Installing ApexGuard on RHEL and CentOS Linux

Downloading the App

Open the terminal and run the following command to download and install the ApexGuard Linux client:

sh <(curl -sSf https://downloads.apexcdn.com/apps/linux/install.sh)

Note: If the curl package is not installed, you can use this alternative command:

sh <(wget -qO - https://downloads.apexcdn.com/apps/linux/install.sh)

If you encounter the error Whoops! Permission denied accessing /run/apexguard/apexguardd.sock, resolve it by running:

sudo usermod -aG apexguard $USER

1. Then, reboot your system.

Log in to your ApexGuard account:

apexguard login

Connect to a server:

apexguard connect

Using ApexGuard Settings

Access the settings by typing the apexguard command in the terminal. Below is a list of useful commands:

Login and Logout:

apexguard login        # Log in to your account.
apexguard logout       # Log out of your account.

Connect and Disconnect:

apexguard connect          # Connect to the VPN.
apexguard disconnect       # Disconnect from the VPN.
apexguard connect <country_code> <server_number>  # Connect to a specific server.

• Configuration Commands:

Enable/Disable Features:

apexguard set threatprotection on/off  # Toggle Threat Protection.
apexguard set killswitch on/off        # Toggle Kill Switch.
apexguard set autoconnect on/off       # Toggle Auto-connect.
apexguard set obfuscate on/off         # Enable/disable Obfuscated Servers.

Set DNS and Protocol:

apexguard set dns 1.1.1.1 1.0.0.1      # Set custom DNS servers.
apexguard set protocol udp/tcp         # Switch between UDP and TCP protocols.

LAN Discovery:

apexguard set lan-discovery enable/disable  # Toggle LAN discovery.

Allowlisting:

apexguard whitelist add port 22         # Allowlist incoming port 22.
apexguard whitelist remove port 22      # Remove the allowlist rule for port 22.
apexguard whitelist add subnet 192.168.0.0/16  # Allowlist a specific subnet.
apexguard whitelist remove subnet 192.168.0.0/16  # Remove the allowlist rule for the subnet.

View Information:

apexguard settings      # See current settings.
apexguard status        # View connection status.
apexguard countries     # View the country list.
apexguard cities <country_name>  # View the city list for a specific country.
apexguard groups        # See available server groups.

For a complete list of commands, type:

man apexguard