Command Line VPN built with Go and featuring AWS integration and a modern text-based user interface.

• Make it into a hybrind of Pritunl & Proton
• Make three tiers of service - free, personal and business
• Config based setup - remove any friction for the business or personal tier
• Make a good documentation website
• Integrate a payment provider

• 🔐 Secure AWS credentials management with local encryption
• 🖥️ Interactive terminal user interface
• 🚀 Quick VPN instance deployment on AWS
• 📊 Real-time connection monitoring
• 🔄 Instance lifecycle management
• 📝 Connection logging and diagnostics

go install github.com/shashwat-dixit/cvpn@latest

Or build from source:

git clone https://github.com/shashwat-dixit/cvpn.git
cd vpn-cli
go build ./cmd/cli-app

git clone https://github.com/shashwat-dixit/cvpn.git
cd cvpn/cvpn-docs
npm install
npm run dev

1. Configure AWS credentials:

cvpn configure

2. Create a new VPN instance:

cvpn create

3. Connect to your VPN:

cvpn connect

Press ? in the interactive interface to see all available commands.

Common operations:

• c: Connect to selected VPN
• d: Disconnect current VPN
• n: Create new VPN instance
• x: Delete selected instance
• q: Quit application

The CLI supports several configuration options through environment variables or config files:

CVPN_AWS_REGION=us-west-2      # Default AWS region
CVPN_CONFIG_PATH=~/.vpncli     # Configuration directory
CVPN_LOG_LEVEL=info           # Logging level

Complete documentation is available in two formats:

1. Built-in CLI documentation:

cvpn help

2. Comprehensive web documentation at docs coming soon
   • Built with Astro
   • Includes tutorials and best practices
   • Deployment guides
   • AWS cost optimization tips
   • Security recommendations

The application is built using several powerful Go libraries:

• charmbracelet/bubbletea - Terminal UI framework
• charmbracelet/bubbles - UI components
• charmbracelet/huh - Form handling
• aws/aws-sdk-go-v2 - AWS SDK

• AWS credentials are never stored in plaintext
• Automatic credential rotation
• System keyring integration
• Regular security audits

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.