Gluetun always showing offline/down #2847
Description
Is this urgent?
None
Host OS
Ubuntu
CPU arch
None
VPN service provider
ProtonVPN
What are you using to run the container
docker-compose
What is the version of Gluetun
Running version latest built on 2025-01-22T08:32:54.446246923Z (commit e890c50)
What's the problem 🤔
It's weird. The VPN itself seems to be working, but it is always showing offline/down in UptimeKuma, as shown below. Nothing has changed in UptimeKuma and it used to work when I first set it all up but hasn't shown online inn months now.
https://i.imgur.com/6NdqS1e.png
Share your logs (at least 10 lines)
guard connection is not working.
2025-06-16T21:56:37-04:00 INFO [dns] downloading hostnames and IP block lists
2025-06-16T21:56:40-04:00 ERROR [vpn] getting public IP address information: fetching information: Get "https://ipinfo.io/": dial tcp: lookup ipinfo.io on 1.1.1.1:53: read udp 10.2.0.2:51151->1.1.1.1:53: i/o timeout
2025-06-16T21:56:47-04:00 WARN [dns] cannot update filter block lists: Get "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qdm12/files/master/malicious-hostnames.updated": dial tcp: lookup raw.githubusercontent.com on 1.1.1.1:53: read udp 10.2.0.2:44937->1.1.1.1:53: i/o timeout, Get "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/qdm12/files/master/malicious-ips.updated": dial tcp: lookup raw.githubusercontent.com on 1.1.1.1:53: read udp 10.2.0.2:44937-> 1.1.1.1:53: i/o timeout
2025-06-16T21:56:47-04:00 INFO [dns] attempting restart in 40s
2025-06-16T21:57:00-04:00 INFO [healthcheck] program has been unhealthy for 21s: restarting VPN (healthcheck error: dialing: dial tcp4: lookup cloudflare.com: i/o timeout)
2025-06-16T21:57:00-04:00 INFO [healthcheck] 👉 See https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/faq/healthcheck.md
2025-06-16T21:57:00-04:00 INFO [vpn] stopping
2025-06-16T21:57:00-04:00 INFO [vpn] starting
2025-06-16T21:57:00-04:00 INFO [firewall] allowing VPN connection...
2025-06-16T21:57:00-04:00 INFO [wireguard] Using available kernelspace implementation
2025-06-16T21:57:00-04:00 INFO [wireguard] Connecting to xx.xx.xx.xxx:51820
2025-06-16T21:57:00-04:00 INFO [wireguard] Wireguard setup is complete. Note Wireguard is a silent protocol and it may or may not work, without giving any error message. Typically i/o timeout errors indicate the Wire guard connection is not working.
2025-06-16T21:57:10-04:00 ERROR [vpn] getting public IP address information: fetching information: Get "https://ipinfo.io/": dial tcp: lookup ipinfo.io on 1.1.1.1:53: read udp 10.2.0.2:55274->1.1.1.1:53: i/o timeout
Share your configuration
services:
gluetun:
image: qmcgaw/gluetun
container_name: gluetun
hostname: gluetun
cap_add:
- NET_ADMIN
devices:
- /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun
ports:
- 6881:6881
- 6881:6881/udp
- 8085:8085 # qbittorrent
- 3000:3000 # firefox
volumes:
- /home/xxxxx/Docker/Gluetun:/gluetun
environment:
- VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER=protonvpn
- VPN_TYPE=wireguard
- WIREGUARD_PRIVATE_KEY=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- SERVER_COUNTRIES=United States
- TZ=America/New_York
restart: always