Jackett, WireGuard and OpenVPN

Docker container which runs the latest headless Jackett Server while connecting to WireGuard or OpenVPN with iptables killswitch to prevent IP leakage when the tunnel goes down.

Docker Features

• Base: Debian bullseye-slim
• Latest Jackett
• Selectively enable or disable WireGuard or OpenVPN support
• IP tables kill switch to prevent IP leaking when VPN connection fails
• Configurable UID and GID for config files and /blackhole for Jackett
• Created with Unraid in mind

Run container from Docker registry

The container is available from the Docker Hub, which is the simplest way to get it. To run the container use this command, with additional parameters, please refer to the Variables, Volumes, and Ports section:

$ docker run --privileged  -d \
              -v /your/config/path/:/config \
              -v /your/downloads/path/:/blackhole \
              -e "VPN_ENABLED=yes" \
              -e "VPN_TYPE=wireguard" \
              -e "LAN_NETWORK=192.168.0.0/24" \
              -p 9117:9117 \
              --restart unless-stopped \
              dyonr/jackettvpn

Variables, Volumes, and Ports

Environment Variables

Variable	Required	Function	Example	Default
VPN_ENABLED	Yes	Enable VPN? (yes/no)	VPN_ENABLED=yes	yes
VPN_TYPE	Yes	WireGuard or OpenVPN? (wireguard/openvpn)	VPN_TYPE=wireguard	openvpn
VPN_USERNAME	No	If username and password provided, configures ovpn file automatically	VPN_USERNAME=ad8f64c02a2de
VPN_PASSWORD	No	If username and password provided, configures ovpn file automatically	VPN_PASSWORD=ac98df79ed7fb
WEBUI_PASSWORD	Yes	The password used to protect/access Jackett's web interface	WEBUI_PASSWORD=RJayoLnKPjeyHbo-_ziH
LAN_NETWORK	Yes (atleast one)	Comma delimited local Network's with CIDR notation	LAN_NETWORK=192.168.0.0/24,10.10.0.0/24
NAME_SERVERS	No	Comma delimited name servers	NAME_SERVERS=1.1.1.1,1.0.0.1	1.1.1.1,1.0.0.1
PUID	No	UID applied to config files and blackhole	PUID=99	99
PGID	No	GID applied to config files and blackhole	PGID=100	100
UMASK	No		UMASK=002	002
WEBUI_PORT	No	Sets the port of the Jackett server in the ServerConfig.json, needs to match the exposed port in the Dockerfile	WEBUI_PORT=9117	9117
HEALTH_CHECK_HOST	No	This is the host or IP that the healthcheck script will use to check an active connection	HEALTH_CHECK_HOST=one.one.one.one	one.one.one.one
HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL	No	This is the time in seconds that the container waits to see if the internet connection still works (check if VPN died)	HEALTH_CHECK_INTERVAL=300	300
HEALTH_CHECK_SILENT	No	Set to 1 to supress the 'Network is up' message. Defaults to 1 if unset.	HEALTH_CHECK_SILENT=1	1
ADDITIONAL_PORTS	No	Adding a comma delimited list of ports will allow these ports via the iptables script.	ADDITIONAL_PORTS=1234,8112

Volumes

Volume	Required	Function	Example
config	Yes	Jackett and OpenVPN config files	/your/config/path/:/config
blackhole	No	Default blackhole path for saving magnet links	/your/blackhole/path/:/blackhole

Ports

Port	Proto	Required	Function	Example
9117	TCP	Yes	Jackett WebUI	9117:9117

Access the WebUI

Access http://IPADDRESS:PORT from a browser on the same network. (for example: http://192.168.0.90:9117)

Default Info

API Keys are randomly generated the first time that Jackett starts up. There is no Web UI password configured. This can be done manually from the Web UI.

Credential	Default Value
API Key	Randomly generated
WebUI Password	No password

How to use WireGuard

The container will fail to boot if VPN_ENABLED is set and there is no valid .conf file present in the /config/wireguard directory. Drop a .conf file from your VPN provider into /config/wireguard and start the container again. The file must have the name wg0.conf, or it will fail to start.

How to use OpenVPN

The container will fail to boot if VPN_ENABLED is set and there is no valid .ovpn file present in the /config/openvpn directory. Drop a .ovpn file from your VPN provider into /config/openvpn (if necessary with additional files like certificates) and start the container again. You may need to edit the ovpn configuration file to load your VPN credentials from a file by setting auth-user-pass.

Note: The script will use the first ovpn file it finds in the /config/openvpn directory. Adding multiple ovpn files will not start multiple VPN connections.

Example auth-user-pass option for .ovpn files

auth-user-pass credentials.conf

Example credentials.conf

username
password

PUID/PGID

User ID (PUID) and Group ID (PGID) can be found by issuing the following command for the user you want to run the container as:

id <username>

Issues

If you are having issues with this container please submit an issue on GitHub. Please provide logs, Docker version and other information that can simplify reproducing the issue. If possible, always use the most up to date version of Docker, you operating system, kernel and the container itself. Support is always a best-effort basis.