passteque/gluetun
VPN client in a thin Docker container for multiple VPN providers, written in Go, and using OpenVPN or Wireguard, DNS over TLS, with a few proxy servers built-in.
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Where it stands
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No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 99 days ago, with 74 contributors on GitHub.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Provides a lightweight VPN client in a minimal Docker container supporting multiple VPN providers using OpenVPN or Wireguard protocols.
- Offers integrated DNS over TLS, built-in proxy servers, and a firewall kill switch for enhanced privacy and security in a compact Alpine-based image.
- Use for securely routing containerized applications' traffic through various VPN providers in Docker environments.
- Use for setting up a privacy-focused network gateway with DNS filtering and proxy support for home or small office LAN devices.
- Use for deploying a Kubernetes sidecar container to add VPN connectivity and network security to microservices.
Should you depend on it?
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License
MIT
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.
Community files
- README: present
- Contributing guide: present
Watch-outs
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From the README
⚠️ This and gluetun-wiki are the only websites for Gluetun, other websites claiming to be official are scams ⚠️
Lightweight swiss-army-knife-like VPN client to multiple VPN service providers
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
+873 stars over 90 days across 11 snapshot days; best day +14 on Aug 27.
Forks
649+45
Open issues
343+19
Compared with peers in DevOps
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| passteque/gluetun | 16.0K | — | 55 | 99 days ago |
| Category median | 20.6K | +1.0K | 75 | — |
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