Synology advice / add to wiki?

[ShadeBlack]

I experienced a lot of the same issues mentioned from other people here, but I managed to get this container up and running and thought I'd share my findings to assist other Synology users out there.

Using: DSM v7.0.1-42218 Docker from package centre

Run a one time vpn connection directly on Synology Control Panel > Network > Network Interface > Create VPN Profile

• add your openvpn
• save
• connect to it
• disconnect vpn This will add the tun device and eliminate the following error: ERROR: Cannot open TUN/TAP dev /dev/net/tun: No such file or directory (errno=2)

Download: docker > registry > qbittorrentvpn > latest

Settings: image > qbittorrentvpn > launch

• check high privilege
• advanced:
• volumes > add config and torrents folders (ensure ovpn file in config path)
• network > bridge
• port > local 49210 > 8080
• port > auto > 8999
• EVs I used > [lan_network, vpn_enabled, vpn_type=openvpn, vpn_user/pass, vpn_enabled] (do not set pgid puid)

Run the container - should work. if you get: Options error: In [CMD-LINE]:1: Error opening configuration file

• terminate the container with the toggle.
• remove high priority check box
• start the container again - it will fail again
• terminate the container with the toggle.
• add high priority check box
• start the container - it should work.

conclusion:

• running the container without root can't correctly access tun/tap
• tun/tap isn't installed by default, running an openvpn on the synology itself installs it.
• synology / docker doesn't remember / keep high priority correctly
• when the vpn fails, the container closes (by design) - repeat the priority toggle steps to bring it back up again.
• port 8080 is 'closed' - use the local port forward
• Container functions fine - DSM is the likely culprit

I hope this helps others

[dadcoachengineer]

My container stops multiple times a day. I presume this is due to a health check failing.

Do you have to disable high priv, start the container, stop the container, enable high priv, then restart to recover the container?

[ShadeBlack]

@jasonshearer From my experience: Yes, you do. Although for me, it's been fairly stable once running with 7-10 day long runs.