# ttlequals0/autovpn

Create On Demand Disposable OpenVPN Endpoints on AWS.

Repository: https://github.com/ttlequals0/autovpn
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/autovpn
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: autovpn, openvpn-configuration, openvpn-endpoints, aws, vpn, vpn-server, openvpn, privacy, security
Last push: 2026-03-23T00:12:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 56/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 73, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3965, "days_push": 164, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2016, forks 135 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:05.593365+00:00)

## What it is
A command-line tool that creates disposable OpenVPN endpoints on AWS EC2 instances in any region with a single command, then lets you terminate them when done. It automates security group setup, instance provisioning, OpenVPN configuration, and config file download.

## Use cases
- spin up a temporary VPN server on AWS
- create disposable OpenVPN endpoints in any AWS region
- get a private VPN only while I need it and pay per use
- route my traffic through a cloud VPN endpoint
- terminate VPN instances when finished to avoid costs

## When to choose
- you need short-lived, on-demand OpenVPN endpoints on AWS
- you want pay-per-use VPN infrastructure you can destroy afterwards
- you prefer a simple CLI over manual EC2 and OpenVPN setup

## When to avoid
- you need a maintained tool - the repo is archived in favor of autowire
- you want a VPN on providers other than AWS
- you need a long-running always-on VPN server

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: abandoned
- function: vpn, deployment, cli, security, networking
- domain: privacy, security, cloud-computing, networking, self-hosted
- platform: cloud, cli, python
- tags: openvpn, aws-ec2, disposable-infrastructure, vpn-endpoints, shell-script, deprecated-use-autowire, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- ttlequals0/autovpn (main) score 56

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:05.593365+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:00:42.936796+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ttlequals0/autovpn (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:05.593365+00:00, sha 7603c69a1273)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.