[solved]Rule to start a VPN client on my router

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I would like to achieve the following:
At the moment I have 2 bat files on my laptop to start and stop a VPN client configured on my router. I would like to control this with a button on Pimatic. Is this possible? The start bat file has the following commands in it:

set rHOST=192.168.1.1
set rPORT=22
set rUSER=admin
set rPASS=xxxxxxxxxxxx
set cCOMMAND=service start_vpnclient1

@plink.exe -ssh %rHOST% -P %rPORT% -l %rUSER% -pw %rPASS% -batch %cCommand% %arg1% %arg2% 2>&1

So I would like to do this with Pimatic, make a small script that does the above and can be activated with a rule that is activated with sliding a dummy switch for example. Is this possible?

@djmvt said in Rule to start a VPN client on my router:

can

Convert it to a bash script on your raspberry and simply create a button device. Add 1 button and as rule;

WHEN mybutton is pressed THEN execute “/your/bash/script.sh”

Ok it’s working! With a buttons device I can now select different VPN cliënts that are configured in my router. The scripts make sure I don’t connect to multiple VPN cliënts at once and with rules and variables Pimatic shows me to what client it is connected. Cool stuff!

@djmvt great!