Using friendlytv.site for OpenVPN (same name as the website) ------------------------------------------------------------- The .ovpn profile uses: remote friendlytv.site 1194 No extra DNS name (e.g. vpn.*) is required if: - The web server and OpenVPN run on the SAME machine (same public IP), and - DNS for friendlytv.site already points to that IP. You do not need a new A record unless the VPN server is on a different IP than the site. Cloudflare (important) ---------------------- OpenVPN uses UDP port 1194. Cloudflare’s HTTP proxy (orange cloud) only handles web traffic. For the hostname used in "remote" (friendlytv.site): - Set the record to DNS only (grey cloud), OR - Use a DNS-only A record that points directly to your origin server IP. If friendlytv.site is orange-cloud proxied, clients may resolve to Cloudflare’s anycast IPs and UDP/1194 will not reach your OpenVPN process. Grey cloud fixes that. Firewall ---------- Allow UDP 1194 inbound to the OpenVPN server (host/router).