proxy2vpn 0.4.1

Proxy2VPN Python utilities

Proxy2VPN

Python command-line interface for managing multiple VPN containers with Docker.

Features

• Manage VPN credentials as reusable profiles
• Create and control VPN services
• Multi-service control with --all flags
• Query and validate provider server locations
• Apply predefined presets for common setups

Installation

Install proxy2vpn from PyPI using your preferred Python tool:

pip

pip install proxy2vpn
proxy2vpn --help

uv

uv tool install proxy2vpn
proxy2vpn --help

uvx

Run the CLI without installing it:

uvx proxy2vpn --help

pipx

pipx install proxy2vpn
proxy2vpn --help

Quick Start

1. Initialize the compose file:

   proxy2vpn system init
   

2. Create a profile file with your VPN credentials:

   mkdir -p profiles
   cat <<'EOF' > profiles/myprofile.env
   OPENVPN_USER=your_username
   OPENVPN_PASSWORD=your_password
   EOF
   

3. Register the profile:

   proxy2vpn profile create myprofile profiles/myprofile.env
   

4. Create and start a VPN service:

   proxy2vpn vpn create vpn1 myprofile --port 8888 --provider protonvpn --location "New York"
   proxy2vpn vpn start vpn1
   # Use --force to recreate the container if it already exists
   # proxy2vpn vpn start --force vpn1
   

5. View status and test connectivity:

   proxy2vpn vpn list
   proxy2vpn vpn test vpn1
   

Command overview

System operations

• proxy2vpn system init [--force]
• proxy2vpn system validate
• proxy2vpn system diagnose [--lines N] [--all] [--verbose] [--json]

Profiles

• proxy2vpn profile create NAME ENV_FILE
• proxy2vpn profile list
• proxy2vpn profile delete NAME

VPN services

• proxy2vpn vpn create NAME PROFILE [--port PORT] [--provider PROVIDER] [--location LOCATION]
• proxy2vpn vpn list [--diagnose] [--ips-only]
• proxy2vpn vpn start [NAME | --all] [--force]
• proxy2vpn vpn stop [NAME | --all]
• proxy2vpn vpn restart [NAME | --all]
• proxy2vpn vpn logs NAME [--lines N] [--follow]
• proxy2vpn vpn delete [NAME | --all]
• proxy2vpn vpn test NAME

Server database

• proxy2vpn servers update
• proxy2vpn servers list-providers
• proxy2vpn servers list-countries PROVIDER
• proxy2vpn servers list-cities PROVIDER COUNTRY
• proxy2vpn servers validate-location PROVIDER LOCATION

Presets

• proxy2vpn preset list
• proxy2vpn preset apply PRESET SERVICE [--port PORT]

Development

Setup

# Install with development dependencies
uv sync
# or
pip install -e ".[dev]"

Testing

# Run tests (if available)
pytest

Changelog Management

This project uses Towncrier for changelog management:

# Add a news fragment for your changes
echo "Your feature description" > news/<PR_NUMBER>.feature.md

# Preview the changelog
make changelog-draft

# Build the changelog (maintainers)
make changelog VERSION=x.y.z

License

MIT