Is it better to put OpenVPN (for PIA) on my OPNsense router, as an LXC on Proxmox, or the (soon to be deprecated) feature in my TrueNAS Scale VM? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by robsuto@lemmy.ml to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

13 comments fedilink hide all child comments

I was going to use the built-in OpenVPN in TrueNAS until I found out it's going to be deprecated.

I only really need it for the qbitorrent/transmission and prowlarr/jackett (haven't decided yet) apps in TrueNAS, so I don't know what the next best option is.

I have found plenty of documentation on how to use the integrated OpenVPN feature of TrueNAS, but since the announcement of it's deprecation and future elimination is only ~2 months old, I haven't found any new documentation yet on alternate methods.

I see stuff about tailscale but that doesn't seem to be what I'm trying to do.

Thanks.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Boring@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 year ago

Check out wireguard, its way smaller and faster than OpenVPN and still FOSS.

https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/vpn-features/wireguard

Very user friendly if you install it with a GUI, almost to plug and play level.

[-] peregus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I'd go this route directly on OPNsense.

[-] robsuto@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

In order to use PIA in the Wireguard app, don't I have to select

OpenVPN (deprecated)

in the dropdown for VPN? I'm trying to avoid something that will be removed in the near future. Or am I reading that wrong?

[-] Boring@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

Did a little research and seems to be a PIA issue; they don't provide config files.. But there is a workaround: https://github.com/pia-foss/manual-connections

Or a Python script to obtain a config file: https://github.com/hsand/pia-wg

But there are other VPNs that will let you download config files for use, I have no idea why PIA makes it hard.

You would need to create a docker image or some sort of container/VM (container preferred) to host wireguard. This is what I personally use: https://github.com/wg-easy/wg-easy

this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2023

20 points (88.5% liked)

Selfhosted

40347 readers

213 users here now

A place to share alternatives to popular online services that can be self-hosted without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don't control.

Rules:

Be civil: we're here to support and learn from one another. Insults won't be tolerated. Flame wars are frowned upon.
No spam posting.
Posts have to be centered around self-hosting. There are other communities for discussing hardware or home computing. If it's not obvious why your post topic revolves around selfhosting, please include details to make it clear.
Don't duplicate the full text of your blog or github here. Just post the link for folks to click.
Submission headline should match the article title (don’t cherry-pick information from the title to fit your agenda).
No trolling.

Resources:

selfh.st Newsletter and index of selfhosted software and apps
awesome-selfhosted software
awesome-sysadmin resources
Self-Hosted Podcast from Jupiter Broadcasting

Any issues on the community? Report it using the report flag.

Questions? DM the mods!

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

HybridSarcasm@lemmy.world

HybridSarcasm@lemmy.hybridsarcasm.xyz