"You then need to run the container using the byobu command rather than /bin/bash. This is because when you run openvpn \<username>.ovpn, it hangs when the connection is successful, and you must open a separate terminal session and leave the OpenVPN session running."
can't you just add an '&' like this:
openvpn \<username>.ovpn &
I've tried running it in daemon mode by using openvpn --daemon *.ovpn, but it doesn't seem to start the connection. I have not tried running it in the background like this though
"You then need to run the container using the byobu command rather than /bin/bash. This is because when you run openvpn \<username>.ovpn, it hangs when the connection is successful, and you must open a separate terminal session and leave the OpenVPN session running."
can't you just add an '&' like this: openvpn \<username>.ovpn &