I already had a cyberghost sub, but decided to try to switch to something better for seeding.
I have tested ProtonVPN and PIA, but ended up refunding PIA as the port forwarding didn't work once. ProtonVPN has worked maybe 5% of the time, and will likely be refunded as well.
Is there such a thing as a VPN that can consistently forward ports? I'm considering trying AirVPN next, but am hoping someone could confirm whether it works or not first. I'm also open to any other recommendations.
Thank you!
I would wait a bit on Proton. They are working on port forwarding on their Linux app. They have it working on their windows app.
You can also download their OpenVPN configs that include port forwarding:
https://protonvpn.com/support/port-forwarding-manual-setup/I've been using this method for a while and it's flawless. It doesn't require their app at all.
There's a few manual steps you have to take each time you connect the vpn, so it's a touch annoying, but it does work.
Oh is it? Hmm they are active on Reddit. You might as well post a comment there. I'm sure they will sorry it out.
Absolute madman, they probably didn't realize people use VPNs for piracy until now
Yeah I never used their UI I just add the ones I use to networkmanager so its a little more integrated to my OS
Airvpn has been flawless for me even if they aren't the fastest. Wireguard has been very stable with them, and they are very configurable on their web interface. Plus the staff is very very helpful if you need it. My Seedboxes are on 24/7 and I am not racing with them, everything is long term. I can still hit 50mbps upload but it is rare.
Edit: I use to espouse PIA but they mad a bunch of changes and I couldn't script requesting a port any more. With airvpn you choose what ports you want on the website, assign them to a profile, and when you connect with that profile the port is automatically forwarded to your IP... no need to request a port and your selectes ports never change which makes configuring your app a lot simpler.
I’ve been using airvpn for 5 years or so and can confirm the port forwarding works for me.
I had trouble with their vpn client app (eddy or Eddie I think it’s called) so I just switched to the OpenVPN client and have had zero problems since then.
I tried a couple of others and they both worked fine, I just stuck with openvpn. Eddie was the only one I had trouble with.
Haven’t tried wireguard so can’t comment on that but I suspect it will work just fine.
Think wireguard and openVPN are two opposing protocols, wireguard being newer, faster, and apparently less reliable
Maybe I'm being a total noob, but I thought Proton's P2P servers were enough? Is port-forwarding on Proton or others different from that?
The P2P servers on protonvpn are good for downloading but seeding doesn’t really work for whatever reason
https://www.azirevpn.com/ seems like a decent candidate. Haven't tried it myself yet
I've had a great experience with ovpn after Mullvad shut down port forwarding. You get 7 ports per account and the server I use is very fast. You can also purchase a public IPv4 with all ports open if you like.
Before ovpn I tried AirVPN. It's a great service, but their servers are too busy/slow if you need a lot of bandwidth.
What's your use case? Maybe you would be better off with Tailscale or something like that
I will be using qBittorrent and Nicotine+ i think.
What does Tailscale do? Seems like just another VPN at first glance
It creates a flat network between all of your devices anywhere, so if you have a home server that you want to connect to from elsewhere you can do that without port forwards.
Not anymore
https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2023/5/29/removing-the-support-for-forwarded-ports/
The really cool thing about airvpn imo is that it has dynamic dns built in, so you can have a relatively stable url to connect to any service you're hosting, like jellyfin or qbittorrent webui to connect to from outside your lan.
