(LINUX USER)What VPNs would you lovely people recommend? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Doomguy1364@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Hello all!

I have been out of the piracy game since a little before mullvad lost port-forwarding; I know these things are ever changing, and to my understanding ivpn is a good bet at this moment in time.

I was wondering what everyone else has been using. As well as if anyone has tried the gui client for ivpn either built from source or the AUR build(I do use arch btw).

I am open to any vpn client that has a good reputation in the community, and build-able from a repository; A gui is preferred but not necessary, and absolutely NO account creation (Except for generic account numbers of course).

Thanks in advance for anyone who takes the time to answer.

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[-] Cannizzaro@feddit.ch 20 points 2 years ago

+1 for Mullvad

[-] L26@ttrpg.network 11 points 2 years ago

[-] Doomguy1364@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sorry to spam the instance with a FAQ. I may of been misinformed, I was under the impression it was difficult to seed easily with Mullvad now. Also I was curious if anyone had recommendations with good Linux clients, not just the service itself; It seems IVPN or Mullvad will be the best all around option for me, if I do go the VPN route.

[-] fiddlesticks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 years ago

I can confirm that seeding with mullvad is painfully slow, if you do torrent locally get a VPN with port forwarding.

[-] bartolomeo@suppo.fi 1 points 2 years ago

What does port forwarding do in this case? A lot of ppl are mentioning it.... "And at this point I'm too afraid to ask"

[-] fiddlesticks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 years ago

Honestly same, I just know that the speeds were better when the port forwarding worked.

I think it just makes the service visible to devices from outside the network which helps them form a more direct connection. (That's just an educated guess though)