Should I Change VPN So I can use Split Tunneling and Kill Switch Simultaneously? (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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[-] Mordikan@kbin.earth 0 points 18 hours ago

The only real constraint here is VPN port forwarding. You would need a VPN provider that supports that in order to hit DHT swarms. So, just make sure the provider has that.

As for kill switching, run the VPN and torrent client through docker. There is probably already a docker image out there that does that depending on what provider you go with. Essentially what you'd be doing is sandboxing your torrent client and then only passing in the VPN interface via docker network to that client. If the VPN tunnel goes down there is no other egress point off the network segment and zero chance for traffic using a different interface.

[-] dan@upvote.au 2 points 7 hours ago

You don't need a provider-specific Docker container. Gluetun (https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun) supports a lot of providers, but you can use any provider through a custom config.