I understand the OP doesn't want to use Terminal, so I provide this answer as it would have helped me when I was looking for a VPN server which ran on macOS and provided VPN types native to macOS. The VPN doesn't seem to start with macOS so I also had to provide a launch daemon to run ipsec start, which took a while to figure out as I also had to add /usr/local/bin to $PATH as part of the command. If I didn't have to use a self-signed certificate (by using a real certificate authority) I think it would have worked. I had no trouble connecting to the VPN using another Mac, but struggled to connect using iOS I think because of certificate problems. Skipped step 6, though you may need to configure your router to port forward.
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The official PDF guide (mentioned above) has some additional information about "Ongoing management": Hopefully they can help for someone else that, like me, struggled to get the VPN feature up and running again after macOS Mojave update. Save with changes by pressing Control + o, confirm file name with Enter and close nano with Control + q. Open the file with nano (to avoid problems with saving that can occur if you use TextEdit or similar): Open Terminal (where the rest of the instructions will be executed) and go to the appropriate directory with:Ĭreate an empty file called in current directory with: Turn off the VPN service in the Server app. These instructions are largely the same as the ones in the official PDF-file that goes through the migration progress, but with the (hopefully) helpful addition that the the incorrect command is corrected and the other commands are copy:able as-is.
(NOTE: This response is copy-pasted from another thread I created).
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I don’t know how to judge these, except that my understanding is that OpenVPN fails to meet my main criterion: Macs and iOS devices be able to connect using Apple’s built-in VPN client, with no need to install anything.Īt my company we had VPN access through macOS Server, and we could follow the steps below to get it operational on Mojave. This Support bulletin from Apple, Prepare for changes to macOS Server, lists three alternatives for the VPN server feature being dropped from macOS Server edition: I would rather avoid having to install HomeBrew or any other extra Unix-app layering (which I've never really understood, and fear mucking up my macOS). Hence my desire to run a VPN server on a remote Mac mini attached to a fast Internet connection such as at a colo. Every VPN service provider I have seen insists on using only their own proprietary client installer rather than using Apple’s built-in VPN client. Avoiding 3rd-party VPN layers/apps precludes use of any commercial VPN-as-a-Service provider. I do not want to install any VPN client app. My goal is to allow my MacBook Pro, iPhone, iPad, and such make VPN connections directly from the Apple-provided built-in VPN client feature.
macOS Server Mojave has been gutted of nearly all the previous “Server” functionality, leaving only 3 things: Profile Manager, Open Directory, and Xsan.Ĭan someone suggest a secure reliable VPN server that currently runs on macOS Sierra that is likely to also run on macOS Mojave? According to this blog post by, Apple is no longer including a Virtual Private Network (VPN) server.
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