Connect to a VPN (web)

Start an OpenVPN tunnel from a web flow to reach internal services or staging environments.

This helper requires runner support. In QA Wolf-managed runs, the runner configures this automatically. If you’re building a custom runner, see the Client Reference.

Examples

Start an OpenVPN tunnel

import { startOpenVpn } from "@qawolf/testkit";

const pid = await startOpenVpn({
  configPath: "/tmp/client.ovpn",
});

Limit routing to specific hosts

import { startOpenVpn } from "@qawolf/testkit";

const pid = await startOpenVpn({
  configPath: "/tmp/client.ovpn",
  routeHosts: ["internal.example.com", "api.staging.io"],
});

When to use

• Your web app connects to internal or staging services that aren’t publicly accessible.
• Your flow needs to reach an API behind a corporate firewall.
• You need to test against a staging environment that requires VPN access.

Full example

import { flow } from "@qawolf/flows/web";
import { startOpenVpn } from "@qawolf/testkit";

export default flow(
  "Test internal API",
  { target: "Web - Chrome", launch: true },
  async ({ page, test }) => {
    await test("connect to VPN", async () => {
      await startOpenVpn({
        configPath: "/tmp/client.ovpn",
        routeHosts: ["internal.example.com"],
      });
    });

    await test("navigate to internal service", async () => {
      await page.goto(process.env["INTERNAL_URL"]!);
      await expect(page).toHaveURL(/internal/);
    });
  },
);