SonicWall NetExtender VPN Client

Dockerized SonicWall NetExtender VPN Client. Image is based on the ubuntu:focal official image.

Required environmental variables

Variable	Description	Required/Optional
VPN_SERVER	URL to your VPN server (i.e. vpn.yourserver.com)	Required
VPN_DOMAIN	Your domain (i.e. LocalDomain)	Required
VPN_USERNAME	Your VPN username	Required
VPN_PASSWORD	Your VPN password	Required
ALWAYS_TRUST	Always trust certificates	Optional
AUTO_RECONNECT	Automatically reconnect in case of failure	Optional

Running as container

Run using the following command:

docker run --name netextender -e VPN_USERNAME=<vpn-username> -e VPN_PASSWORD=<vpn-password> -e VPN_DOMAIN=<vpn-domain> -e VPN_SERVER=<vpn-server> gregsi/docker-netextender

Running using docker-compose

Bellow is given the docker-compose example where the VPN service is utilized to connect to VPN server and where some dummy service can use the VPN service to connect to some host inside VPN.

version: "3.9"

services:  

  vpn:
    privileged: true
    cap_add:
      - net_admin
    image: gregsi/docker-netextender
    security_opt:
      - label:disable
    stdin_open: true
    tty: true
    environment:
      - VPN_SERVER=<vpn-server>
      - VPN_DOMAIN=<vpn-domain>
      - VPN_USERNAME=<vpn-username>
      - VPN_PASSWORD=<vpn-password>
    dns:
      - 8.8.8.8
    networks:
      - default
  
  # your service utilizing the VPN
  your_service:
    image: your_service_image
    network_mode: "service:vpn"