BITMASK-ROOT(8)

📦 version 0.25.8, in ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

🌸 NAME 🌸

bitmask-root — the easy, fast, and secure VPN service from riseup.net, bestie 💖

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

okay so this is bitmask-root version 19 and she's that girl 👑

this program manipulates the Bitmask firewall. that's her whole job. her one (1) purpose. and she is literally not intended to be used manually 🛑

💀 fr fr, no cap — do not just run this yourself. it's not intended to be used manually. let the program that owns her do the talking, ok?

🎀 Commands 🎀

here's the whole roster, and yes, every single one of them is here because we do not gatekeep 👑

  • bitmask-root version — asks her who she is, she tells you her version 💅
  • bitmask-root restart — restart, slay, reset the vibe 🔄
  • bitmask-root openvpn start <args> — kick off the OpenVPN side of things, args and all ✨
  • bitmask-root openvpn stop — shut that OpenVPN energy down 🛑
  • bitmask-root firewall start <args> — start the firewall, args included 🔥
  • bitmask-root firewall stop — stop the firewall, we're done here 🧊
  • bitmask-root firewall isup — vibe check on the firewall: is she up or not? 👀

and that's the whole page, bestie 💜 this is bitmask-root 0.25.8+ds2 from September 2025 — System Administration Utilities energy, main character edition 🌈🦋🎀

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