# How to connect to the free VPN you just deployed on AWS

In the previous article, i showed you how to setup a free VPN on AWS.

Now, i am going to show you how to use that VPN as a user.

## Back to the AWS Console

Go back to your AWS Management Console > EC2 > your instance

Grab the Public IPv4 DNS and paste it on your url (don't forget the https://)

This time no need to add the  /admin at the end.

The first time, we connected to the admin dashboard.

But this time, we are going to connect as a user.


![Capture d’écran de 2020-10-15 17-46-30.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1602776883913/5IxI_eoo6.png)

Username : openvpn  
Password : your password



![openVPN-user.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1602865916942/AEZC32H4R.png)

It's gonna ask you to download a client to connect to the VPN (depending on your OS).

Follow the instructions (i did it for MacOS on the example)

Download the software , install it on your computer  

Don't forget to download the client.opvn file (click on Yourself like the picture below to download that file)


![Yourself.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1602865998862/qTq-FyCAF.png)

Once installed, open the app  

Import the file you just downloaded


![open_vpn-connected.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1602866116321/jemzUPApf.png)

Hit add 

Connect

And ... Voilà ! 

Let's check my ip address 


![my IP.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1602866128137/8kFZPq-E6.png)

It's the server IP ! 


![the server ip.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1602866150769/ez0l0SIYE.png)

Great :) 

Congrats !! 

## Remember 

NB : Once again, this is just an example of what you can do with AWS  

Don't use this server as a real VPN for your personal use.  
It may have additional costs and i don't want you to lose money !   

Use the free tier to install and try stuff, but don't forget to disconnect from the VPN when you finished this tutorial and terminate your instance on AWS management console.