Hello there,
Just want to preface that this is for selfhosted purposes, I may be routing my network in other way later.
I wanted to be able to setup a wireguard docker container with gluetun such that I can connect multiple devices to it at home, in order to minimize my "five device limit" with mullvad. I have the following docker compose:
gluetun:
image: qmcgaw/gluetun
container_name: gluetun-wireguard
restart: unless-stopped
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
devices:
- /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun
volumes:
- ./gluetun:/gluetun
environment:
- VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER=#
- VPN_TYPE=wireguard
- WIREGUARD_PRIVATE_KEY=#
- WIREGUARD_ADDRESSES=#
- SERVER_CITIES=#setup#setup
# Timezone for accurate log times
- TZ=#
# Server list updater
# See https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/servers.md#update-the-vpn-servers-list
- UPDATER_PERIOD=24h
ports:
- 51820:51820/udp
wireguard-server:
image: linuxserver/wireguard
container_name: wireguard-server
network_mode: service:gluetun # << important
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
- SYS_MODULE
environment:
- PUID=1000
- PGID=1000
- SERVERPORT=51820
- PEERS=iphone
- PEERDNS=auto
volumes:
- ./config:/config
- /lib/modules:/lib/modules
restart: unless-stopped
Whenever I try connecting to it by iphone, which is my first attempt for the peer, it doesn't quite work out. The packets are received by the container, and querying cloudflare as such works:
$ sudo docker exec -it wireguard-server ping -c 3 1.1.1.1
Is there any obvious error I've made?
If I'm making the XY Problem, please let me know. If there is a more apt community, please let me know.
Is there a reason not to use Tailscale for this?
Or https://github.com/juanfont/headscale.
I wanted to do it with pure wireguard. I like the headscale idea though. Might give that a shot.
@thirdBreakfast @NaiP Is there a reason not to use plain #wireguard because it's so simple? 🤷🏻♂️
We still haven't heard your solution to OPs problem, if that's so simple?
@0_o7 @NaiP
I use https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-wireguard and followed the "Usage" to install and start my personal #wireguard #VPN server(s) - at #homelab and on my cloud servers at german datacenter provider #Hetzner #hetznercloud
This took me only some minutes to have a running VPN for my mobile devices and laptops for everyone in the family.
Important: to reach my VPN at home a #portforwarding from ISP router to my homelab linux server is needed.
WireGuard does authenticate devices - not users! So you need a config for each devices!
@abimelechbeutelbilch @0_o7 @NaiP Oh I've been looking for an easier to setup wireguard! I have been reluctantly using Tailscale since PiVPN dev had to take a step back. Tailscale is just too much other stuff. I just need to be an IP ony LAN, I don't need all the other stuff.
@cinimodev @0_o7 @NaiP What can be easier than edit a #yaml file and do a #docker compose up -d 🤷🏻♂️
@abimelechbeutelbilch
I have wireguard on my router and it has completely replaced tailscale.
My mobile device is always connected to my homelab now. I have access to my private tools, and pihole adblocking on top of that.
I still have to figure out how to set up my homelab containers to use a VPN proxy for egress traffic, so I'm liking and boosting your post to come back to it later when tackling that project.
@0_o7 @NaiP
@chihuamaranian
You only want your #homelab #containers use a #wireguard #vpn or all from your homelab computer(s)?
First you need a wireguard server "outside" to tunnel your traffic to. I have WG on some cloud servers at german datacenter provider #Hetzner , so I can start/stop a VPN easy like this:
wg-quick "$1" ~/dev/wg/hetzner-"$2".conf
with first argument = down/up
and second argument = shortname for my VPN server = location at #hetznercloud
@0_o7 @NaiP
@abimelechbeutelbilch
@0_o7 @NaiP
I am mostly considering how to get my torrents running through the VPN at the moment.
I have nordvpn in a container, and I am upgrading to a better provider.
However, their tools don't work in docker (they all depend on systemd, which isn't present in container space) so I need to get an openvpn configuration going that uses them.
Once my primary use case is configured, I would like to experiment with using it for other traffic, too.
Besides being easy, there is no advantage to tailscale for this case, and I would add that lots of us don't want to depend on an external resource just to road warrior back home.