Bug: gluetun is always trying port 53 for connection when downloaded OpenVPN files from PureVPN reference port 1194.

[reedog117]

Is this urgent?

Yes

Host OS

Rocky Linux 10

CPU arch

x86_64

VPN service provider

PureVPN

What are you using to run the container

docker-compose

What is the version of Gluetun

Running version latest built on 2026-02-20T17:16:46.684Z (commit 0c3e5d9)

What's the problem 🤔

gluetun is always trying port 53 for connection when downloaded OpenVPN files from PureVPN reference port 1194. See https://support.purevpn.com/purevpn/openvpn-files which is used by the updater. If you examine the ovpn files provided, they are all referencing 1194 for udp or 80 for tcp.

I also tried setting environment variable OPENVPN_ENDPOINT_PROVIDER to 1194 but this is ignored since I'm telling it to use PureVPN.

Looking at the server list, there's only a reference to using tcp or udp without any reference to a port number.

Share your logs (at least 10 lines)

026-02-22T00:50:30-05:00 INFO [routing] default route found: interface eth0, gateway 172.18.0.1, assigned IP 172.18.0.5 and family v4
2026-02-22T00:50:30-05:00 INFO [routing] adding route for 0.0.0.0/0
2026-02-22T00:50:30-05:00 INFO [firewall] setting allowed subnets...
2026-02-22T00:50:30-05:00 INFO [routing] default route found: interface eth0, gateway 172.18.0.1, assigned IP 172.18.0.5 and family v4
2026-02-22T00:50:30-05:00 INFO [healthcheck] listening on 127.0.0.1:9999
2026-02-22T00:50:30-05:00 INFO [dns] using plaintext DNS at address 1.1.1.1
2026-02-22T00:50:30-05:00 INFO [http server] http server listening on [::]:8000
2026-02-22T00:50:30-05:00 INFO [firewall] allowing VPN connection...
2026-02-22T00:50:30-05:00 INFO [openvpn] OpenVPN 2.6.16 x86_64-alpine-linux-musl [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [EPOLL] [MH/PKTINFO] [AEAD]
2026-02-22T00:50:30-05:00 INFO [openvpn] library versions: OpenSSL 3.5.5 27 Jan 2026, LZO 2.10
2026-02-22T00:50:30-05:00 INFO [openvpn] TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]149.40.49.133:53
2026-02-22T00:50:30-05:00 INFO [openvpn] UDPv4 link local: (not bound)
2026-02-22T00:50:30-05:00 INFO [openvpn] UDPv4 link remote: [AF_INET]149.40.49.133:53
2026-02-22T00:51:30-05:00 WARN [openvpn] TLS Error: TLS key negotiation failed to occur within 60 seconds (check your network connectivity)
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That error usually happens because either:

1. The VPN server IP address you are trying to connect to is no longer valid 🔌
   Check out https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/servers.md#update-the-vpn-servers-list

2. The VPN server crashed 💥, try changing your VPN servers filtering options such as SERVER_REGIONS

3. Your Internet connection is not working 🤯, ensure it works

4. Something else ➡️ https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/issues/new/choose

2026-02-22T00:51:30-05:00 INFO [openvpn] TLS Error: TLS handshake failed
2026-02-22T00:51:30-05:00 INFO [openvpn] SIGTERM received, sending exit notification to peer
2026-02-22T00:51:30-05:00 INFO [openvpn] SIGTERM[soft,tls-error] received, process exiting
2026-02-22T00:51:30-05:00 INFO [vpn] retrying in 15s
2026-02-22T00:51:45-05:00 INFO [firewall] allowing VPN connection...
2026-02-22T00:51:45-05:00 INFO [openvpn] OpenVPN 2.6.16 x86_64-alpine-linux-musl [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [EPOLL] [MH/PKTINFO] [AEAD]
2026-02-22T00:51:45-05:00 INFO [openvpn] library versions: OpenSSL 3.5.5 27 Jan 2026, LZO 2.10
2026-02-22T00:51:45-05:00 INFO [openvpn] TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]172.111.241.6:53
2026-02-22T00:51:45-05:00 INFO [openvpn] UDPv4 link local: (not bound)
2026-02-22T00:51:45-05:00 INFO [openvpn] UDPv4 link remote: [AF_INET]172.111.241.6:53
2026-02-22T00:52:45-05:00 WARN [openvpn] TLS Error: TLS key negotiation failed to occur within 60 seconds (check your network connectivity)
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That error usually happens because either:

1. The VPN server IP address you are trying to connect to is no longer valid 🔌
   Check out https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/servers.md#update-the-vpn-servers-list

2. The VPN server crashed 💥, try changing your VPN servers filtering options such as SERVER_REGIONS

3. Your Internet connection is not working 🤯, ensure it works

4. Something else ➡️ https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/issues/new/choose

2026-02-22T00:52:45-05:00 INFO [openvpn] TLS Error: TLS handshake failed
2026-02-22T00:52:45-05:00 INFO [openvpn] SIGTERM received, sending exit notification to peer
2026-02-22T00:52:45-05:00 INFO [openvpn] SIGTERM[soft,tls-error] received, process exiting
2026-02-22T00:52:45-05:00 INFO [vpn] retrying in 15s
2026-02-22T00:53:00-05:00 INFO [firewall] allowing VPN connection...
2026-02-22T00:53:00-05:00 INFO [openvpn] OpenVPN 2.6.16 x86_64-alpine-linux-musl [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [EPOLL] [MH/PKTINFO] [AEAD]
2026-02-22T00:53:00-05:00 INFO [openvpn] library versions: OpenSSL 3.5.5 27 Jan 2026, LZO 2.10
2026-02-22T00:53:00-05:00 INFO [openvpn] TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]172.111.152.6:53
2026-02-22T00:53:00-05:00 INFO [openvpn] UDPv4 link local: (not bound)
2026-02-22T00:53:00-05:00 INFO [openvpn] UDPv4 link remote: [AF_INET]172.111.152.6:53
2026-02-22T00:54:00-05:00 WARN [openvpn] TLS Error: TLS key negotiation failed to occur within 60 seconds (check your network connectivity)
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That error usually happens because either:

1. The VPN server IP address you are trying to connect to is no longer valid 🔌
   Check out https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/servers.md#update-the-vpn-servers-list

2. The VPN server crashed 💥, try changing your VPN servers filtering options such as SERVER_REGIONS

3. Your Internet connection is not working 🤯, ensure it works

4. Something else ➡️ https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/issues/new/choose

2026-02-22T00:54:00-05:00 INFO [openvpn] TLS Error: TLS handshake failed
2026-02-22T00:54:00-05:00 INFO [openvpn] SIGTERM received, sending exit notification to peer
2026-02-22T00:54:00-05:00 INFO [openvpn] SIGTERM[soft,tls-error] received, process exiting
2026-02-22T00:54:00-05:00 INFO [vpn] retrying in 15s
2026-02-22T00:54:15-05:00 INFO [firewall] allowing VPN connection...
2026-02-22T00:54:15-05:00 INFO [openvpn] OpenVPN 2.6.16 x86_64-alpine-linux-musl [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [EPOLL] [MH/PKTINFO] [AEAD]
2026-02-22T00:54:15-05:00 INFO [openvpn] library versions: OpenSSL 3.5.5 27 Jan 2026, LZO 2.10
2026-02-22T00:54:15-05:00 INFO [openvpn] TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]172.111.241.6:53
2026-02-22T00:54:15-05:00 INFO [openvpn] UDPv4 link local: (not bound)
2026-02-22T00:54:15-05:00 INFO [openvpn] UDPv4 link remote: [AF_INET]172.111.241.6:53
2026-02-22T00:55:15-05:00 WARN [openvpn] TLS Error: TLS key negotiation failed to occur within 60 seconds (check your network connectivity)
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That error usually happens because either:

1. The VPN server IP address you are trying to connect to is no longer valid 🔌
   Check out https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/servers.md#update-the-vpn-servers-list

2. The VPN server crashed 💥, try changing your VPN servers filtering options such as SERVER_REGIONS

3. Your Internet connection is not working 🤯, ensure it works

4. Something else ➡️ https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun/issues/new/choose

2026-02-22T00:55:15-05:00 INFO [openvpn] TLS Error: TLS handshake failed
2026-02-22T00:55:15-05:00 INFO [openvpn] SIGTERM received, sending exit notification to peer
2026-02-22T00:55:15-05:00 INFO [openvpn] SIGTERM[soft,tls-error] received, process exiting
2026-02-22T00:55:15-05:00 INFO [vpn] retrying in 15s

Share your configuration

gluetun:
    env_file:
      - /opt/.env
    image: qmcgaw/gluetun:latest
    container_name: gluetun
    cap_add:
      - NET_ADMIN
    devices:
      - /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun
    restart: unless-stopped
    logging:
      driver: json-file
      options:
        max-size: "10m"
        max-file: "3"
    volumes:
      - /opt/data/iptv/gluetun:/gluetun
    environment:
      - VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER=purevpn
      - VPN_TYPE=openvpn
      - OPENVPN_USER=${GLUETUN_OPENVPN_USER}
      - OPENVPN_PASSWORD=${GLUETUN_OPENVPN_PASSWORD}
      - OPENVPN_ENDPOINT_PORT=1194
      - OPENVPN_CONNECT_TIMEOUT=15
      - OPENVPN_RETRIES=999
      - OPENVPN_RETRY_DELAY=2
      - OPENVPN_RESTART_DELAY=5
      - UPDATER_PERIOD=12h
      - VPN_AUTO_RECONNECT=true
      - HEALTH_VPN_DURATION_INITIAL=20s
      - TZ=America/New_York
      - SERVER_COUNTRIES=${GLUETUN_SERVER_COUNTRIES}
      - SERVER_REGIONS=${GLUETUN_SERVER_REGIONS}
    networks:
      - proxy

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  revert to an older tagged container image

[reedog117]

Created PRs to remediate this issue. Just awaiting approval!

[reedog117]

Closed #3149 because the zip file is not being updated reliably by the provider. Going to try an alternate method of updating the server list.