Can't bind Proton VPN to qBittorrent on Linux
Can't bind Proton VPN to qBittorrent on Linux
I like to run qBittorrent on a Linux laptop to try and minimize the risk of Microsoft tracking what I'm doing and to protect my main system from viruses. I'm having an issue with it though. When I go into Advanced and select Network Interface, Proton VPN is not an option there. I only get lo, eno1, wlp4s0, ipv6leakintrf0, and tun0.
How can I get it to bind to the VPN so that I don't have to worry about it freaking out and sending unencrypted data through qBit?
EDIT: I also tried torrenting Ubuntu and killing the VPN just to test it out. It didn't stop downloading and uploading when I did that.
iirc tun0 is what youre looking for. it stands for 'tunnel' as in a network tunnel like a vpn.
been a while though, so you may want to wait for a second confirmation
Yeah that's what OP wants.
Yep, that's what it is on my system using Surfshark with OpenVPN.
Yes, that is what I do with the same setup
Tun0 is the interface that most vpns are using so I assume proton is the same.
Easiest is to use podman (or docker) with https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun
Easiest way is to just point qbit at the "tun0" interface from the network tab in the menu of qbit...point-click-done
I too use Gluetun for this on Unraid, amazing piece of Software!
I created a container that does this https://github.com/bubuntux/protorrent
i had all kinds of problems until i removed the vpn from the client. i setup a vpn container, and push all my private traffic over that.
setup a docker OpenVPN client like gluetun, connect to proton, set your local computer to use the container as gateway/dns
its not going to be point and clicky, and you should prolly get used to that for advanced stuff.
Bind tun0 in the settings but what I do is run BitTorrent in a docker container with WireGuard so the vpn doesn’t effect my day to day browsing
Manually configuring wireguard might work and protonvpn provides config files [1]. It's unrelated to the issue, but wireguard additionally supports port forwarding which increases download speeds for torrents.
I've no idea why the network isn't showing up.
Can't you just turn the "kill switch" option on in Proton and then everything goes through it?
Proton VPN Linux support isn't as clean ootb. I used a docker image that supported vpns (with transmission) that works well and basically just uses the VPN for torrenting by providing an .ovpn config
I use Mullvad with great success, give that a try. It has advanced configuration options baked in. Has GUI and CLI interfaces, and a dead mans switch for dropouts.
How about you use MullVad?
I'm not being a dick. Proton had enough info on French climate activists to sell them out.
Extinction Rebellion types may be the most anemic politics I've seen in my life, so the idea they're locking up people attracted to something that lame... it's like locking me up for piracy. Fuck Proton.
Also Mullvad server's are way better for p2p and they don't try to get more money out of you.
Are you escaping NATO intelligence with my knowledge here? Fuck no. Look at Mullvaf's servers list and it's basically a rundown of every country whose security situation is bad enough that it likely permits the CIA to do what it wants.
Also your OS is compromised.
I'm not being a dick. Proton had enough info on French climate activists to sell them out.
Extinction Rebellion types may be the most anemic politics I've seen in my life, so the idea they're locking up people attracted to something that lame... it's like locking me up for piracy. Fuck Proton.
Source?
This is very easy to google (oh wait fuck i sound uncool now i meant http://xo.wtf/ search 🥲) there are hella articles about this. I don't think either of these articles are where I read about it so retweets are not endorsements and all haha if they say some dumb shit in them I'm not reading Tech Journalism rn
Mullvad doesn't have port forwarding.
Are you saying I couldn't run a minecraft server off it if I wanted to, for instance?
If that is going to be an issue, thanks for letting me know in advance. That's kinda important 😭😭
OP doesn't event understand ports or interfaces.
Because I already pay for Proton for drive, mail, and other services. I've used Mullvad in the past, and I definitely prefer it as a simple torrenting VPN, but Proton offers a lot more.
That's valid but I would still go with options that don't bill themselves as private only to hand over info to feds. I like Tuta.mail because they don't try to get a phone number out of me lol. Cloud services are abundant. You do you though, I get the feeling neither of us is slinging MDMA and privacy is just a technical requirement.
Don't listen to them. Mullvad is a bad VPN for torrenting, they don't even have port forwarding. Also tun0 is what you want to bind your qBittorrent to.
Hey, bud. If you don't understand what an interface is, you might be in a bit over your head here. Also, if you're not running VPN on your entire network at the gateway, running it on different machines like you're describing isn't stopping "Microsoft tracking", whatever that is.
Just for shitsngiggles, the interface is the network device that is communicating with the Internet in your case. It's either the wired Ethernet port, the WiFi card, or the VPN tunnel.
Also, if you're not running VPN on your entire network at the gateway, running it on different machines like you're describing isn't stopping "Microsoft tracking", whatever that is.
Not quite sure what you are implying but when i do understand OP correctly he only wants to hinder microsoft in tracking his bittorrent usage which this method is sufficient for.