TunnelBear

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Notes: Instructions to copy 3rd party configs into /etc/openvpn/ is not the ArchWiki way. (Discuss in Talk:TunnelBear#)

TunnelBear is a VPN provider that utilizes OpenVPN protocol.

In order to use this tutorial, one must have Giant or Grizzly subscription.

Note: There is an easier method to use TunnelBear service for Gnome users.

Walkthrough

Install openvpn.

Download TunnelBear OpenVPN config files.

Unzip the folder, and copy all the files to

$ /etc/openvpn/

Do not forget to change the permission

$ sudo chmod 600 /etc/openvpn/*

Pick the corresponding .ovpn that will be used (TunnelBear Japan is used as an example)

Rename the extension & remove the space

$ mv /etc/openvpn/TunnelBear\ Japan.ovpn /etc/openvpn/TunnelBearJapan.conf

Edit the .conf file

/etc/openvpn/TunnelBearJapan.conf
.
.
keepalive 10 30
auth-user-pass login.key
.
.

Create login.key

/etc/openvpn/login.key

yourtunnelbearusername
yourtunnelbearpassword

Start & add it to systemd boot process

$ sudo systemctl start openvpn@TunnelBearJapan.service
$ sudo systemctl enable openvpn@TunnelBearJapan.service

References