How to Setup OpenVPN on OpenELEC "Kodi"

Step by Step Tutorial

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  Please note that OpenVPN protocol for our free members is only available through our native hide.me VPN clients so this guide will only work for hide.me members with Premium subscription.
  
  

• 1

  Connect to your OpenELEC over SSH, using Putty or your Terminal app.
  That requires that you enable SSH in OpenELEC (System Settings > OpenELEC settings > Services > Enable SSH).
  To find the IP address go to System Settings > System Information > Network or use "openelec.local"
  The username is "root" and the password is "openelec", if you haven't changed it.

  

  

• 2

  While connected with Putty or Terminal, copy the entire command text in the following code box, paste it into your Putty or Terminal and press enter:
  
  wget https://github.com/Zomboided/repository.zomboided.plugins/releases/download/1.0.0/repository.zomboided.plugins-1.0.0.zip

  

• 3

  You will need to enable Unknown sources in System Settings > System > Add-ons

  

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  Install the repository plugin by going to Add-ons > Add-on browser > Install from zip file.
  Navigate to Home folder > repository.zomboided.plugins-1.0.0.zip

  

  

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  After that, install VPN Manager for OpenVPN addon via Add-ons > Install from repository > Zomboided Add-on Repository > Services
  Auto updates from the repository are advised.
  However, during an update the add-on will be unavailable/unpredictable for less than a minute.

  

  

  

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  After installation, the plugin will ask to setup VPN as it hasn't been setup yet.
  Select Wizard.
  In the Select VPN Provider menu, select hide.me
  After that, enter your hide.me username and password.
  Choose if you would like VPN to automatically connect.
  In the next step, select which location you would like to connect.

  

  

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  If you have entered everything OK, you should receive a Connecting to first VPN screen, which means you have successfully connected.