OpenVPN docker compose

clone this project and go to directory

git clone https://github.com/samsesh/openvpn-dockercompose.git
cd openvpn-dockercompose

run setup for Initialize the configuration files and set port and porotcol

bash fisrtconf.sh

and certificates

docker compose run --rm openvpn ovpn_initpki

• Start OpenVPN server process

docker compose up -d openvpn

• You can access the container logs with

docker compose logs -f

• Generate a client certificate for testUserName

# with a passphrase (recommended)
docker compose run --rm openvpn easyrsa build-client-full testUserName
# without a passphrase (not recommended)
docker compose run --rm openvpn easyrsa build-client-full testUserName nopass

• Retrieve the client configuration with embedded certificates

docker compose run --rm openvpn ovpn_getclient testUserName > testUserName.ovpn

• Revoke a client certificate

# Keep the corresponding crt, key and req files.
docker compose run --rm openvpn ovpn_revokeclient testUserName
# Remove the corresponding crt, key and req files.
docker compose run --rm openvpn ovpn_revokeclient testUserName remove

Debugging Tips

• Create an environment variable with the name DEBUG and value of 1 to enable debug output (using "docker -e").

docker compose run -e DEBUG=1 openvpn