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title: Running OpenVPN from a console window
canonical: https://openvpn.net/community-docs/running-openvpn-from-a-console-window/
product: Community Docs
description: First, create a config file to run OpenVPN from a console window. A sample is provided in configsample.ovpn.txt
---

# Running OpenVPN from a console window

First, create a config file. A sample is provided in **\\Program Files\\OpenVPN\\config\\sample.ovpn.txt**.

Edit this file and save to a .ovpn extension. Now, run OpenVPN by right-clicking on the .ovpn filename and selecting **Start OpenVPN on this config file**.

You can also run from a command prompt window:

```
openvpn --config sample.ovpn
```

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