algo/docs/client-linux.md
Bill Nottingham 4064bc281a Update the Fedora related docs. (#1470)
* Update the Fedora related docs.

- update for new generated config file locations
- remove reference to no-longer-needed copr
- update package names for further py2 changes in Fedora

* switch back to the default ciphers
2019-06-06 17:58:31 +02:00

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# Linux client setup
## Provision client config
After you deploy a server, you can use an included Ansible script to provision Linux clients too! Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, and Fedora are supported. The playbook is `deploy_client.yml`.
### Required variables
* `client_ip` - The IP address of your client machine (You can use `localhost` in order to deploy locally)
* `vpn_user` - The username. (Ensure that you have valid certificates and keys in the `configs/SERVER_ip/pki/` directory)
* `ssh_user` - The username that we need to use in order to connect to the client machine via SSH (ignore if you are deploying locally)
* `server_ip` - The vpn server ip address
### Example
```shell
ansible-playbook deploy_client.yml -e 'client_ip=client.com vpn_user=jack server_ip=vpn-server.com ssh_user=root'
```
### Additional options
If the user requires sudo password use the following argument: `--ask-become-pass`.
## OS Specific instructions
Some Linux clients may require more specific and details instructions to configure a connection to the deployed Algo VPN, these are documented here.
### Fedora Workstation
#### (Gnome) Network Manager install
First, install the required plugins.
````
dnf install NetworkManager-strongswan NetworkManager-strongswan-gnome
````
#### (Gnome) Network Manager configuration
In this example we'll assume the IP of our Algo VPN server is `1.2.3.4` and the user we created is `user-name`.
* Go to *Settings* > *Network*
* Add a new Network (`+` bottom left of the window)
* Select *IPsec/IKEv2 (strongswan)*
* Fill out the options:
* Name: your choice, e.g.: *ikev2-1.2.3.4*
* Gateway:
* Address: IP of the Algo VPN server, e.g: `1.2.3.4`
* Certificate: `cacert.pem` found at `/path/to/algo/configs/1.2.3.4/ipsec/.pki/cacert.pem`
* Client:
* Authentication: *Certificate/Private key*
* Certificate: `user-name.crt` found at `/path/to/algo/configs/1.2.3.4/ipsec/.pki/certs/user-name.crt`
* Private key: `user-name.key` found at `/path/to/algo/configs/1.2.3.4/ipsec/.pki/private/user-name.key`
* Options:
* Check *Request an inner IP address*, connection will fail without this option
* Optionally check *Enforce UDP encapsulation*
* Optionally check *Use IP compression*
* For the later 2 options, hover to option in the settings to see a description
* Cipher proposal:
* Check *Enable custom proposals*
* IKE: `aes256gcm16-prfsha512-ecp384`
* ESP: `aes256gcm16-ecp384`
* Apply and turn the connection on, you should now be connected