metri
Cadet
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- Jan 22, 2022
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I'm a new user and very confused. I think it would be best to explain what I want to achieve.
I live in China and for all cloud syncing and accessing sites like Github, I have to go through some kind of VPN. My specific VPN service provider is called ExpressVPN, which in theory can be accessed by a generic OpenVPN client.
I've read that it's a bad idea to have TrueNAS act as an OpenVPN client, but I'm not sure why. My problem is that I can't use the basic services of TrueNAS without being connected to the internet via VPN. I could setup my router as a VPN client, but then access for things that don't need a VPN are very slow. I prefer a setup where I can turn on/off the VPN client on a per device basis.
My objectives for having OpenVPN client configured
1. I would like to be able to use the plugins tab in the TrueNAS webUI
2. I would like to setup sync to OneDrive (Can't setup credentials without VPN Connection)
My VPN Service provider is ExpressVPN which provides an .opvpn file with certificate keys and other openVPN settings.
I did try setting up the OpenVPN client, but starting the service simply says Unable to Start Service. I'm not sure where to go to get the detailed error.
Any thoughts on this setup would be very much appreciated.
I live in China and for all cloud syncing and accessing sites like Github, I have to go through some kind of VPN. My specific VPN service provider is called ExpressVPN, which in theory can be accessed by a generic OpenVPN client.
I've read that it's a bad idea to have TrueNAS act as an OpenVPN client, but I'm not sure why. My problem is that I can't use the basic services of TrueNAS without being connected to the internet via VPN. I could setup my router as a VPN client, but then access for things that don't need a VPN are very slow. I prefer a setup where I can turn on/off the VPN client on a per device basis.
My objectives for having OpenVPN client configured
1. I would like to be able to use the plugins tab in the TrueNAS webUI
2. I would like to setup sync to OneDrive (Can't setup credentials without VPN Connection)
My VPN Service provider is ExpressVPN which provides an .opvpn file with certificate keys and other openVPN settings.
I did try setting up the OpenVPN client, but starting the service simply says Unable to Start Service. I'm not sure where to go to get the detailed error.
Code:
dev tun fast-io persist-key persist-tun nobind remote usa-losangeles5-ca-version-2.expressnetw.com 1195 remote-random pull comp-lzo no tls-client verify-x509-name Server name-prefix ns-cert-type server key-direction 1 route-method exe route-delay 2 tun-mtu 1500 fragment 1300 mssfix 1200 verb 3 cipher AES-256-CBC keysize 256 auth SHA512 sndbuf 524288 rcvbuf 524288 auth-user-pass <cert> -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- Data Removed -----END CERTIFICATE----- </cert> <key> -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY----- Data Removed -----END RSA PRIVATE KEY----- </key> <tls-auth> # # 2048 bit OpenVPN static key # -----BEGIN OpenVPN Static key V1----- Data Removed -----END OpenVPN Static key V1----- </tls-auth> <ca> -----BEGIN CERTIFICATE----- Data Removed -----END CERTIFICATE----- </ca>
Any thoughts on this setup would be very much appreciated.
