Does anyone know how to run qbittorrent and protonvpn in a VM? When I try to run the qbittorrent setup app I get this message (image below) and I don’t see anything mentioning a VM in the qbittorrent [dot] org forum.
I am new to torrenting, so I don’t really know what to do. I figured/assumed that torrenting/seeding in a VM might be safer as it is another layer deep, and that it may help keep traffic separate (inside the VM: I’d be using a vpn and torrenting, and outside the VM: I’d not be using a vpn and just regular internet surfing). Is this possible?
Thank you.
I prefer containers…
theres one available called gluetun that can run proton vpn…
then I have a deluge (torrent client) running in another container that specifies gluetun as it’s network source.
this way if the VPN drops I don’t bleed my actual ip
these containers are pre-built and public so config is fairly minimal
I use this container with AirVPN; https://github.com/haugene/docker-transmission-openvpn
Port forwarding was incredibly easy to setup with this VPN, and transmission is enough for what I have. As a bonus, this docker container in particular has a shitload of documentation and support tickets behind it, which made troubleshooting a lot easier for me.
Did you manage to set up port forwarding with this setup? I believe there was an issue with the forwarded port from the VPN connection being random and qbit not knowing which port that is
Yup many people had the same issue which is why someone created a docker container mod for LinuxServer’s qbit docker image:
https://github.com/t-anc/GSP-Qbittorent-Gluetun-sync-port-mod
I’ve been using it for over a year now and it works well.
The GSP mod isn’t even needed anymore. There’s an env variable (“VPN_PORT_FOWARDING_UP_COMMAND”) you can set for gluetun that will set the port in qbit provided by Proton. Dr Frankenstein’s guide shows how to configure it in the Proton-specific config section.
Oh, that’s cool.
Eventually™ I will have to change this.
If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, yeah?
With AirVPN you get a fixed port to use for port forwarding just FYI.
nope, i’ve not had any issues with ports, but im using deluge.
the container network management handles most of that nonsense, the vpn is treated as a native internet connection