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Look into Docker Networks.
You just create a VPN Network, and then attach containers to that network that need to go through that VPN.
With VPN containers things can be more funky, where you don't so much use a Network but rather you use "network mode" to copy the network mode of the VPN container, but you get the picture.
Hey, thanks for your input. I tried doing that but couldn't get it working this way, probably because I'm not really sure of what I'm doing. Please take a look at my edit.
Install wireguard, easy to install with pivpn or docker container.
Then just change these settings in the client config.
Let's assume your pi hole ip is 192.168.1.10
DNS servers:
192.168.1.10
Allowed IPs
192.168.0.0/16
So only your local IPs will go through the VPN. The DNS will be like you are on your LAN and you can access all your domain.tld services without exposing them to the internet.
I did just this for a while.
Use a docker image that has a VPN built into it like `binhex-privoxyvpn`
Once that container is up and running, tell your new container to use that as it's network.
docker run --network=container:privoxyvpn blah, blah.