Quick & Easy: Tinc 1.1 on Ubuntu

Now even more simplified

Compile & Install Tinc

• sudo apt-get install -y build-essential libncurses5-dev libreadline6-dev libzlcore-dev zlib1g-dev liblzo2-dev libssl-dev
• wget http://tinc-vpn.org/packages/tinc-1.1pre15.tar.gz
• tar zxvf tinc-1.1pre15.tar.gz && cd tinc-1.1pre15 && ./configure && make
• sudo make install

Open firewall

• sudo ufw allow 655

setting tinc up (server)

• sudo mkdir /usr/local/var/run/
• sudo tinc -n vpn init server
• sudo tincd -n vpn
• sudo tinc -n vpn add subnet 10.0.1.1
• sudo su
• echo 'ip addr add 10.0.1.1/24 dev $INTERFACE' > /usr/local/etc/tinc/vpn/tinc-up
• echo 'ip link set $INTERFACE up' >> /usr/local/etc/tinc/vpn/tinc-up
• exit
• sudo tinc -n vpn invite client1
• sudo tincd -n vpn to daemonize (need to run for join command to work)
• sudo tincd -n vpn -D -d3 to debug

setting tinc up (client1)

• sudo mkdir /usr/local/var/run/
• sudo tinc join <invite-url>
• sudo tincd -n vpn
• sudo tinc -n vpn add subnet 10.0.1.2
• sudo su
• echo 'ip addr add 10.0.1.2/24 dev $INTERFACE' > /usr/local/etc/tinc/vpn/tinc-up
• echo 'ip link set $INTERFACE up' >> /usr/local/etc/tinc/vpn/tinc-up
• exit
• sudo pkill -9 tincd
• sudo tincd -n vpn -D -d3 to debug
• sudo tincd -n vpn to daemonize