qbittorrent-natmap VS hide.client.linux

# https://github.com/soxfor/qbittorrent-natmap

qbittorrent-natmap: # https://github.com/soxfor/qbittorrent-natmap image: ghcr.io/soxfor/qbittorrent-natmap:latest container_name: qbittorrent-natmap restart: unless-stopped volumes: - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro environment: - TZ=Etc/UTC - QBITTORRENT_SERVER=127.0.0.1 # - QBITTORRENT_PORT=8080 # - QBITTORRENT_USER=admin # - QBITTORRENT_PASS=adminadmin # - VPN_GATEWAY= - VPN_CT_NAME=gluetun - VPN_IF_NAME=tun # - CHECK_INTERVAL=300 # - NAT_LEASE_LIFETIME=300 network_mode: "service:gluetun" depends_on: qbittorrent: condition: service_started gluetun: condition: service_healthy

These ports change after every reboot and can only be manually inserted into my qBittorrent. Luckily someone wrote some code that automatically updates containerized versions of qBittorrent.

Using qBittorent-NatMap - would help with ExpressVPN (probably not)?

qBittorrent-NatMap - Automatically configures your qBittorrent container for proper port forwarding (big performance improvements)

It's a bit complex but I use a setup of three docker containers which all share the same networking. I use Gluetun (https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun) as the VPN client and qbittorrent as the torrent client (I use the linuxserver io image but any should qbittorrent client should work). For the port forwarding I use https://github.com/soxfor/qbittorrent-natmap which uses nat-pmp to request a port from ProtonVPN via the Gluetun interface and then automatically updates it in qbittorrent. Gluetun apparently supports Proton port forwarding by default and exposes the port via its API if you want to write your own script, but I couldn't get it to work and it uses openvpn. This setup uses a wireguard config on gluetun from Proton with nat-pmp enabled. I run this on a random weak decade old computer 24/7 but in a desktop environment you should be able to just run it on Docker desktop when you want to torrent. The docker compose file in the natmap repo gives a good idea of this docker stack.

I feel like the solution could involve https://github.com/soxfor/qbittorrent-natmap/pkgs/container/qbittorrent-natmap somehow, but the fact that I run the VPN connection on the router (rather than the NAS) means that I have no clue how to set it upt.

I just switched over myself and only did a quick test with natpmpc. While that works, on its own it isn't terribly practical. My long term goal is to get it working in a docker container which has proven more challenging. That said others seem to have been successful with this and I'm trying to adapt this: https://github.com/soxfor/qbittorrent-natmap

If your NAS supports Docker, you could use a combination of vpn container (gluetun), natpmp container (for port forwarding) and a qbittorrent container. I have it working on a raspberrypi

Since I couldn't find exact instructions for qBittorrent I decided to start something, that can be found here (github)

Ditto. I use hide.me, it's a free option that, as far as I know, is pretty decent and isn't spyware.

I have tried the hide.me, windscribe and proton vpn, but i need something than can works even on a terminal.

So I just got this vpn and followed their article (this one precisely: https://hide.me/en/knowledgebase/how-to-properly-secure-qbittorent-with-vpn/ and https://hide.me/en/knowledgebase/how-to-securely-torrent-over-vpn/) I also binded qBittorrent to hide.me by following the guide in the pinned post from this subreddit.

any vpn lets u watch netflix, but not every vpn lets u watch individaul country content. if u want to hop around a ton in different regions, hide.me or nord is better, or even PIA.

When the speedometer isn't documented anywhere, it can be a little confusing.. The only place I could actually find any information about 10G on hide.me was through a knowledge base search for "10G," which brought up patch notes 4.4.3 (Apple App Store) stating "Add 10G badge to the server list." Unfortunately, the patch notes do not provide any details about what the badge looks like or anything else.

I use port fw on hide.me for years, it just works.

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