How to set up Binhex VPN Docker Containers on Mullvad Wireguard

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Setting this up was a little frustrating for me, but in the end I found a VERY helpful Reddit post. This article is meant to be a more SEO friendly version of this post by u/ShaKsKreedz. Thank you!

Theretically these intructions shuold work for all of the following containers. However, I’ll admit that I only tested it with binhex/arch-sabnzbdvpn.

binhex/arch-delugevpn
binhex/arch-qbittorrentvpn
binhex/arch-sabnzbdvpn
binhex/arch-sabnzbd
binhex-rtorrentvpn

Step 1: Generate key and download config from Mullvad

Head over to your Mullvad.net account page, and select Downloads > WireGuard configuration.

Select platform & generate key

Select location and IP settings. You may choose any location and any wireguard endpoint. I used Netherlands nl3-wireguard for this example. Just be sure to choose a WireGard endpoint.

For tunnel traffic be sure to select Only IPv4.

Download your config

Step 2: Setup your container as follows:

Parameter	Value
VPN_ENABLED	yes
VPN_USER	vpn username
VPN_PASS	vpn password
VPN_PROV	custom
VPN_CLIENT	wireguard
VPN OPTIONS
STRICT_PORT_FORWARD	yes
ENABLE_PRIVOXY	yes
LAN_NETWORK	Varies, watch this YouTube video for help.

See the screenshots below for my actual Unraid config. You’ll notice some differences due to my environment – use this as reference.

mullvad wireguard configuration unraid pg 1

mullvad wireguard configuration unraid pg 2

mullvad wireguard configuration unraid pg 3

Step 3: Start and stop your container

This will create a WireGuard directory where we’ll need to copy our config to.

Step 4: Rename and copy your config into the container config directory.

Edit the file that you downloaded from Mullvad and change the filename to “wg0.conf”, double check that the extension is correct.

Now you’ll need to copy the wg0.conf into the container within the wireguard folder. This can be done in various ways – I have a Visual Studio Code container that lets me access all my container config volumes in one place. You can also use something like Krusader to copy the file.

Step 5: Start container and open container console

curl https://am.i.mullvad.net/connected

From this point on you should be able to access the GUI. If for any reason, the GUI does not show up then it’s most likely a LAN_NETWORK or Port mapping issue.

Thank you, hope this helps.