Point invidious to a VPN tunnel?
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LFS2y6eSkmsbSX · 2023-11-06 14:07

I've got an openvpn running at 192.168.x.yyy:8888. Any idea how I can
point invidious to go through it? I looked at the docs and didn't see
anything. I also saw [this thread](https://old.reddit.com/r/selfhosted
/comments/16psx4p/invidious_through_docker_vpn_gluetun/) from a month
ago, but i've got my vpn running on a different machine as invidious
so I don't think I can have them as part of the same docker network.

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autogyrophilia · 2023-11-06 14:20

You need to either setup a VPN gateway to that server in it's network,
or employ policy routing.

Im not sure of what you are trying to accomplish.

It is key when asking for information to declare what it's your end
objective.

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RedFive1976 · 2023-11-06 15:22

If invidious is already accessible to devices inside your network
(phones, laptops, etc.), then you're already halfway there. All you
need to do is make sure that traffic from your OpenVPN tunnel can
route onto the main LAN. You just need a route on your VPN gateway
that allows 2-way traffic to and from the LAN.

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xxlibertyordeathxx · 2023-11-06 16:14

The thread you linked (my post) was about running invidious through
for example nordvpn to hide my IP from YouTube not about remotely
connecting to invidious which is what, I believe, you are trying to
accomplish. You would have to change you openvpn config to route
whatever subnet invidious is on or maybe let your invidious port
through your firewall as it may be blocked currently. Disclaimer I am
not a networking expert.