Docker-transmission-openvpn: Broke NordVPN
Unable to establish connection to NordVPN.
It seems that the address for the configuration download is offline. It's been like that for 2 days now.
Log output:
Using OpenVPN provider: NORDVPN
2020-06-16 18:22:46 Checking curl installation
2020-06-16 18:22:46 Removing existing configs
2020-06-16 18:22:46 Selecting the best server...
2020-06-16 18:22:46 Searching for technology: openvpn_tcp
2020-06-16 18:22:46 Unable to find a server with the specified parameters, using any recommended server
2020-06-16 18:22:46 Best server :
2020-06-16 18:22:46 Downloading config: default.ovpn
2020-06-16 18:22:46 Downloading from: https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/files/ovpn_tcp/servers/.tcp.ovpn
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:09 --:--:-- 0curl: (6) Could not resolve host: downloads.nordcdn.com
No VPN configuration provided. Using default.
Setting OPENVPN credentials...
adding route to local network 192.168.100.0/24 via 172.29.4.1 dev eth0
Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: /etc/openvpn/nordvpn/default.ovpn
Use --help for more information.
docker-compose.yaml:
version: '3.3'
services:
transmission-openvpn:
volumes:
- '/share/CE_CACHEDEV1_DATA/Multimedia/torrents/:/data'
- '/etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro'
environment:
- CREATE_TUN_DEVICE=true
- OPENVPN_PROVIDER=NORDVPN
- NORDVPN_COUNTRY=NL
- NORVPN_CATEGORY=legacy_p2p
- OPENVPN_USERNAME=***********************
- OPENVPN_PASSWORD=***********************
- NORDVPN_PROTOCOL=udp
- WEBPROXY_ENABLED=false
- LOCAL_NETWORK=192.168.100.0/24
- TRANSMISSION_RPC_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED=false
- TRANSMISSION_RPC_PASSWORD=password
- TRANSMISSION_RPC_USERNAME=username
- TRANSMISSION_ALT_SPEED_DOWN=1000
- TRANSMISSION_ALT_SPEED_ENABLED=true
- TRANSMISSION_ALT_SPEED_TIME_BEGIN=540
- TRANSMISSION_ALT_SPEED_TIME_DAY=127
- TRANSMISSION_ALT_SPEED_TIME_ENABLED=true
- TRANSMISSION_ALT_SPEED_TIME_END=1320
- TRANSMISSION_ALT_SPEED_UP=400
- TRANSMISSION_CACHE_SIZE_MB=64
- TRANSMISSION_DHT_ENABLED=true
- TRANSMISSION_DOWNLOAD_QUEUE_ENABLED=true
- TRANSMISSION_DOWNLOAD_QUEUE_SIZE=5
- TRANSMISSION_ENCRYPTION=1
- TRANSMISSION_IDLE_SEEDING_LIMIT=30
- TRANSMISSION_IDLE_SEEDING_LIMIT_ENABLED=false
- TRANSMISSION_LPD_ENABLED=true
- TRANSMISSION_MESSAGE_LEVEL=2
- TRANSMISSION_PEER_CONGESTION_ALGORITHM=""
- TRANSMISSION_PEER_LIMIT_GLOBAL=500
- TRANSMISSION_PEER_LIMIT_PER_TORRENT=50
- TRANSMISSION_PEER_PORT=51413
- TRANSMISSION_PEER_PORT_RANDOM_HIGH=65535
- TRANSMISSION_PEER_PORT_RANDOM_LOW=49152
- TRANSMISSION_PEER_PORT_RANDOM_ON_START=false
- TRANSMISSION_PEER_SOCKET_TOS="default"
- TRANSMISSION_PEX_ENABLED=true
- TRANSMISSION_PORT_FORWARDING_ENABLED=true
- TRANSMISSION_PREALLOCATION=1
- TRANSMISSION_PREFETCH_ENABLED=false
- TRANSMISSION_QUEUE_STALLED_ENABLED=true
- TRANSMISSION_QUEUE_STALLED_MINUTES=30
- TRANSMISSION_RATIO_LIMIT=2.0
- TRANSMISSION_RATIO_LIMIT_ENABLED=true
- TRANSMISSION_RENAME_PARTIAL_FILES=true
- TRANSMISSION_RPC_WHITELIST_ENABLED=false
- TRANSMISSION_SCRAPE_PAUSED_TORRENTS_ENABLED=true
- TRANSMISSION_SCRIPT_TORRENT_DONE_ENABLED=false
- TRANSMISSION_SCRIPT_TORRENT_DONE_FILENAME=""
- TRANSMISSION_SEED_QUEUE_ENABLED=false
- TRANSMISSION_SEED_QUEUE_SIZE=10
- TRANSMISSION_SPEED_LIMIT_DOWN=100
- TRANSMISSION_SPEED_LIMIT_DOWN_ENABLED=false
- TRANSMISSION_SPEED_LIMIT_UP=700
- TRANSMISSION_SPEED_LIMIT_UP_ENABLED=true
- TRANSMISSION_START_ADDED_TORRENTS=true
- TRANSMISSION_TRASH_ORIGINAL_TORRENT_FILES=false
- TRANSMISSION_UPLOAD_SLOTS_PER_TORRENT=14
- TRANSMISSION_UTP_ENABLED=true
- HEALTH_CHECK_HOST="google.com"
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
logging:
driver: json-file
options:
max-size: 10m
ports:
- '9091:9091'
dns:
- 103.86.96.100
- 103.86.99.100
image: haugene/transmission-openvpn
restart: unless-stopped
luiscarlosjr
All 11 comments
I'm experiencing an issue as well, the container tries to connect in a loop. Also I noticed https://api.nordvpn.com/v1/servers/countries returns NULL
EDIT: It's back now.. idk if you were facing the same issue
fredericrous
on 17 Jun 2020
For me https://api.nordvpn.com/v1/servers/countries returns everything it should but the rest still doesn't work.
For now I'm just manually providing the ovpn file via custom provider config.
luiscarlosjr
on 21 Jun 2020
Recently, I had a similar problem independent of this image. I had to change to a NordVPN server that actually works.
theAkito
on 21 Jun 2020
I am seeing the same issue today.
LOG OUTPUT
```Using OpenVPN provider: NORDVPN,
2020-06-25 15:41:05 Checking curl installation,
2020-06-25 15:41:05 Removing existing configs,
2020-06-25 15:41:05 Selecting the best server...,
2020-06-25 15:41:05 Searching for technology: openvpn_udp,
2020-06-25 15:41:05 Unable to find a server with the specified parameters, using any recommended server,
2020-06-25 15:41:05 Best server : ,
2020-06-25 15:41:05 Downloading config: default.ovpn,
2020-06-25 15:41:05 Downloading from: https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/files/ovpn_udp/servers/.udp.ovpn,
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current,
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed,
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:01 --:--:-- 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:02 --:--:-- 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:03 --:--:-- 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:04 --:--:-- 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:05 --:--:-- 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:06 --:--:-- 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:07 --:--:-- 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:08 --:--:-- 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 --:--:-- 0:00:09 --:--:-- 0curl: (6) Could not resolve host: downloads.nordcdn.com,
No VPN configuration provided. Using default.,
Setting OPENVPN credentials...,
adding route to local network 192.168.4.0/24 via 172.28.0.1 dev eth0,
adding route to local network 10.211.55.0/24 via 172.28.0.1 dev eth0,
Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file: /etc/openvpn/nordvpn/default.ovpn,
Use --help for more information.,
**COMPOSE**
transmission-openvpn:
image: haugene/transmission-openvpn
container_name: transmission-openvpn
hostname: transmission-openvpn
restart: unless-stopped
networks:
- app
ports:
- "9091:9091"
volumes:
- "/home/data:/data" #TODO
- /docker_configs/transmission/config:/config
environment:
- CREATE_TUN_DEVICE=true
- OPENVPN_PROVIDER=NORDVPN
- OPENVPN_USERNAME=usrnm
- OPENVPN_PASSWORD=pwd
- OPENVPN_OPTS=--inactive 3600 --ping 10 --ping-exit 60
- NORDVPN_CATEGORY=legacy_p2p
- NORDVPN_COUNTRY=US
- WEBPROXY_ENABLED=false
- LOCAL_NETWORK=192.168.4.0/24, 10.211.55.0/24
- TZ=US/Eastern
- TRANSMISSION_SCRAPE_PAUSED_TORRENTS_ENABLED=false
- TRANSMISSION_WEB_UI=combustion
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
logging:
driver: json-file
options:
max-size: 10m
```
PleaseStopAsking
on 25 Jun 2020
Facing the same issue with nordvpn
MerouaneBen
on 28 Jun 2020
Hi,
Well this is common with NordVpn, no name resolution, then no server is found. Your problem is "Could not resolve host: downloads.nordcdn.com,", As the API is not responding because it was not contacted, you have no configuration downloaded for openvpn. your network "app" has no/poor dns resolution.
As a check you could add extra_hosts "downloads.nordcdn.com:104.17.49.74", the API will be contacted and a configuration will be downloaded, although, the process will not be complete as the VPN server name will not be resolved.
You could either fix the dns resolution problem with your app network or add an external dns to your docker-compose file.
edgd1er
on 28 Jun 2020
Adding onto @edgd1er response, one part of the problem is the dns resolution and the other part from what I could see was that I was getting 404 when trying to download the default ovpn file.
At least for me, this issue is happening on hetzner cloud server but I am not experiencing this issue on different VM located in ZA. I was able to resolve it by doing the below.
Fixed the dns issue by removing the dns section of the docker-compose and relying on the host's dns resolvers.
Modified the following file - docker-transmission-openvpn/openvpn/nordvpn/updateConfigs.sh and built a local docker image tagged with haugene/transmission-openvpn:uri-changes which I reference for the docker compose.
Change the nordvpn_cdn url to
https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/files/ovpn_legacy/servers/<hostname>.{udp1194|tcp443}.ovpn
download_hostname() {
# Getting 404 - not found with these urls atm
#udp ==> https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/files/ovpn_udp/servers/nl601.nordvpn.com.udp.ovpn
#tcp ==> https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/files/ovpn_tcp/servers/nl542.nordvpn.com.tcp.ovpn
local nordvpn_cdn="https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/files"
if [[ ${NORDVPN_PROTOCOL,,} == udp ]]; then
nordvpn_cdn="${nordvpn_cdn}/ovpn_legacy/servers/"
elif [[ ${NORDVPN_PROTOCOL,,} == tcp ]];then
nordvpn_cdn="${nordvpn_cdn}/ovpn_legacy/servers/"
else
nordvpn_cdn="https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/files/ovpn_legacy/servers/"
fi
if [[ "$1" == "-d" ]]; then
nordvpn_cdn=${nordvpn_cdn}${2}
ovpnName=default.ovpn
else
nordvpn_cdn=${nordvpn_cdn}${1}
ovpnName=${1}.ovpn
fi
if [[ ${NORDVPN_PROTOCOL,,} == udp ]]; then
nordvpn_cdn="${nordvpn_cdn}.udp1194.ovpn"
elif [[ ${NORDVPN_PROTOCOL,,} == tcp ]];then
nordvpn_cdn="${nordvpn_cdn}.tcp443.ovpn"
else
nordvpn_cdn="${nordvpn_cdn}.tcp443.ovpn"
fi
log "Downloading config: ${ovpnName}"
log "Downloading from: ${nordvpn_cdn}"
curl ${nordvpn_cdn} -o "${ovpnName}"
}
Section of docker-compose...
transmission-vpn:
image: haugene/transmission-openvpn:uri-changes
container_name: transmission-vpn
restart: unless-stopped
networks:
t2_proxy:
ipv4_address: 192.168.90.4
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
devices:
- /dev/net/tun
volumes:
- /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
- $USERDIR/docker/transmission-vpn/data:/data
- $USERDIR/docker/transmission-vpn/config:/config
- $USERDIR/Downloads:/downloads
environment:
OPENVPN_PROVIDER: NORDVPN
OPENVPN_USERNAME: $NORDVPN_USERNAME
OPENVPN_PASSWORD: $NORDVPN_PASSWORD
NORDVPN_COUNTRY: DE
NORDVPN_PROTOCOL: tcp
NORDVPN_CATEGORY: P2P
OPENVPN_OPTS: --inactive 3600 --ping 10 --ping-exit 60
LOCAL_NETWORK: '$LOCAL_NETWORK'
PUID: $PUID
PGID: $PGID
TZ: $TZ
UMASK_SET: 002
TRANSMISSION_RPC_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED: 'true'
TRANSMISSION_RPC_HOST_WHITELIST: '127.0.0.1,192.168.*.*,172.17.*.*'
TRANSMISSION_RPC_PASSWORD: $TRANSMISSION_RPC_PASSWORD
TRANSMISSION_RPC_USERNAME: $TRANSMISSION_RPC_USERNAME
TRANSMISSION_UMASK: 002
TRANSMISSION_RATIO_LIMIT: 0.01
TRANSMISSION_RATIO_LIMIT_ENABLED: 'true'
TRANSMISSION_ALT_SPEED_DOWN: 10000
TRANSMISSION_ALT_SPEED_ENABLED: 'true'
TRANSMISSION_ALT_SPEED_UP: 15
TRANSMISSION_SPEED_LIMIT_DOWN: 50000
TRANSMISSION_SPEED_LIMIT_DOWN_ENABLED: 'true'
TRANSMISSION_SPEED_LIMIT_UP: 300
TRANSMISSION_SPEED_LIMIT_UP_ENABLED: 'true'
TRANSMISSION_INCOMPLETE_DIR: /downloads/incomplete
TRANSMISSION_INCOMPLETE_DIR_ENABLED: 'true'
TRANSMISSION_WATCH_DIR: /downloads
TRANSMISSION_WATCH_DIR_ENABLED: 'true'
TRANSMISSION_DOWNLOAD_DIR: /downloads/completed
Hope this helps someone.
victorrikhotso
on 1 Jul 2020
hi @victorrikhotso
I'm sorry to hear that you have problems with the image.I don't have the same problems as you experienced. both of your "404" urls were sending the server config:
curl https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/files/ovpn_udp/servers/nl601.nordvpn.com.udp.ovpn
client
dev tun
proto udp
remote 178.239.173.211 1194
resolv-retry infinite
remote-random
nobind
tun-mtu 1500
......
May be it was a regional or temporary glitch with nordvpn API.
Using the image without modification, the API send a proper best server selection and the config is downloaded from nordvpn.
Here is the url given by the script after api results: https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/files/ovpn_tcp/servers/ee41.nordvpn.com.tcp.ovpn. The file is downloaded. But as you said, you had this problem only on a specific location.
Anyway, thanks for your detailed answer. It's always interesting to see how others users tackle problems :)
transmission | Using OpenVPN provider: NORDVPN
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Checking curl installation
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Removing existing configs
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Selecting the best server...
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Searching for technology: openvpn_tcp
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Best server : fr433.nordvpn.com
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Downloading config: default.ovpn
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Downloading from: https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/files/ovpn_tcp/servers/fr433.nordvpn.com.tcp.ovpn
transmission | % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
transmission | Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 2821 100 2821 0 0 4118 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 4118
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Selecting the best server...
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Searching for country : EE (68)
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Searching for technology: openvpn_tcp
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Best server : ee41.nordvpn.com
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Downloading config: ee41.nordvpn.com.ovpn
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Downloading from: https://downloads.nordcdn.com/configs/files/ovpn_tcp/servers/ee41.nordvpn.com.tcp.ovpn
transmission | % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
transmission | Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 2807 100 2807 0 0 4331 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 4331
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Checking line endings
transmission | 2020-07-02 00:00:26 Updating configs for docker-transmission-openvpn
transmission | Starting OpenVPN using config ee41.nordvpn.com.ovpn
transmission | Setting OPENVPN credentials...
I've also developed the same problems. However, for me, it happened after adding a domain name to my local network (let's call it mylan. My Pi-hole installation was showing a lot of DNS queries for api.nordvpn.com.mylan and downloads.nordcdn.com.mylan. I suspected this was a problem. So I added DNS 1.1.1.1 to docker-compose.yml and it started to work. Any ideas why this is happening?
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on 17 Jul 2020
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Hi,
Well this is common with NordVpn, no name resolution, then no server is found. Your problem is "Could not resolve host: downloads.nordcdn.com,", As the API is not responding because it was not contacted, you have no configuration downloaded for openvpn. your network "app" has no/poor dns resolution.
As a check you could add extra_hosts "downloads.nordcdn.com:104.17.49.74", the API will be contacted and a configuration will be downloaded, although, the process will not be complete as the VPN server name will not be resolved.
You could either fix the dns resolution problem with your app network or add an external dns to your docker-compose file.