OVPN(4)

🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so bestie, this is ovpn(4) from the Kernel Interfaces Manual — the OpenVPN DCO driver. That's the whole name, iconic, no notes. 💅

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

So you wanna get this driver into your kernel? Main character setup move: to compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:

device ovpn

Alternatively, to load the driver as a module at boot time, place the following line in loader.conf(5):

if_ovpn_load="YES"

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

The ovpn device driver provides support for OpenVPN DCO. DCO, or Data Channel Offload, moves the OpenVPN data path into the kernel. This can improve performance — slay. ✨

The ovpn interface is created automatically by the OpenVPN daemon. It requires no configuration other than that done by OpenVPN — like, the only setup it needs is the setup OpenVPN itself does, fr fr. 🫶

xoxo, this page is from Debian, dated April 22, 2022, and it's the OVPN(4) manual. 💖🎀