OpenVPN - can't log in

Quote from Virgil.A

My advice to you guys is to stop using this plugin, it does not work for me either, and it happens every time I update something on the server, so I chose to go the docker way.
Fairly simple:
https://hub.docker.com/r/kylemanna/openvpn

open ssh terminal to your server and copy paste:

OVPN_DATA="ovpn-data-myvpn"docker volume create --name $OVPN_DATA

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn --log-driver=none --rm kylemanna/openvpn ovpn_genconfig -u udp://DNS-SERVER.COM-OR-IP

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn --log-driver=none --rm -it kylemanna/openvpn ovpn_initpkidocker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn -d -p 1194:1194/udp --cap-add=NET_ADMIN kylemanna/openvpn

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn --log-driver=none --rm -it kylemanna/openvpn easyrsa build-client-full CLIENTNAME nopass

- nopass if you just want to connect to your VPN server only with your *.ovpn file, or remove nopass for login with username - password

docker run -v $OVPN_DATA:/etc/openvpn --log-driver=none --rm kylemanna/openvpn ovpn_getclient CLIENTNAME > CLIENTNAME.ovpn

cat CLIENTNAME.ovpn

copy the contents of this file on your host, text editor save as CLIENTNAME.ovpn than just connect.Works like a charm.

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Hi，i had so much trouble with OMV 4.19 openvpn plugin, always shows waiting for server, no matter what i do, ie edit server conf, it just wouldn't work even my firewall and router are already properly setup.
I followed your guide and copy and paste the command lines one by one...

I changed DNS-SERVER.COM-OR-IP in ovpn file to my domain... my android client shows waiting for server again... i really have no idea why....

I can no longer fine the server.conf file in etc/openvpn.... wanted to add push "route $vpn_network $vpn_mask" and see what happens....

any advise will be greatly appreciated. thx!

Quote from Virgil.A

After poking a while to make this work and yes THIS thread helped a lot to figure out my problem. Could not find a tutorial for this at all but here it is my attempt of creating one:

- First install the plugin (openmediavault-openvpn 4.0.1)

SETTINGS:
General settings:
- Configure the plugin:
- enable: true
- port: 1194
- use compression: true
- PAM: true

VPN network:
- Address: 10.8.0.0
- MASK: 255.255.255.0
- Gateway interface: your internet interface (mine is ens5, but the interface is in the dropdown list just select the one connected to the internet)
- Default gateway: true

DHCP options
everything is empty

Public:
- Public address: your IP or if NO-IP use your domain.ddns.net

FIXING THE SERVER:
- ssh into your server
- cd /etc/openvpn/
- nano server.conf
- find in this file something like ;push "route 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0" (the IP address can be different 192.xx.xx.xx)
- in the above two things need to be changed first remove the ; if you have one in your config file, and than change the IP to the same VPN address 10.8.0.0
- From this: ;push "route 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0" to this: push "route 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0"
- restart the openvpn service: service openvpn status check if already started service openvpn stop, service openvpn status be sure it stopped, service openvpn start, service openvpn status be sure it started

CERTIFICATES:
- first create a user from left menu ACCESS RIGHTS MANAGEMENT -> User
- navigate back to your openVPN -> certificates click on ADD and select the user and give it a common name and finally save.
- select the user and click on DOWNLOAD CERTIFICATE
- Extract the archive
- in your VPN GUI import *.ovpn file

IF BEHIND ROUTER:
- if you have a router between your server and internet do not forget to open port 1194 UDP

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I stopped openvpn in docker and re-installed openvpn plugin in OMV again because of the missing server.conf...
mysteriously it works right after I enable the plugin.... i didn't do anything special this time...

my VPN connection cannot get access to internet, though.... when I enabled redirect gateway...line... it doesn't work anymore...

anyway I will keep it this way for time being... a bit tired of it.... i won't update the system again until OMV stable releases and I will do a fresh installation...

Quote from duplo

Hello,
Could you please tell me if this also works with raspberry pi?

Since the openVPN plugin won't work for me anymore after an omv update, I switched to docker and transmission-openVPN from the image "ledokun/armhr-docker-transmission-openvpn" and followed the instructions form techno dad life video "How to Install Transmission with VPN on Openmediavault with Docker". The problem is that I don't know how to configure openVPN in that docker container... for the moment it does not work for me.

I only use VPN to access my network from outside... so I have no custom VPN provider and since the plugin is dead I want to switch to docker.

Probably not because it is for linux/amd64.

Does anybody knows the openVPN doker for arm?

Quote from Virgil.A

After poking a while to make this work and yes THIS thread helped a lot to figure out my problem. Could not find a tutorial for this at all but here it is my attempt of creating one:

- First install the plugin (openmediavault-openvpn 4.0.1)

SETTINGS:
General settings:
- Configure the plugin:
- enable: true
- port: 1194
- use compression: true
- PAM: true

VPN network:
- Address: 10.8.0.0
- MASK: 255.255.255.0
- Gateway interface: your internet interface (mine is ens5, but the interface is in the dropdown list just select the one connected to the internet)
- Default gateway: true

DHCP options
everything is empty

Public:
- Public address: your IP or if NO-IP use your domain.ddns.net

FIXING THE SERVER:
- ssh into your server
- cd /etc/openvpn/
- nano server.conf
- find in this file something like ;push "route 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0" (the IP address can be different 192.xx.xx.xx)
- in the above two things need to be changed first remove the ; if you have one in your config file, and than change the IP to the same VPN address 10.8.0.0
- From this: ;push "route 192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0" to this: push "route 10.8.0.0 255.255.255.0"
- restart the openvpn service: service openvpn status check if already started service openvpn stop, service openvpn status be sure it stopped, service openvpn start, service openvpn status be sure it started

CERTIFICATES:
- first create a user from left menu ACCESS RIGHTS MANAGEMENT -> User
- navigate back to your openVPN -> certificates click on ADD and select the user and give it a common name and finally save.
- select the user and click on DOWNLOAD CERTIFICATE
- Extract the archive
- in your VPN GUI import *.ovpn file

IF BEHIND ROUTER:
- if you have a router between your server and internet do not forget to open port 1194 UDP

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I followed this process, opened a port on my router/modem and get nothing trying to get to the VPN GUI. OMV says its running (green dot). Able to download that user created certificate. Does this mean my traffic is protected or I still need to upload my own *.ovpn (which I have a provider)? Any assistance for would be appreciated, thanks in advance