Comment on If I already have a VPN always on on my system, do I need to set up a gluetun container?

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• TCB13@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  All of that can be achieved with simple systemd or iptables/routes tweaks. You can force all outgoing traffic to use the VPN interface via routes (meaning if it doesn’t exist or doesn’t work nothing will be able to access the internet) OR use systemd globally hide the non-VPN network interface from all software except for the VPN client.

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  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Well sure, but the question was about gluetun, so I was trying to focus on that and the applications thereof. In terms of homelab stuff, I know a lot of people appreciate the containerized approach.

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    • TCB13@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      In terms of homelab stuff, I know a lot of people appreciate the containerized approach.

      What I said applies to containerized setups as well. Same logic, just managed in a slightly different way.

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      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Fair; I blame target fixation

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• kitnaht@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  That way, if the VPN goes down, your torrent client isn’t just downloading stuff nakedly.

  You always just bind the torrent client to the VPN adapter so this doesn’t happen.

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  • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Oh yeah you can do it that way too, but if you want it all containerized, that’s roughly how to do it. That’s all I meant.

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