qBittorrent, WireGuard and OpenVPN

Docker container which runs the latest qBittorrent-nox client while connecting to WireGuard or OpenVPN with iptables killswitch to prevent IP leakage when the tunnel goes down.

Docker Features

• Base: Debian bullseye-slim
• qBittorrent compiled from source
• libtorrent compiled from source
• Compiled with the latest version of Boost
• Compiled with the latest versions of CMake
• Selectively enable or disable WireGuard or OpenVPN support
• IP tables killswitch to prevent IP leaking when VPN connection fails
• Configurable UID and GID for config files and /downloads for qBittorrent
• Created with Unraid in mind
• BitTorrent port 8999 exposed by default

Run container from Docker registry

The container is available from the Docker registry and this is the simplest way to get it
To run the container use this command, with additional parameters, please refer to the Variables, Volumes, and Ports section:

$ docker run  -d \
              -v /your/config/path/:/config \
              -v /your/downloads/path/:/downloads \
              -e "VPN_ENABLED=yes" \
              -e "VPN_TYPE=wireguard" \
              -e "LAN_NETWORK=192.168.0.0/24" \
              -p 8080:8080 \
              --cap-add NET_ADMIN \
              --sysctl "net.ipv4.conf.all.src_valid_mark=1" \
              --restart unless-stopped \
              dyonr/qbittorrentvpn

Docker Tags

Tag	Description
dyonr/qbittorrentvpn:latest	The latest version of qBittorrent with libtorrent 1_x_x
dyonr/qbittorrentvpn:rc_2_0	The latest version of qBittorrent with libtorrent 2_x_x
dyonr/qbittorrentvpn:legacy_iptables	The latest version of qBittorrent, libtorrent 1_x_x and an experimental feature to fix problems with QNAP NAS systems, Issue #25
dyonr/qbittorrentvpn:alpha	The latest alpha version of qBittorrent with libtorrent 2_0, incase you feel like testing new features
dyonr/qbittorrentvpn:dev	This branch is used for testing new Docker features or improvements before merging it to the main branch
dyonr/qbittorrentvpn:v4_2_x	(Legacy) qBittorrent version 4.2.x with libtorrent 1_x_x

Variables, Volumes, and Ports

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Function	Example	Default
VPN_ENABLED	Yes	Enable VPN (yes/no)?	VPN_ENABLED=yes	yes
VPN_TYPE	Yes	WireGuard or OpenVPN (wireguard/openvpn)?	VPN_TYPE=wireguard	openvpn
VPN_USERNAME	No	If username and password provided, configures ovpn file automatically	VPN_USERNAME=ad8f64c02a2de
VPN_PASSWORD	No	If username and password provided, configures ovpn file automatically	VPN_PASSWORD=ac98df79ed7fb
LAN_NETWORK	Yes (atleast one)	Comma delimited local Network's with CIDR notation	LAN_NETWORK=192.168.0.0/24,10.10.0.0/24
LEGACY_IPTABLES	No	Use iptables (legacy) instead of iptables (nf_tables)	LEGACY_IPTABLES=yes
ENABLE_SSL	No	Let the container handle SSL (yes/no)?	ENABLE_SSL=yes	yes
NAME_SERVERS	No	Comma delimited name servers	NAME_SERVERS=1.1.1.1,1.0.0.1	1.1.1.1,1.0.0.1
PUID	No	UID applied to /config files and /downloads	PUID=99	99
PGID	No	GID applied to /config files and /downloads	PGID=100	100
UMASK	No		UMASK=002	002
HEALTH_CHECK_HOST	No	This is the host or IP that the healthcheck script will use to check an active connection	HEALTH_CHECK_HOST=one.one.one.one	one.one.one.one
HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL	No	This is the time in seconds that the container waits to see if the internet connection still works (check if VPN died)	HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL=300	300
HEALTH_CHECK_SILENT	No	Set to 1 to supress the 'Network is up' message. Defaults to 1 if unset.	HEALTH_CHECK_SILENT=1	1
INSTALL_PYTHON3	No	Set this to yes to let the container install Python3.	INSTALL_PYTHON3=yes	no
ADDITIONAL_PORTS	No	Adding a comma delimited list of ports will allow these ports via the iptables script.	ADDITIONAL_PORTS=1234,8112

Volumes

Volume	Required	Function	Example
config	Yes	qBittorrent, WireGuard and OpenVPN config files	/your/config/path/:/config
downloads	No	Default downloads path for saving downloads	/your/downloads/path/:/downloads

Ports

Port	Proto	Required	Function	Example
8080	TCP	Yes	qBittorrent WebUI	8080:8080
8999	TCP	Yes	qBittorrent TCP Listening Port	8999:8999
8999	UDP	Yes	qBittorrent UDP Listening Port	8999:8999/udp

Access the WebUI

Access https://IPADDRESS:PORT from a browser on the same network. (for example: https://192.168.0.90:8080)

Default Credentials

Credential	Default Value
username	admin
password	adminadmin

How to use WireGuard

The container will fail to boot if VPN_ENABLED is set and there is no valid .conf file present in the /config/wireguard directory. Drop a .conf file from your VPN provider into /config/wireguard and start the container again. The file must have the name wg0.conf, or it will fail to start.

WireGuard IPv6 issues

If you use WireGuard and also have IPv6 enabled, it is necessary to add the IPv6 range to the LAN_NETWORK environment variable.
Additionally the parameter --sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0 also must be added to the docker run command, or to the "Extra Parameters" in Unraid.
The full Unraid Extra Parameters would be: --restart unless-stopped --sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0"
If you do not do this, the container will keep on stopping with the error RTNETLINK answers permission denied. Since I do not have IPv6, I am did not test. Thanks to mchangrh / Issue #49

How to use OpenVPN

The container will fail to boot if VPN_ENABLED is set and there is no valid .ovpn file present in the /config/openvpn directory. Drop a .ovpn file from your VPN provider into /config/openvpn (if necessary with additional files like certificates) and start the container again. You may need to edit the ovpn configuration file to load your VPN credentials from a file by setting auth-user-pass.

Note: The script will use the first ovpn file it finds in the /config/openvpn directory. Adding multiple ovpn files will not start multiple VPN connections.

Example auth-user-pass option for .ovpn files

auth-user-pass credentials.conf

Example credentials.conf

username
password

PUID/PGID

User ID (PUID) and Group ID (PGID) can be found by issuing the following command for the user you want to run the container as:

id <username>

Issues

If you are having issues with this container please submit an issue on GitHub.
Please provide logs, Docker version and other information that can simplify reproducing the issue.
If possible, always use the most up to date version of Docker, you operating system, kernel and the container itself. Support is always a best-effort basis.

Credits:

MarkusMcNugen/docker-qBittorrentvpn
DyonR/jackettvpn
This projects originates from MarkusMcNugen/docker-qBittorrentvpn, but forking was not possible since DyonR/jackettvpn uses the fork already.