NordVPN: JPN or USA to connect to the country you want.

nordvpnconnect.sh

#!/bin/bash

SELECTION=$1
if [ -z "$1" ]
  then
    SELECTION="JPN"
fi

# Default JPN
CODE=108
if [[ $SELECTION == "JPN" ]]
    then
    CODE=108
fi
if [[ $SELECTION == "USA" ]]
    then
    CODE=228
fi

# The base URL for getting suggestion for the best server for a country
BASEURL=https://nordvpn.com/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
QUERY1=action=servers_recommendations
QUERY2HEAD=filters={'"'country_id'"':

SERVER=`curl -sG $BASEURL -d $QUERY1 -d $QUERY2HEAD$CODE} | jq -r '.[0]["hostname"]'`

# Create a temp folder in /tmp
TMPFOLDER=$(mktemp -d)
cd $TMPFOLDER

# Download nordvpn server config files and unzip them, then cd into them
wget https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/archives/servers/ovpn.zip &>/dev/null
unzip ovpn.zip &>/dev/null
cd ovpn_udp

# Run openvpn
sudo openvpn $SERVER.udp.ovpn

# Clean up after openvpn exits
rm -rf $TMPFOLDER