Unable to launch web UI with qbittorrent (VPN enabled)

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Very new to unraid (and homelab overall) so apologies if this is a very basic question - but I’ve read and watched many tutorials and am not sure where I am going wrong.

I’ve got the binhex qbittorrentvpn app in docker and am using Nord VPN. In accordance with the various guides, I have changed the following:

  • Privileged = ON
  • VPN_USER = Nord VPN username from Nord dashboard
  • VPN_PASS = Nord VPN password from Nord dashboard
  • VPN_PROV = custom
  • VPN_CLIENT = openvpn
  • LAN_NETWORK = 192.168.0.0/24 (ip address of the qbittorrent docker container is 192.168.0.190)

I have also:

  • Downloaded the OVPN file from Nord and put this into /config/openvpn
  • Set network type = br0 (have also tried ‘host’ and ‘bridge’)

In Unraid, the docker container says it is ‘started’, but when I launch the web UI I get the attached error on my browser.

https://preview.redd.it/najfg2br7k7c1.png?width=821&format=png&auto=webp&s=886755d67d1c9020f2d513a51688c65730b7acff

Logs from qbittorrent container: https://pastebin.com/zWwMESYs

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When I have VPN_ENABLED = NO, I can launch the webui of qbittorrent so I can only assume my VPN settings are wrong or I’ve missed something.

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Any thoughts or suggestions on what I can try?

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This issue gets brought up often.Nord vpn now requires their service credentials instead of a username/password you created for the docker to be able to use the webgui. You can set it up on their website in your account.

https://my.nordaccount.com/dashboard/nordvpn/

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I had many problems with this exact setup. I ended up changing my setup by going through a Gluetun VPN container instead. It has been very reliable so far.

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Same issues here. Do you have MFA turned on for Nord? I am using PIA and have MFA turned on. I am wondering if that could be blocking authentication. Still pulling my hair out at trying to find the root cause of the problem.

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Any good tutorials on how to set up qbit with a vpn docker?

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What is the IP address of the computer you’re using to access the container?

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I had this issue. It drove me absolutely bonkers.

In my particular case my network sizes between Unraid, my DHCP server and the container didn’t match (and they need to). My router and Unraid were both set /24. I had fat fingerer the container setup and gave it a /23.

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If the container cannot establish a connection to the VPN it doesn’t launch a webgui as a fail safe.

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It seems unrelated, but just in case… I couldn’t access my ui because I changed the port. If you do, you have to delete the setting and recreate it.

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Really not sure what happened - but just tried accessing the webui today and it worked! Didn’t even change any settings before I tried it. Double checked VPN was on and checked the IP also and it seems to be all working fine.

Still baffled as to what was changed - tried various different VPN and torrent containers to no avail yesterday…

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Wow this is my exact issue, everythings the same between us. Pulling my hair out at this problem right now, have tried everything, the lack of errors is killing me.

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Thanks - This solved my issue

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Looks like this might be the case for Mullvad VPN too

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Thanks - I have already been using the service credentials from the Nord VPN dashboard and getting this issue. I am not using the login credentials I use to manage my account on Nord VPN.

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I just did the same last night. GluetunVPN with PIA. I then added qbittorrent to the GluetunVPN network (along with Radarr, Sonarr, and Prowlerr). Everything is working well so far, super easy to set-up.

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Old I know, you find a solution?

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It’s driving me bonkers too!

Thanks for letting me know your issue - I’ve just checked the router settings, unraid network settings and the container settings and they’re all set up with 192.168.0.0/24.

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Thanks. Yes I understand this is a feature - but the logs indicate to me that it has established a connection (no errors/warnings/messages indicating that it wasn’t successful). Logs here in case you’ve missed it: https://pastebin.com/zWwMESYs

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I had this same exact issue but it was with my delugevpn. OUT OF NOWHERE it wouldn’t load, rebuilt the docker and config, no luck.

Decided to swap over to qbit, once I got my VPN working the webui no longer works.

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i use mullvads openVPN config for my qbittorent docker and my container all of a sudden doesn’t want to fully start(starts, but no GUI access and not downloading anything) as of the last couple of weeks. Could this be why? Where would I find the service credentials you’re referring to?