RedVPN for
Windows

A small command-line client. It runs without administrator rights and gives every program on the PC a local proxy on 127.0.0.1:1080.

Install

Open PowerShell and run:

irm https://vpn.red/dist/cli/install.ps1 | iex

One 64-bit program (Windows 10 or later; it also runs on Arm PCs through Windows' own emulation). It goes to %LOCALAPPDATA%\RedVPN and that folder is added to your user PATH: open a new terminal window afterwards. Remove it by deleting that folder and its entry in PATH.

Use

redvpn up                 # connect; prints the proxy address when ready
curl.exe --socks5-hostname 127.0.0.1:1080 https://ip-geo.redvpn.workers.dev/   # prints: ok
redvpn status             # or: redvpn status --json
redvpn down

Point a browser or any application that speaks SOCKS5 at the proxy; in Firefox that is Settings, Network Settings, Manual proxy configuration, SOCKS Host 127.0.0.1, port 1080, SOCKS v5, and tick Proxy DNS when using SOCKS v5 so names are resolved on the far side. If port 1080 is already taken, redvpn up prints the port it used instead; --port picks one. Type curl.exe, not curl, in PowerShell: curl there is a different command.

Your plan

A new PC starts on the free plan, like a new phone. To use the plan you bought on vpn.red or in the app, sign in with the same e-mail address:

redvpn login              # e-mail, then the 6-digit code we send you
redvpn account            # plan, remaining free data, account code

Already have a device id from another install? redvpn login --cid <id> adopts it. The id and the session live in %LOCALAPPDATA%\RedVPN\state; redvpn logout drops the session.

Whole PC

Routing all traffic from the PC through RedVPN (not only what you point at the proxy) is not available on Windows yet. Use the proxy above.

Verify the download

The installer checks the program against /dist/cli/SHA256SUMS before it installs anything. To do it by hand:

curl.exe -fsSLO https://vpn.red/dist/cli/redvpn-windows-x86_64.exe
curl.exe -fsSLO https://vpn.red/dist/cli/SHA256SUMS
(Get-FileHash redvpn-windows-x86_64.exe -Algorithm SHA256).Hash.ToLower()   # compare with the line in SHA256SUMS

The program is not code-signed yet, so a copy downloaded in a browser may show a Windows SmartScreen warning; the installer above does not trigger it. Version 0.2.0:

85a23ae7acefa3e173eb92e480255369d22cc7c9fa5571e854f696767f8645ed  redvpn-windows-x86_64.exe

Older releases stay at /dist/cli/<version>/.

Exit codes

0	ok (`status`: connected)
1	error (`status`: not connected)
2	usage
3	not entitled: free data used up, get Premium or sign in
4	could not reach any server from this network
5	already running