This client fetches the list of available relay servers provided by vpngate.net. Once connected to a server, speed tests kick off to determine latency, upload speed and download speed.

You can check out your current IP address and region at https://nordvpn.com/what-is-my-ip/, or simply run the following command in a terminal:

$ curl ipinfo.io

Requirements

openvpn
macOS or Linux

Install from source

Ensure that go is installed.

$ CGO_ENABLED=0 go get github.com/davegallant/vpngate

Ensure that the go bin path is discoverable:

$ echo 'export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/go/bin' >> ~/.profile
$ source ~/.profile

MacOS

OpenVPN can be installed with homebrew.

$ brew install openvpn

Usage

List available servers

$ vpngate list

Connect to a server

On macOS, openvpn may not be within your PATH. To fix this, run:

$ export PATH=$(brew --prefix openvpn)/sbin:$PATH

The above command can also be added to a bash/zsh profile for future use.

Because openvpn creates a network interface, run the connect command with sudo or a user with escalated privileges.

$ sudo vpngate connect

Random

If the country doesn't matter, a random server can be selected:

$ sudo vpngate connect --random

Notes

I do not maintain any of the servers on vpngate.net (connect to these servers at your own discretion)
Many of the listed servers claim to have a logging policy of 2 weeks

Todo

Allow for servers to be cycled periodically (--cycle)