Firefox Only VPN through SOCKS5 Docker good idea? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 weeks ago by tootnbuns@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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I want firefox on my laptop to only go through a VPN and the easiest solution I came up with is forcing firefox SOCKS5 Proxy Docker Container which goes through a Mullvad gluetun docker container. I connect to my home server via tailscale

Browser < -tailscale- > SOCKS5 Docker <

gluetun Docker <

Internet

Is that a good idea? It seems a little overengineered, but simpler than running two VPNs on one machine?

Thanks

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[-] LazerDickMcCheese@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I think I'm missing something...why bother with SOCKS5 if you're using a gluetun container? I've never done what you're trying to do, but I'd assume gluten by itself is the solution

[-] tootnbuns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 weeks ago

I want only the firefox browser to connect to my vpn. can firefox itself just connect to a vpn?

[-] LazerDickMcCheese@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

I'd recommend something like a split tunnel then. And I'm only saying that because I'm not well-versed in networking like this, especially when containers are involved.

But I do have containers routing their traffic through a VPN via gluetun, and it's worked flawlessly.

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