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Video: How to Set Up an Access Server (3.0) Cluster

Abstract

Set up an Access Server cluster to scale horizontally and achieve active-active redundancy for VPN connections.

This video shows you how to set up an Access Server cluster to scale horizontally and achieve active-active redundancy.

Date published:

Nov 5, 2025

Functionality covered:

Setting up a cluster of Access Servers to share configuration data through a common database, use a DNS round-robin setup for client connections, and activate a global subscription licensing pool for all VPN connections.

Description

  • VPC DigitalOcean setup with DNS round-robin configuration.

  • Initial Access Server with user and group configurations.

  • SQL database running on DigitalOcean in the same VPC network.

  • Create a new cluster by entering SQL database details.

  • Connect additional Access Servers by joining to the cluster and using the same SQL database.

  • Configure all Access Servers to use the DNS round-robin.

  • Clients connect to any available Access Server in the cluster setup.

Access Server version

3.0.1

Length

06:43

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