Feature request: Scraping Port Forward number from logs

[minicoz]

What's the feature 🧐

Im using Proton VPN. Whenever I connect, I seem to be assigned a random PortForward number that then I have to set on my torrent/soulseek provider manually. If I restart gluetun after a week, a new random number is assigned.

I want to see if there is a way to scrape the logs to get the number, then set that as an env variable so that whatever app can just ask what the portforward number is as a docker-compose stack.

Does this make any sense?

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[xtinct101]

cant you just use the
- VPN_PORT_FORWARDING_STATUS_FILE=/gluetun/port.txt

[jagaimoworks]

According to Gluetun's wiki Gluetun will write the obtained forwarded port into /tmp/gluetun/forwarded_port within the container, which is the default value of the VPN_PORT_FORWARDING_STATUS_FILE option that @xtinct101 mentioned.

There is also the arguably better suited approach by using the built-in control server which is a simple http-server that can also tell you your forwarded port.

[qdm12]

Thanks @xtinct101 and @jagaimoworks exactly on point. Closing this since it's pretty already done.
Although I'm working (locally for now) on integrations with qbitorrent/transmission/deluge to update the clients on a port forward port obtention/change 😉 Stay tuned (subscribe to #1751)

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