Check if port 1194 is open
On the server, see what is listening:
sudo ss -tulpn | grep ':1194 'From another machine, test reachability:
nc -zv your-server.example.com 1194Port 1194 (UDP/TCP) — OpenVPN
OpenVPN default port.
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- Port
1194- Protocol
- UDP/TCP
- Service
- OpenVPN
- Internet exposure risk
- Low
Safe to expose when using certificate auth.