So I'm new to unraid and linux as a whole. Coming from windows, I've gotten too comfortable with a GUI setup. 

 

My issue is that I'm trying to setup a VPN to use for torrenting and any other dockers I may need to use VPN for. I've tried using Nordlynx but could never get that working. I think I struggled the most with port mapping on that one. Then I tried using a qbittorrent docker with vpn built in, I actually got it to work this way with NordVPN ovpn files and a credentials file. But doing it this way, I'll probably hit my device limit on NordVPN? So then I tried using a OpenVPN client with the same ovpn and credentials, but I can't seem to get it to work. Something isn't working with the auth file. I tried adding the path to the auth file in the ovpn file and it still doesn't want to work.

 

Seems to be an issue ChatGPT can't solve either lol.....

 

Can someones please baby me through this process of setting up a VPN container with my NordVPN account, and routing like, one or two child containers through it so that I can see how it all works? I really like the UnRAID environment and how effecient it runs on my hardware so I would really hate to switch to Windows.....

 

***EDIT***

I'm usually really good with troubleshooting and finding solutions online, but I've hit a roadbloack on this issue, and i can't really move forward without a VPN due to privacy and security concerns.

 

I thank anyone in advance for their help, this is a last resort before I turn to a 1-on-1 session with SpaceInvader....

Edited February 18, 20242 yr by masterguy29
adding info(also forgot edit tag)

Hello, 

Did you ever find any good instructions on how to do this?  I am having the same issue exactly.

36 minutes ago, Los said:

Hello, 

Did you ever find any good instructions on how to do this?  I am having the same issue exactly.

Yeah. I used the qbittorrntvpn docker from binhex. In the docker setup page there's fields for VPN_USER AND VPN_PASS. These will be taken from your NordVPN account settings. VPN_PROV will be set to "custom" and VPN_CLIENT will be set to "OpenVPN"

 

If you're on mobile, go to NordVPN and sign in. Then click the hamburger menu in the top right. Then click NordVPN. Scroll down to where it says advanced settings and manual setup. Click setup NordVPN manually. At the top, click the menu that says "service credentials". That is your login and pass you will use in the qbittorrntvpn setup page. 

 

Then you just set the dockers you will use on the VPN to be routed through Qbittorrentvpn. 

 

For example, if I want to run Sonarr through my qbittorrntvpn, I will set the Network Type to "None" under Sonarr's settings. Then click the switch in the top right that says "basic view" and switch to advanced view. 

 

In the field that says "Extra Parameters", you will input,

 

"--net=container:binhex-qbittorrentvpn"

 

Do this for all containers you would like to run through your VPN.

 

If you would then like to check for IP leaks, click the symbol for the container you would like to check, click console and open a console window for that docker.

 

Then type "curl ifconfig.me" and press enter. It should then show the external IP address of that docker container. If that differs from your actual IP address, then everything was setup correctly. If not, then you have an issue somewhere.

 

Do let me know if you need any more help.

Much appreciated.  I will definitely try this out later.  I have been doing some research and Gluetun in combination with Tailscale seem to be a good option as well but seem to be more geared for Unraid 7.  Not sure if I want to go to a beta or rc version just yet.  Im not good enough, lol

12 minutes ago, Los said:

Much appreciated.  I will definitely try this out later.  I have been doing some research and Gluetun in combination with Tailscale seem to be a good option as well but seem to be more geared for Unraid 7.  Not sure if I want to go to a beta or rc version just yet.  Im not good enough, lol

You'll get the hang of it. Linux is a bitch to learn but the overhead is much less than Windows. 

 

So I followed your instructions and it pulled it down, but wont let me start the vpn container.  Not sure what I did wrong.  Got the credentials and followed everything.

2 hours ago, Los said:

 

So I followed your instructions and it pulled it down, but wont let me start the vpn container.  Not sure what I did wrong.  Got the credentials and followed everything.

Send a screenshot of your docker page with advanced view turned on. Please censor out your personal credentials.

 

Also send a screenshot of the logs after you attempt to start the container.

Edited January 7, 20251 yr by masterguy29

Sorry for the delay.  I have been attempting to get all of this figured out.  I ended up updating to Unraid7.rc2.  Figured if I was going to fight my way through this anyway, might as well do it with most recent instructions.  So I got the GluetunVPN installed and running with Tailscale.  All is well there. Now I am trying to figure out how to get the plugins for Deluge to install.  They just wont cooperate.  I am going to try a bit longer, but if I cant get it to work I will try to use Qbittorent.  I just want to follow one set of directions, but I'm not sure if that is possible.

 

edit: so, I'm a moron.  Didn't hit connect in Deluge at startup, so that's the reason the plugins wouldn't show up.  I truly appreciate your help.  Now on to the next headache 

Edited January 8, 20251 yr by Los

Hello

 

I think im having the same problem, i use NordVPN, and im trying to configure so that i can get torrents safe, but also my other containers if needed, im actually not sure wich one i should put on vpn beside qbittorrentvpn, could you please help me? can i see screenshot of your qbitrorrentvpn config? and maybe one of your other containers using it? i can get the container as far os being possible to ping 8.8.8.8, but not google.com, but i loose the webui for these containers..