/docker-nordvpn-qbittorrent

Use the linuxserver.io docker image of qbittorrent in combination with the openpyn-nordvpn

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Based on the LinuxServer.io image for qbittorrent and openpyn-nordvpn. This create a docker with a qBittorrent instance running with the web-ui and all the traffic double encrypted: passing through an OpenVPN server of NordVPN and using the Socks5 protocol of the same server.

omegagoth/nordvpn-qbittorrent

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The qBittorrent project aims to provide an open-source software alternative to µTorrent. qBittorrent is based on the Qt toolkit and libtorrent-rasterbar library.

qbittorrent

The openpyn-nordvpn aims to provide an easy connection and switch between, OpenVPN servers hosted by NordVPN on Linux.

Usage

docker create \
  --name=nordvpn-qbittorrent \
  -v <path to config>:/config \
  -v <path to downloads>:/downloads \
  -v /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro \
  -e PGID=<gid> -e PUID=<uid>  \
  -e UMASK_SET=<022> \
  -e WEBUI_PORT=<8080> \
  -e NORDVPN_USERNAME=<username>
  -e NORDVPN_PASSWORD=<password>
  -e OPENPYN_SERVERNUMBER=<5>
  -e OPENPYN_COUNTRY=<nl>
  -p 6881:6881 \
  -p 6881:6881/udp \
  -p 8080:8080 \
  omegagoth/nordvpn-qbittorrent

Parameters

The parameters are split into two halves, separated by a colon, the left hand side representing the host and the right the container side. For example with a port -p external:internal - what this shows is the port mapping from internal to external of the container. So -p 8080:80 would expose port 80 from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port 8080 http://192.168.x.x:8080 would show you what's running INSIDE the container on port 80.

  • -p 6881 - the port(s)
  • -p 6881/udp - the port(s)
  • -p 8080 - webui port
  • -v /config - where qbittorrent should store its config files
  • -v /downloads - path to downloads
  • -v /etc/localtime - path to the localtime directory of your local OS
  • -e PGID for GroupID - see below for explanation
  • -e PUID for UserID - see below for explanation
  • -e UMASK_SET for umask setting of qbittorrent, optional , default if left unset is 022.
  • -e WEBUI_PORT for changing the port of the webui, see below for explanation

It is based on alpine linux with s6 overlay, for shell access whilst the container is running do docker exec -it nordvpn-qbittorrent /bin/bash.

WEBUI_PORT variable

Due to issues with CSRF and port mapping, should you require to alter the port for the webui you need to change both sides of the -p 8080 switch AND set the WEBUI_PORT variable to the new port.

For example, to set the port to 8090 you need to set -p 8090:8090 and -e WEBUI_PORT=8090

This should alleviate the "white screen" issue.

If you have no webui , check the file /config/qBittorrent/qBittorrent.conf

edit or add the following lines

WebUI\Address=*

WebUI\ServerDomains=*

User / Group Identifiers

Sometimes when using data volumes (-v flags) permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container. We avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user PUID and group PGID. Ensure the data volume directory on the host is owned by the same user you specify and it will "just work" ™.

In this instance PUID=1001 and PGID=1001. To find yours use id user as below:

  $ id <dockeruser>
    uid=1001(dockeruser) gid=1001(dockergroup) groups=1001(dockergroup)

Setting up the application

The webui is at <your-ip>:8080 and the default username/password is admin/adminadmin.

Change username/password via the webui in the webui section of settings.

Info

Shell access whilst the container is running: docker exec -it nordvpn-qbittorrent /bin/bash

To monitor the logs of the container in realtime: docker logs -f nordvpn-qbittorrent

  • container version number

docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' nordvpn-qbittorrent

  • image version number

docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' omegagoth/nordvpn-qbittorrent

Versions

  • 13.10.18: Initial Release.