Technologies List

Last updated: 2026-08-11 · 24 technologies (6 supported by this image)

Values for the TECHNOLOGY variable — name, identifier, or ID: -e TECHNOLOGY=openvpn_xor_udp

Supported by this image

XOR and Dedicated IP technologies additionally require the matching GROUP — see Technologies.

Technology	Identifier	ID
OpenVPN UDP	openvpn_udp	3
OpenVPN TCP	openvpn_tcp	5
OpenVPN UDP Obfuscated	openvpn_xor_udp	15
OpenVPN TCP Obfuscated	openvpn_xor_tcp	17
OpenVPN UDP Dedicated	openvpn_dedicated_udp	42
OpenVPN TCP Dedicated	openvpn_dedicated_tcp	45

Other technologies

Non-OpenVPN protocols and OpenVPN variants without servers — not usable with this image.

Show all (18)

Technology	Identifier	ID	Why not
IKEv2/IPSec	ikev2	1	non-OpenVPN
Socks 5	socks	7	non-OpenVPN
HTTP Proxy	proxy	9	non-OpenVPN
PPTP	pptp	11	non-OpenVPN
L2TP/IPSec	l2tp	13	non-OpenVPN
HTTP CyberSec Proxy	proxy_cybersec	19	non-OpenVPN
HTTP Proxy (SSL)	proxy_ssl	21	non-OpenVPN
HTTP CyberSec Proxy (SSL)	proxy_ssl_cybersec	23	non-OpenVPN
IKEv2/IPSec IPv6	ikev2_v6	26	non-OpenVPN
OpenVPN UDP IPv6	openvpn_udp_v6	29	no servers in the fleet
OpenVPN TCP IPv6	openvpn_tcp_v6	32	no servers in the fleet
Wireguard	wireguard_udp	35	non-OpenVPN
OpenVPN UDP TLS Crypt	openvpn_udp_tls_crypt	38	no servers in the fleet
OpenVPN TCP TLS Crypt	openvpn_tcp_tls_crypt	41	no servers in the fleet
Skylark	skylark	48	non-OpenVPN
Mesh Relay	mesh_relay	50	non-OpenVPN
NordWhisper	nordwhisper	51	non-OpenVPN
NordWhisper UDP	nordwhisper_udp	56	non-OpenVPN

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Generated from the NordVPN API; this page reflects the server lists baked into the latest released image.

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