The Simplest Way to Self-Host a Business VPN on AWS, Azure, and GCP

Access Server Link delivers the simplicity of a VPN-as-a-Service on infrastructure you own. Pick a hostname, choose your cloud, set a password — and skip the SSH sessions, manual DNS records, and self-signed certificate warnings that usually stand between you and your first connection.

Deploy on Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Most self-hosted VPNs make you earn the first connection

Running your own VPN gives you total control of your data and your traffic, but it also means owning the cloud plumbing that surrounds it: registering a domain, provisioning and renewing SSL certificates, reserving a static IP, and keeping DNS records in sync. They’re the cost of doing self-hosting, and they can turn a quick deployment into a multi-day project.

With Access Server Link, IT teams get the modern, cloud-native experience they expect — without giving up the control, privacy, and data ownership that come with running your own VPN.

The power of self-hosting, with the simplicity of VPN-as-a-Service.

Deploy Access Server Link in minutes from your browser, manage everything from the refreshed Access Server Hub, and hand your users a trusted, professional domain from day one. No SSH, no manual DNS, no certificate warnings standing between you and your first connection. It's the fastest path to a self-hosted VPN: the simplicity of VPN-as-a-Service, on infrastructure you fully own.

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Get a professional VPN on day one

Access Server Link gives your server a professional URL and a trusted SSL certificate, so your users connect to a name they recognize instead of an IP — with none of the 'not secure' warnings that come from a self-signed certificate.

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Reachable at your own URL from day one

Your Admin and Client Web UIs are reachable at your own custom subdomain with a trusted SSL certificate and DNS record already in place. No certificate warnings and no manual DNS records.

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Stay reachable, even when your IP changes

No static IP to reserve, no DNS to touch. If your server's public IP changes, Access Server Link updates the domain for you so everyone can continue connecting with the same profile.

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Stop paying for a domain, certificate, and DNS

Self-hosting adds recurring items to your cloud bill: a domain, a public SSL certificate, a static IP, and a hosted DNS zone. Access Server Link provides and maintains all of that, so those costs and renewals go away.

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See and manage everything from one place

The refreshed Access Server Hub gives you a live view of status, server details, and subscription usage, plus one-click access to the Admin and Client Web UIs — from anywhere.

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Keep full ownership of your traffic

Your VPN tunnel traffic, configuration, and logs stay on your server, so you keep full data ownership, self-hosted performance, and the control you need to enforce a zero trust network access (ZTNA) posture on infrastructure you run.

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Bring your own identity provider with SSO

Access Server supports SAML and LDAP single sign-on (SSO), so users sign in with the corporate credentials and MFA they already have. No separate VPN passwords or new identities to manage.

FAQs

If you have any difficulties, we have collected all of the useful materials for this product in our video library, tutorials, and documentation. You can also browse Access Server's features.

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  1. Jason K.Jason K. REPAY
    Easy to configure options, add users, and that it has two factor authentication built in. You can configure the system to allow connections on common ports so that you're able to connect from pretty much anywhere in the world.
  2. Johnathan B.Johnathan B. Surry Telephone
    Configuring and updating my own server is super simple. In my experience, I've always had some difficulty setting up hardware VPN appliances, but OpenVPN was no-nonsense.
  3. Alex H.Alex H. DGDean
    The OpenVPN Access Server AMI is a great out of the box VPN solution for your AWS VPC...
  4. John G.John G. Anovys, LLC
    OpenVPN offers users a very simple and secure VPN option that is both economical and quick to install. Users are able to easily install it on their client devices.
  5. Jeremy F.Jeremy F. Intelligent Pathways
    The availability of client software for all operating systems and mobile devices means my customers can connect regardless of their setup.
  6. Josh Wc.Josh Wc. nexgen|packaging, LLC
    Excellent, flexible solution for our Azure environment.