# kylemanna/docker-openvpn

🔒 OpenVPN server in a Docker container complete with an EasyRSA PKI CA

Repository: https://github.com/kylemanna/docker-openvpn
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-openvpn
Homepage: https://hub.docker.com/r/kylemanna/openvpn/
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: openvpn-server, docker-container, docker-openvpn, pki, docker, openvpn, easyrsa-pki
Last push: 2025-05-21T05:36:59+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 33/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 22, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4473, "days_push": 469, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 9089, forks 2424 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:28.307826+00:00)

## What it is
A Docker image and shell tooling that runs an OpenVPN server in a container, bundled with an EasyRSA PKI certificate authority. It automates server configuration, CA initialization, client certificate generation, and client config export.

## Use cases
- set up a personal VPN server with docker
- run openvpn in a container
- generate openvpn client certificates with easyrsa
- self-host a vpn on a cheap vps
- manage a pki certificate authority for openvpn
- export .ovpn client config files

## When to choose
- you want a quick, well-tested OpenVPN server on any Docker-capable host
- you need integrated EasyRSA PKI and client certificate management
- you prefer containerized infrastructure with systemd or docker-compose support

## When to avoid
- you need WireGuard or a modern high-performance VPN protocol
- you want a GUI-managed VPN solution
- you cannot grant NET_ADMIN capabilities or host network access to containers

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: security, networking, vpn, self-hosted, container-runtime
- domain: security, networking, self-hosted, privacy
- platform: self-hosted, cli
- tags: openvpn, easyrsa, pki, vpn-server, docker-image, certificate-authority, devops, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- kylemanna/docker-openvpn (main) score 33

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.307826+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:24:00.035537+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kylemanna/docker-openvpn (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:28.307826+00:00, sha dfda2410c897)
  - homepage: https://hub.docker.com/r/kylemanna/openvpn/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:54.521265+00:00, sha abbb94f1a305)
  - site_page: https://docs.docker.com/docker-hub (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:54.523882+00:00, sha caaa18892709)
  - site_page: https://www.docker.com/docs (fetched 2026-08-29T08:23:54.535102+00:00, sha aeada2272712)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.