Bug: VPNSecure - encrypted key: illegal base64 data at input byte 26

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Is this urgent?

No

Host OS

DSM 7.2.1-69057 Update 4 (Docker)

CPU arch

x86_64

VPN service provider

Cyberghost

What are you using to run the container

docker-compose

What is the version of Gluetun

Running version latest built on 2024-05-18T18:08:57.405Z (commit 4218dba)

What's the problem 🤔

Gluetun shuts down after giving me the error shown in the logs and the title. The key and cert are working. I tested it on Ubuntu.

Share your logs (at least 10 lines)

Running version latest built on 2024-05-18T18:08:57.405Z (commit 4218dba)

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2024-05-31T13:15:02Z INFO [routing] default route found: interface eth0, gateway 172.18.0.1, assigned IP 172.18.0.2 and family v4
2024-05-31T13:15:02Z INFO [routing] local ethernet link found: eth0
2024-05-31T13:15:02Z INFO [routing] local ipnet found: 172.18.0.0/16
2024-05-31T13:15:02Z INFO [firewall] enabling...
2024-05-31T13:15:02Z INFO [firewall] enabled successfully
2024-05-31T13:15:02Z INFO [storage] merging by most recent 19425 hardcoded servers and 19425 servers read from /gluetun/servers.json
2024-05-31T13:15:03Z ERROR VPN settings: OpenVPN settings: client certificate: illegal base64 data at input byte 26
2024-05-31T13:15:03Z INFO Shutdown successful

Share your configuration

version: "3"
services:
  gluetun:
    image: qmcgaw/gluetun
    container_name: gluetun
    cap_add:
      - NET_ADMIN
    devices:
      - /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun
    volumes:
      - /volume2/docker/gluetun:/etc/openvpn/custom
    environment:
      - VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER=cyberghost
      - OPENVPN_CONFIG=/etc/openvpn/custom/openvpn.ovpn
      - OPENVPN_USER=myid
      - OPENVPN_KEY=/etc/openvpn/custom/client.key
      - OPENVPN_CERT=/etc/openvpn/custom/client.crt
      - OPENVPN_PASSWORD=mypass
      - TZ=Etc/UTC
      - UPDATER_PERIOD=24h
    restart: always

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[qdm12]

You're using OPENVPN_KEY and OPENVPN_CERT wrongly, these are not file paths. See https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/options/openvpn.md

You can follow instructions at https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/advanced/openvpn-client-certificate.md

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