OpenVPN Community
Open-source alternative to Cisco AnyConnect VPN workflows
OpenVPN Community is the open-source edition of the OpenVPN VPN server, an alternative to commercial VPN products like Cisco AnyConnect-style workflows. It creates encrypted tunnels for secure remote access using certificate-based authentication. System administrators use it to build private, self-hosted VPN connections across platforms.
Key features
- Self-hosted VPN server
- Encrypted tunnels with certificate-based auth
- Cross-platform clients
Before you switch
Privacy tools deserve extra scrutiny — you’re trusting them with sensitive data. Prefer projects with published security audits, reproducible builds, and a clear threat model in their docs. Open source lets anyone inspect the code, which is exactly what you want from software that guards your passwords, traffic, or files.
Like every project on OpenShelf, OpenVPN Community is developed in the open — you can read the code, follow development, and even contribute. Check the system requirements and the project’s own documentation linked on this page before installing.