openvpn-install

Run the popular angristan/openvpn-install script in Docker container.

• Source available at Github: https://github.com/vahidshirvani/openvpn-install
• Image available at Docker hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/vahidshirvani/openvpn-install

Build

In case you want to build the image yourself then

docker build -t vahidshirvani/openvpn-install:latest .

Run

Spin up openvpn with the command

IP=$(curl ifconfig.me)
docker run                                             \
    --name openvpn                                     \
    --volume $HOME/.openvpn/etc/openvpn:/etc/openvpn   \
    --volume $HOME/.openvpn/etc/unbound:/etc/unbound   \
    --volume $HOME/.openvpn/etc/iptables:/etc/iptables \
    --volume $HOME/.openvpn/root:/root                 \
    --restart unless-stopped                           \
    --cap-add=NET_ADMIN                                \
    --device=/dev/net/tun                              \
    --detach                                           \
    --publish 1194:1194/udp                            \
    --env PORT="1194"                                  \
    --env PROTOCOL_CHOICE="1"                          \
    --env ENDPOINT="$IP"                               \
    vahidshirvani/openvpn-install:latest

Note: PROTOCOL_CHOICE=1 maps to UDP while TCP is 2.

Add clients

For generating new clients run the command

docker exec -it openvpn bash -c "openvpn-install.sh"

You can find the *.ovpn file at location $HOME/.openvpn/root

Remove

Stop openvpn and cleanup stored files from disk.

docker stop openvpn
docker rm openvpn
rm -rf $HOME/.openvpn
docker system prune --all --force

Troubleshooting

• Make sure you have configured port-forwarding in your NAT router.
• Is openvpn running? docker ps -a
• look at the logs with docker logs openvpn