download the GUI Tool from http://www.softether-download.com/.

How to Run SoftEther VPN Client for Test

To start the SoftEther VPN Client background service, run the following:

$ bin/vpnclient/vpnclient start

To stop the service, run the following:

$ bin/vpnclient/vpnclient stop

To configure the running SoftEther VPN Client service, you can use SoftEther VPN Command Line Management Utility as following:

$ bin/vpncmd/vpncmd

Or you can also use VPN Client Manager GUI Tool on other Windows PC to connect to the VPN Client remotely. You can download the GUI Tool from http://www.softether-download.com/.

Thank You Using SoftEther VPN ! By SoftEther VPN Open-Source Project http://www.softether.org/