Container repo can be found at DockerHub
A docker volume/local mountpoint must be mounted into /etc/openvpn/config containing 1 or more OpenVPN server configuration files - server config template. However, as long as you don't set CREATE_TEST_PKI to false, you don't need to create/bring your own config file since it will be created on first run using gpkih.
- Create a volume
docker volume create ovpn- Create a container, PKI will be created upon first run
docker run --name ovpn \
-it \
-v ovpn:/etc/openvpn/config \
--privileged \
-p 1194:1194/udp \
-e MAX_VPN_INSTANCES=1 \
gurgui/ovpn:latestThe default profile generated with gpkih will also generate a client inline configuration which can be found at /root/test/packs/CL/inline_CL.conf.
The only thing left to do is change the client remote with the server's IP and PORT (you can also leave this to the container by setting the env variable VPN_CLIENT_REMOTE with the desired value, e.g "10.10.10.10 1194") and you'll have a ready-to-use client file. Import it in your OpenVPN Connect Client and securely connect to the server.
| Keyword | Value | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| MAX_VPN_INSTANCES | unsigned integer | 2 | Limits the maximum amount of instances to be ran |
| CREATE_TEST_PKI | boolean | true | Creates a test PKI using gpkih on first run |
| VPN_CLIENT_REMOTE | text | "" | Sets the clients' vpn remote property |
I don't know yet why using --cap-add=NET_ADMIN and avoiding --privileged keeps giving me a permission error(1) when trying to run the openvpn --config <server.conf> as root within the container