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OpenVPN server in a Docker container complete with an EasyRSA PKI CA
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🔒 OpenVPN server in a Docker container complete with an EasyRSA PKI CA
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10 sourcesI've been just using this docker image - https://github.com/kylemanna/docker-openvpn#quick-start
It works really good and is super easy to set up, this was also my first time setting up home VPN, so I didn't have any previous experience, and I still got it working easily.
In Setting up a home VPN server with WireGuardYou could also get CoreOS and a container with openvpn in a few lines https://github.com/kylemanna/docker-openvpn
In How to Setup an OpenVPN Server on Digital OceanI use the following OpenVPN docker container on my homeserver: https://github.com/kylemanna/docker-openvpn
I then send all of the logs to Loggly and get notified anytime someone connects to my OpenVPN server.
In Ask HN: Which VPN do you use and why?it's best to run your own on a cheap VPS, check this out https://github.com/kylemanna/docker-openvpn
In VPN Comparison ChartKeep meaning to write a blog post, one day I'll get round to it :)
My setup is based on docker-openvpn[0] which has quite a detailed readme, along with a Digital Ocean community tutorial[1]. My script basically wraps up some of the config and makes the various commands a bit easier to remember.
[0] https://github.com/kylemanna/docker-openvpn
[1] https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-run-...
In Ask HN: Which VPN service do you use?This is an interesting read! Like some of the others here I too am trying this. A friend and I founded a VPN provider[0] targeting short term subscriptions (i.e. VPN while at a coffee shop, etc) and later some other novel features as we get further down the road.
I first got an idea for this after publishing my OpenVPN docker image [1][2] which received more attention then I ever imagined. The BackRoad[0] service runs all the VPNs with the exact docker image in the public github repo[2] + CoreOS and all that jazz to make it scale.
I come from a hardware background where starting something is completely different then a web service. I think it's interesting with only minimal risk as you've pointed out.
Thanks for sharing!
[0] http://backroad.io
[1] https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/kylemanna/openvpn/
[2] https://github.com/kylemanna/do
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I created a Docker image that runs OpenVPN and wraps the verbose key and cert generation process. Works on any cloud provider that runs Docker instances (I try to avoid OpenVZ).
https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/kylemanna/openvpn/
https://github.com/kylemanna/docker-openvpn
In How to set up your own free VPN server on AWS