VPN via the TUN/TAP device

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This article describes how to use VPN via the TUN/TAP device inside a container.

Kernel TUN/TAP support

OpenVZ supports VPN inside a container via kernel TUN/TAP module and device. To allow container #101 to use the TUN/TAP device the following should be done:

Make sure the tun module has been already loaded on the hardware node: 

# lsmod | grep tun

If it is not there, use the following command to load tun module: 

# modprobe tun

You can also add it into /etc/modules.conf to make sure it will be loaded on every reboot automatically.

Granting container an access to TUN/TAP

Allow your container to use the tun/tap device: 

vzctl set 101 --devices c:10:200:rw --save
vzctl set 101 --capability net_admin:on --save

And create the character device file inside the container: 

# vzctl exec 101 mkdir -p /dev/net
# vzctl exec 101 mknod /dev/net/tun c 10 200
# vzctl exec 101 chmod 600 /dev/net/tun

Configuring VPN inside container

After the configuration steps above are done it is possible to use VPN software working with TUN/TAP inside container just like on a usual standalone linux box.

The following software can be used for VPN with TUN/TAP:


External links

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