piavpn's Introduction

piavpn

Shell scripts for managing VPN connections of PIA (Private Internet Access) from the command line

Description

The main script is piavpn.sh. It can be used in both interactive and command line mode.

Prerequisites

Optional: figlet' which you can install from your repo (sudo apt-get install figlet`) and simply serves for a nicer output; still it is optional.

For the nmcli (network manager's command line interface) to be able to handle your PIA connections, you need to edit the corresponding PIA files under /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/. For details on what to do to enable each region so it is managable with the piavpn.sh script, please read: https://askubuntu.com/questions/57339/connect-disconnect-from-vpn-from-the-command-line/57409#57409?newreg=21c40769970a48909e8fee3df7bb308f

Command line mode

Accepts the following command line arguments (only one at a time):

-l|--list lists the PIA regions activated for nmcli. For details on doing this, read this thread
-g|--geolocation prints where PIA thinks your IP is located
-s|--state prints your current PIA vpn endpoint
-u|--up <region name> start vpn connection to . Valid <region name>'s are those returned running the piavpn.sh with the -l and should be typed between quotes e.g. sudo ./piavpn.sh -u "PIA - Sweden"
-k|--kill terminates the currently active vpn connection (if one is active)

Interactive mode

Just run sudo ./piavpn.sh and you will get basic information about the currently active vpn connection and a small menu to terminate a vpn connection or to start a new one.