Run OpenVPN Access Server in Docker

#OpenVPN #Docker #Containerize

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What is OpenVPN Access Server?
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Installing Docker
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   01. Log into the Linux based device
   02. Run the following commands in the terminal
         # install prerequisites
         sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates git curl software-properties-common gnupg-agent -y
         # add docker gpg key
         # add docker software repository
         # install docker
         # enable and start docker service
         sudo systemctl enable docker && sudo systemctl start docker
         # add the current user to the docker group
         sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
         # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect
         su - $USER
 
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Running OpenVPN Access Server
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   01. Now that Docker is installed, run the following commands to setup the OpenVPN Access Server Docker container and run it
         # create working directory
         mkdir ~/docker/openvpn-as -p
         # run openvpn access server container
         docker run -d --name openvpn-as --cap-add=NET_ADMIN -p 943:943 -p 8443:443 -p 1194:1194/udp -v ~/docker/openvpn-as:/openvpn openvpn/openvpn-as
         # find the temporary password
         docker logs openvpn-as | grep 'Auto-generated pass'
   02. Locate the line Auto-generated pass = and copy the password to your clipboard
   04. Login with the username openvpn and the Auto-generated password located earlier
   05. Click the Agree button to accept the EULA
   06. Click User Management ≫ User Permissions in the left navigation
   07. Click the edit icon next to the openvpn user
   08. Enter a new password in the Password field ≫ Click the Save Settings button
   09. Click Logout at the bottom of the left navigation
   10. Log back in with the username openvpn and the updated password
   11. Welcome to OpenVPN Access Server running in Docker
 
 

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[jagratsingh]

in network config ip addr set was a local one so I tried to use my public IP addr and it still does not work on a remote network I am kind of new to port forwarding so I don't know which port to use to get past firewall

[mutantthegreat]

This is for the paid version which restricts you to 2 vpn connections and tries to get you to pay for more services.