mazaclub/openvpn-client repository overview

⁠docker-openvpn-client

simple openvpn client image - FROM debian:wheezy

⁠Usage

• Quick Start

  mkdir -pv ovpn
  cp -av /some/place/client.ovpn ovpn/client.ovpn
  ./host-startup/run-openvpn-client-cli.sh
  

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The provided script will

• back up /etc/resolv.conf
• mount your ovpn file inside the container
• mount the host's /etc/resolv.conf as /etc/resolv.conf inside the container
• start openvpn
• connect to your vpn
• restore /etc/resolv.conf on exit - this requires sudo privs

If your vpn configuration modifies resolv.conf, your host will enjoy this benefit

read

   host-startup/run-openvpn-client-cli.sh
   host-startup/[email protected]

for usage instructions for systemd or commandline docker operation

In short, -v host bindmount a .ovpn to /etc/openvpn/client.ovpn or -v bindmount a dir to /etc/openvpn and you're in business

    -v $(pwd)/ovpn:/etc/openvpn

If you would like the VPN to update the hosts resolv.conf

   -v /etc/resolv.conf:/etc/resolv.conf

startup command inside the container will start openpn with your config