# dperson/openvpn-client

Repository: https://github.com/dperson/openvpn-client
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/openvpn-client
Language: Shell
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2024-06-17T14:05:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4260, "days_push": 807, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1127, forks 603 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:41.407770+00:00)

## What it is
A Docker container that runs an OpenVPN client so other containers can route their traffic through a VPN connection. It is configured via environment variables and shares its network stack with linked containers.

## Use cases
- route docker container traffic through a vpn
- run openvpn client in a container
- share vpn connection with other containers
- hide torrent client ip with vpn container
- docker-compose vpn sidecar for containers

## When to choose
- You want other Docker containers to send all traffic through an OpenVPN tunnel
- You prefer containerized infrastructure over installing OpenVPN on the host
- You use docker-compose and want a reusable VPN sidecar container

## When to avoid
- You need a VPN server rather than a client
- You use a VPN protocol other than OpenVPN, such as WireGuard
- You run non-Docker workloads and can install OpenVPN directly on the host

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: active
- function: vpn, networking, proxy, security
- domain: networking, privacy, self-hosted, security
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: openvpn, docker-container, vpn-client, traffic-routing, shell, containers, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- dperson/openvpn-client (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:41.407770+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 2026-08-30T06:38:47.348093+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dperson/openvpn-client (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:41.407770+00:00, sha 05a383d7e506)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.