How do I get started?
We have a room dedicated to helping you install the lightweight software needed to connect you to our network. The room visualizes the installation process for the operating system of your choice! We also have a Windows and Linux guide to help you connect to our network.
The "Access" page:
The access page is the reference point for anything TryHackMe VPN related.
Hopefully, you will only have to visit this once to download your TryHackMe configuration file for OpenVPN! However, it is one of the first ports of call in managing your TryHackMe VPN and troubleshooting.
Choosing a VPN Region:
TryHackMe has multiple VPN servers placed throughout various geographic regions to help keep your ping low and the connection stable. At the time of writing, TryHackMe has the following:
At times there may be many concurrent users on the site, which is why some regions, such as EU. The VM region will download that regions VPN server for you to connect to
Verifying connectivity:
Upon successful connection, OpenVPN will produce a message such as the one below:
DAY MONTH DATE HH:MM: SS YYYY Initialization Sequence Completed
If you have any doubts as to whether or not you are connected, deploy the instance attached to [Task 6] Check you're connected in the OpenVPN room.