*Manual IKEv2 setup is available to Premium users only.

** Compatible with Debian-based distributions (Ubuntu, Linux Mint, Kali Linux, Elementary OS, and others) 

 

 

1. Log in to your Privado Admin area; copy and save your Privado Username for a manual connection. The Password will be the same as the one you use to log in to the Privado Admin area or the PrivadoVPN application. You will need these details later on to set up your IKEv2 connection. 

 

2. After saving your username, click https://app.privadovpn.com/en/server-list or https://app.privado.live/en/server-list. Find your preferred server location on the left. Next, under "Server", copy and save your server name.

• Optionally, you can use either the server name (ex. ams-005.vpn.privado.io) or the server IP (ex. 91.148.224.50) from the next column as your server name.  
  "Capacity" means the percentage of free available slots on a particular server; i.e. the higher the number is, the better. 

 

IKEv2 set up on Debian-based distributions

1. Open a terminal window and switch to a root user: 

If you can't find a launcher, or if you just want a faster way to bring up the terminal, most Linux systems use the same default keyboard shortcut to start it: Ctrl + Right Alt + T

 

Execute the following command and enter the root password:

 

 

2. Execute the following command to install the strongswan, libcharon-extra-plugins, libstrongswan-extra-plugins, libcharon-extauth-plugins, and resolvconf packages:

 

3. Replace the PRIVADOVPN_USERNAME and PRIVADOVPN_SERVER_ADDRESS in the command below with the values you saved at Step 1 and execute the command: 

Note: For the PRIVADOVPN_SERVER_ADDRESS value, you can use either the server name (ex. ams-005.vpn.privado.io) or the server IP (ex. 91.148.224.50) from this list).

 

For example: 

printf '%b' '\n' 'conn 'privadovpn'\n' '\t#IKEv2 profile: 'PrivadoVPN '\n'  '\tkeyexchange=ike\n' '\tdpdaction=clear\n' '\tdpddelay=300s\n' '\teap_identity='pvefvidg2020327'\n' '\tleftauth=eap-mschapv2\n' '\tleft=%defaultroute\n' '\tleftsourceip=%config\n' '\tright='ams-005.vpn.privado.io'\n' '\trightid=vpn.privado.io\n' '\trightauth=pubkey\n' '\trightsubnet=0.0.0.0/0\n' '\trightid= %any\n' '\ttype=tunnel\n' '\tauto=add\n' >> /etc/ipsec.conf 

 

4.  Run the following command to disable the constraints plugin: 

 

5. Replace the PRIVADOVPN_USERNAME and PRIVADOVPN_PASSWORD in the command below with the values you saved at Step 1 and execute the command: 

 

For example: 

print '%s' 'pvefvidg2020327' ': EAP' 'Y0uRoWnPaS$wOrd' >> /etc/ipsec.secrets && mv /etc/ipsec.d/cacerts /etc/ipsec.d/cacerts_old && ln -s /etc/ssl/certs /etc/ipsec.d/cacerts

 

6. Restart StrongSwan to refresh the new settings:

7. Now you can switch back to your system account: 

 

For example:

su - privadouser

8. Run the following command to activate the connection:

 

9. All done; you have successfully connected to PrivadoVPN:

10. Run the following command to deactivate the connection:

 

If you have any further questions or concerns, feel free to reach out to us via our Support Form at https://support.privado.live/new.