Virtual Private Network (VPN) How To

Virtual Private Network (VPN) How-To

Why using a VPN?

You want use OpenBazaar in a highly restricted environment such as a corporate network or a public Library.
You want establish a privacy layer between you and the rest of the world.

There are a couple of good paid VPNs. https://torrentfreak.com/?s=vpn+review offers reviews.

But you can also use a free VPN with limited data allowance. OpenBazaar does not use much traffic.

Important: OpenVPN based VPNs on TCP port 443 (HTTP SSL/TLS) have the highest successful penetration rate of highly restricted environments.

This is a free provider with limited data allowance (500 MB).

This provider offer OpenVPN on TCP port 443.

Sign up with an email account (not necessary your default email account)

Download the Windows or Mac client from Private Tunnel.

Get sure you change the setup of the client to use a xxxxxx 443 tcp server.

Or use the universal .ovpn file all clients including Linux.

The .ovpn file has several 'remote' entries. Move the line with a xxxxx 443 entrie on top of this block.

before:

remote us-ca-sj-001.privatetunnel.com 1194 udp

remote us-ca-sj-001.privatetunnel.com 443 tcp

remote us-ca-sj-001.privatetunnel.com 1194 udp

after:

remote us-ca-sj-001.privatetunnel.com 443 tcp

remote us-ca-sj-001.privatetunnel.com 1194 udp

and save it.

With Linux its than just:

openvpn --config Stockholm.ovpn