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[–] 72 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Mullvad or Proton. IVPN is also good.

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  • [–] 49 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'll keep saying it.

    When I browse with mullvad I constantly have to verify that I'm not a bot.

    That's a good sign

    Your account data is about is tangible as a fart in the wind, especially after 30 days. You can pay cash if you want.

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  • [–] 41 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They got rid of port forwarding unfortunately, so good luck seeding.

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    I use ProtonVPN whenever I download a lot of Linux ISOs.

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  • [–] 30 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    ProtonVPN for port forwarding, Mullvad for easy usage (Wireguard on Linux).

    I use vopono on Linux too.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    ProtonVPN also provides Wireguard config files if you don't want to use their shitty python based GUI. Supports port forwarding aswell, althought it sucks to set up and requires to manually disable ipv6 support

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    [–] 24 points 2 years ago

    Something cheap with port forwarding. I personally use Proton VPN but that's because I use my VPN for more than just torrenting.

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  • [–] 24 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I’ve been happy with AirVPN for the last year or so

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    [–] 22 points 2 years ago (1 child)
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    [–] 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I'm using Private Internet Access. It's fast and pretty lightweight compared to the other choices. Snagged a 2 year plan on sale for like 50 bucks.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    In addition to getting acquired by a shady group, Mark Karpeles also works at PIA. I'm all for edemption arc, but that doesn't mean I'm ok with him in charge of some security product. I dropped them for mullvad.

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    [–] 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Proton VPN has been working pretty well for me. Includes port forwarding and a lot of servers.

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    [–] 19 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    It isnt the best one, but its cheap, allows port forwarding and its not sketchy as far as we know

    Air vpn

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    You may want to take a look at Italy's recent changes in legislation around VPNs tl;dr Italy's government has an anti-piracy measure called Piracy Shield which is a list that needs to be blocked by ISPs, VPN providers etc but is entirely arbitrary with no governance.

    Air has stopped onboarding Italian customers but you may want to consider given they're based in Italy, if this compromises your use case/opsec

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    [–] 19 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Whatever you do, maybe sure you network bind the vpn interface

    https://protonvpn.com/support/bittorrent-vpn/

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    [–] 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I pay for Proton Unlimited so I use Proton VPN. Getting port forwarding to work on Linux is a bit of a hassle but they have steps on their website. It's hardly any slower than my internet connection, but that's because I'm on the paid servers. The free servers are rather slow. They have a graphical client for Windows and Linux.

    Proton Unlimited is €12.99/month. The VPN has a good number of features and you get the whole Proton suite with it and 500GB of storage. You can pay for just the VPN which is cheaper if you don't want the rest of Proton.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago

    I went the seed box route and I'll never go back. It's faster and I don't even need a stable connection. Start the download from my phone and it's waiting for me when I get home.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

    I use Windscribe because it's $1/mo and I don't care. I don't use their software, I use the vanilla Wireguard client, and have my qBittorrent connect through that interface only.

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    [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    ProtonVPN/Mullvad. This is the post number 288471 talking about this. Can we put it somewhere un wiki?

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    I've been using airvpn for the last 4 or 5 years with no issue.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    No VPN, just qBittorrent and I2P = anoymous torrents

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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    [–] 10 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    I'm using selfhosted wireguard server. Speed about 250 mbps and this VPS costs me about 3$ per month. Super easy to deploy wireguard server using this script

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    [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I use Mullvad through Tailscale. If you already use Tailscale it’s a no-brainer

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Do you really need a VPN? What's your country / context?

    Are you aware that if you use a good private tracker (one that keeps their torrents private and has a good reputation) and configure your client to require encryption for all connections you may not need a VPN?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I wasn't. I haven't torrented in almost a decade and even back then was fairly naive.

    Would you mind lending me a hand understanding how to do that and remain safe?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Whenever you torrent from public torrent trackers it's easy for anyone to see what torrents your IP is currently downloading / seeding. There's even a website for that https://iknowwhatyoudownload.com/

    ISPs and govts may track your torrent downloads on the same way that website does. It essentially boils down to indexing the torrents from those public trackers by listening to the DHT network / PEX exchanges. When you're on a decent private tracker (and there are some free) they will disable DHT/PEX for their torrents making it so nobody can't index and they won't show up on websites like the one above.

    Setting your torrent client to require encryption to all connections it will create an extra protection layer because then the ISP / govt won't be able to peek into your bittorrent traffic, they'll only see an encrypted TLS connection like the ones made to any SSL capable website. You may also add a blacklist of known entities that go after pirates so your torrent client won't ever connect to those.

    If you live outside the US/Canada/AUS you most likely don't even need those measures, let alone a VPN. That entire thing about sending letters to people saying they're downloading torrents is mostly a US thing because in other countries ISPs can't even legally do it.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

    I use Mullvad and have a qbit go through gluetun. I don't mind the lack of port forwarding, as I leave the Pi on 24/7 and I'm not under ratio constraints. Also, my system isn't secure enough for me to be messing with that stuff, next build I'll get everything off root, set proper permissions, route everything through a single port etc, then think about port forwarding. For now I'll hide behind my ISP and Mullvad's security while I learn and make mistakes.

    Down is quick enough for me and Up is slow but constant.

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