Is it possible to run a VPN client inside a docker container?

Question

Is it possible to run a VPN client inside a docker container?

And if it is, then will it be possible to communicate between the host and the container?

An example of the architecture -

Host <-> Container <-> VPN 172.0.0.1 172.0.0.3 & 222.104.0.105 222.106.3.5

Thanks in advance!

Elgar

Related (but takes a different approach of having the container orchestration provide the VPN to the docker container ): #35098226 – Hyperbolism

I'm not looking for a product. I'm looking for an answer to my question. – Elgar

It's not really important in your case but, 222.106.3.405 isn't an IP address ;) – Mick

hahaha thanks for the notice @AntoninM. – Elgar

Answer 1

Configuration example of such scenario can be found here: https://greenfrognest.com/LMDSVPN.php

It is based on a specific VPN docker container client (dperson/openvpn-client), but as far I can see it can be configured using any VPN provider.

Associated YouTube video with above instructions can be found here

Halliehallman

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Answer 2

Yes it is possible to run openvpn or such a container, you will find many in the docker hub, look at http://registry.hub.docker.com and if you docker run --net=host it will communicate with the host

Yarkand