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[Openvpn-as](https://openvpn.net/index.php/access-server/overview.html) is a full featured secure network tunneling VPN software solution that integrates OpenVPN server capabilities, enterprise management capabilities, simplified OpenVPN Connect UI, and OpenVPN Client software packages that accommodate Windows, MAC, Linux, Android, and iOS environments. OpenVPN Access Server supports a wide range of configurations, including secure and granular remote access to internal network and/ or private cloud network resources and applications with fine-grained access control.
Our images support multiple architectures such as `x86-64`, `arm64` and `armhf`. We utilise the docker manifest for multi-platform awareness. More information is available from docker [here](https://github.com/docker/distribution/blob/master/docs/spec/manifest-v2-2.md#manifest-list) and our announcement [here](https://blog.linuxserver.io/2019/02/21/the-lsio-pipeline-project/).
This image provides various versions that are available via tags. `latest` tag usually provides the latest stable version. Others are considered under development and caution must be exercised when using them.
Docker images are configured using parameters passed at runtime (such as those above). These parameters are separated by a colon and indicate `<external>:<internal>` respectively. For example, `-p 8080:80` would expose port `80` from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port `8080` outside the container.
| `INTERFACE=eth0` | With bridge networking, leave it as eth0 (or don't include at all), if host or macvlan, set it to your host's network interface, found by running `ifconfig` |
## Environment variables from files (Docker secrets)
You can set any environment variable from a file by using a special prepend `FILE__`.
As an example:
```
-e FILE__PASSWORD=/run/secrets/mysecretpassword
```
Will set the environment variable `PASSWORD` based on the contents of the `/run/secrets/mysecretpassword` file.
## Umask for running applications
For all of our images we provide the ability to override the default umask settings for services started within the containers using the optional `-e UMASK=022` setting.
Keep in mind umask is not chmod it subtracts from permissions based on it's value it does not add. Please read up [here](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umask) before asking for support.
When using volumes (`-v` flags), permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container, we avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user `PUID` and group `PGID`.
During first login, make sure that the "Authentication" in the webui is set to "Local" instead of "PAM". Then set up the user accounts with their passwords (user accounts created under PAM do not survive container update or recreation).
The "admin" account is a system (PAM) account and after container update or recreation, its password reverts back to the default. It is highly recommended to block this user's access for security reasons:
1) Create another user and set as an admin,
2) Log in as the new user,
3) Delete the "admin" user in the gui,
4) Modify the `as.conf` file under config/etc and replace the line `boot_pam_users.0=admin` with ~~`#boot_pam_users.0=admin`~~`boot_pam_users.0=kjhvkhv` (this only has to be done once and will survive container recreation)
* IMPORTANT NOTE: Commenting out the first pam user in as.conf creates issues in 2.7.5. To make it work while still blocking pam user access, uncomment that line and change admin to a random nonexistent user as described above.
To ensure your devices can connect to your VPN properly, goto Configuration -> Network Settings -> and change the "Hostname or IP Address" section to either your domain name or public ip address.
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We publish various [Docker Mods](https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-mods) to enable additional functionality within the containers. The list of Mods available for this image (if any) can be accessed via the dynamic badge above.
* **03.04.19:** - Big rewrite of the install and update logic of openvpn-as to fix breaking changes (should fix updating from 2.6.1 to 2.7.3), added mysql-client for cluster support.
* **12.02.19:** - Rename github repo to match the docker hub repo and container name.
* **07.02.19:** - Add pipeline logic and multi arch.
* **31.01.19:** - Add port mappings to docker create sample in readme.
* **26.01.19:** - Removed `privileged` and `host` networking requirements, added `cap-add=NET_ADMIN` requirement instead. `INTERFACE` no longer needs to be defined as in bridge mode, it will use the container's eth0 interface by default.
* **19.12.18:** - Bump to version 2.6.1.
* **10.07.18:** - Bump to version 2.5.2.
* **23.03.18:** - Bump to version 2.5.
* **14.12.17:** - Consolidate layers and fix continuation lines.
* **25.10.17:** - Bump to version 2.1.12.
* **18.08.17:** - Switch default authentication method to local, update readme on how to deactivate the admin user.
* **31.07.17:** - Fix updates of existing openvpn-as installs.
* **07.07.17:** - Bump to version 2.1.9.
* **31.10.16:** - Bump to version 2.1.4.
* **14.10.16:** - Add version layer information.
* **13.09.16:** - Rebuild due to push error to hub on last build.
