Should I Change VPN So I can use Split Tunneling and Kill Switch Simultaneously? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 19 hours ago by Yourname942@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Ultimately, I only want to use Proton VPN for torrenting and seeding, while not using Proton VPN for browsing the internet, using Steam and Discord (essentially everything else).

I'm currently using Proton VPN for torrenting, but sadly it doesn't support using a kill switch if I'm already using split tunneling. I read that NordVPN can use both simultaneously, but I'm not sure if this is actually true. Should I switch VPN so that I can use split tunneling and a kill switch together?

Essentially, I only want to use the VPN for torrenting, and it would be nice to be able to use a kill switch for the torrent if it loses connection.

Thank you.

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[-] frongt@lemmy.zip 9 points 19 hours ago

Yes, in qbittorrent, bind it to the VPN interface.

[-] Yourname942@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 19 hours ago

oh okay, thank you. For some reason, I didn't realize binding the torrent was effectively the same as a kill switch (or at least in terms of protecting my ip)

[-] curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 18 hours ago

Sort of - its a kill switch specific to qbitorrent at that point, since the adapter isn't working, qbittorrent won't connect to anything. It will not impact anything else running though.

You could also make a container for the VPN connection, and have a qbitorrent container use the VPN containers networking, which would then leave other containers to make use of it as well. This is what I do, its a bit more complicated of a setup though.