deploy an openvpn server with docker

extracted from : http://samwize.com/2016/09/10/setup-your-own-vpn-with-docker-openvpn-and-digital-ocean/ and : https://github.com/giggio/docker-openvpn-arm

for arm-based VPS

OVPN_DATA="ovpn-data"

docker volume create --name $OVPN_DATA

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn --rm giggio/openvpn-arm ovpn_genconfig -u udp://IP_ADRESS_OR_DOMAIN

The next step will ask you to enter a password.

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn --rm -it giggio/openvpn-arm ovpn_initpki nopass

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn -d --name openvpn -p 1194:1194/udp --cap-add=NET_ADMIN giggio/openvpn-arm

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn --rm -it giggio/openvpn-arm easyrsa build-client-full USERNAME nopass

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn --rm giggio/openvpn-arm ovpn_getclient USERNAME > USERNAME.ovpn

for x86 VPS

OVPN_DATA="ovpn-data"

docker volume create --name $OVPN_DATA

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn --rm kylemanna/openvpn ovpn_genconfig -u udp://IP_ADRESS_OR_DOMAIN

The next step will ask you to enter a password.

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn --rm -it kylemanna/openvpn ovpn_initpki  

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn -d -p 1194:1194/udp --cap-add=NET_ADMIN kylemanna/openvpn  

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn --rm -it kylemanna/openvpn easyrsa build-client-full USERNAME nopass

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn --rm kylemanna/openvpn ovpn_getclient USERNAME > USERNAME.ovpn  

and then you can simply download your file with :

python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000

and access on your browser : http://IP+ADRESS+OR+DOMAIN:8000

On your client you can now download the file and use it, here are some clients :

• mac os openvpn client

• windows openvpn client

• ubuntu openvpn client