Set up a VPN on Raspberry Pi

Surfshark does not have a standalone app for Raspberry Pi; however, you can test your basic tech knowledge and complete a simple manual setup using the credentials provided to you with your Surfshark account. Here are the steps you need to take:

• Open Surfshark’s manual setup page;
• Choose the Desktop or mobile option, then tap on OpenVPN;
• The new window shows your manual setup credentials. Keep them open for now;
• Open the Terminal by clicking CTRL + ALT + T;
• Install the necessary OpenVPN packages by entering the following command:
  sudo apt-get install openvpn unzip;
• If you are requested to enter a password, please enter your computer’s admin password.
• Navigate to the OpenVPN directory by entering the following command:
  cd /etc/openvpn;
• Download the Surfshark OpenVPN Configuration files:
  sudo wget https://my.surfshark.com/vpn/api/v1/server/configurations;
• Extract “Surfshark_Config.zip”:
  sudo unzip configurations;
• Remove the .zip file as we will not use it anymore.
  sudo rm configurations;
• To see the list of all available servers, enter:
  ls;
• Choose one of the servers from the server list and connect to Surfshark by entering:
  sudo openvpn [file name]
  For example:
  sudo openvpn us-dal.prod.surfshark.com_udp.ovpn;
• You will be asked to enter the credentials here. Enter the Surfshark service credentials that you collected at the start of the setup process;
• If you can see the Initialization Sequence Completed message, you have successfully connected to Surfshark.

Once you’re done with the setup, it’s a good idea to check if your connection was successful. To do so, simply visit the What is my IP page or use any other IP checking tool. If your connection was successful, these tools should show the VPN server’s IP address and location instead of your actual data.