nymvpncli guide #5243
nymvpncli guide #5243
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| This is a short guide to setting up and using the `nym-vpnc` tool, which is used in conjunction with the `nym-vpnd` daemon. | ||
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| These binaries have superceded the older `nym-vpn-cli` binary. This still operates for the moment as it is being used in testing scenarios but will go out of date quickly. |
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Not sure if the white line in the beginning gets propagated.
| ## Download & Extract Binary | ||
| Check the [release page](https://github.com/nymtech/nym-vpn-client/releases/) page for the latest release version and modify the instructions accordingly. These instructions use the latest as of the time of writing. | ||
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| wget -q https://github.com/nymtech/nym-vpn-client/releases/download/nym-vpn-core-v1.1.0-beta.3/nym-vpn-core-v1.1.0-beta.3_<YOUR_OPERATING_SYSTEM>.tar.gz && |
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Isn't here a way to put latest tag or release tag to not to have to worry about updating it?
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Or use <BINARY> so ppl copy-paste the whole thing anyway and you have less future management work
| Check the [release page](https://github.com/nymtech/nym-vpn-client/releases/) page for the latest release version and modify the instructions accordingly. These instructions use the latest as of the time of writing. | ||
| ```sh | ||
| wget -q https://github.com/nymtech/nym-vpn-client/releases/download/nym-vpn-core-v1.1.0-beta.3/nym-vpn-core-v1.1.0-beta.3_<YOUR_OPERATING_SYSTEM>.tar.gz && | ||
| tar -xzf nym-vpn-core-v1.1.0-beta.3_<YOUR_OPERATING_SYSTEM>.tar.gz && |
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or alternatively make it a bit more eye banging that a user has to think and replace:
tar -xzf <BINARY>.tar.gz
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| Older Debian/Ubuntu versions need to manually install `protobuf-compiler` >= v3.21.12 |
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Also starts with a whitespace
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| ## Start the daemon | ||
| ```sh | ||
| sudo ./PATH/TO/nym-vpnd |
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I would consider to:
import { VarInfo } from 'components/variable-info.tsx';
Then put
<VarInfo />
Somewhere on top and use the PATH cnvention like it's noted there.
https://nymtech.net/docs/operators/variables
Which is <PATH_TO>
| ## Run VPN | ||
| We have to first store the account we have created online: | ||
| ```sh | ||
| ./PATH/TO/nym-vpn-cli store-account --mnemonic "<MNEMONIC_FROM_GENERATION_STEP>" |
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I would consider to:
import { VarInfo } from 'components/variable-info.tsx';
Then put
<VarInfo />
Somewhere on top and use the PATH cnvention like it's noted there.
https://nymtech.net/docs/operators/variables
Which is <PATH_TO>
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| You can then connect `nym-vpnc` (in this case, with 2 hop wireguard mode enabled): | ||
| ```sh | ||
| ./PATH/TO/nym-vpn-cli nym-vpnc connect --enable-two-hop |
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I would consider to:
import { VarInfo } from 'components/variable-info.tsx';
Then put
<VarInfo />
Somewhere on top and use the PATH cnvention like it's noted there.
https://nymtech.net/docs/operators/variables
Which is <PATH_TO>
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