Expressvpn Openvpn Config

Add this line to your .ovpn file (replace 443):

remote us-newyork.expressvpn.com 443 tcp

You can check ExpressVPN’s official server list for "advanced" ports (80, 443, 1194, 8080).

ExpressVPN also provides a zip file containing configs for all their servers. expressvpn openvpn config

client
dev tun
proto udp
remote [SERVER_IP] 1195
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
remote-cert-tls server
cipher AES-256-CBC
auth SHA512
verb 3
tls-version-min 1.2
tls-cipher TLS-ECDHE-RSA-WITH-AES-256-GCM-SHA384

Append your .crt, .key, ca.crt, and ta.key inline or reference them.

This is the number one point of confusion. Your ExpressVPN account password will not work with OpenVPN configs. You must generate a separate set of Manual Setup Credentials. Add this line to your

You cannot skip this step. If you try to use your normal password, OpenVPN will return an Auth Failed error repeatedly.

Scroll to the bottom of the page until you see "OpenVPN Username & Password." Click "Generate" or "Create New Credentials." You can check ExpressVPN’s official server list for

WARNING: ExpressVPN does not store these credentials in plaintext on their site. If you lose them, you must generate new ones. They cannot be retrieved. Copy them into a password manager immediately.