64
My super simple torrent server setup with Raspberry Pi and Docker
(www.i-did-that.eu)
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 31 Jul 2023
64 points (95.7% liked)
Selfhosted
40219 readers
679 users here now
A place to share alternatives to popular online services that can be self-hosted without giving up privacy or locking you into a service you don't control.
Rules:
-
Be civil: we're here to support and learn from one another. Insults won't be tolerated. Flame wars are frowned upon.
-
No spam posting.
-
Posts have to be centered around self-hosting. There are other communities for discussing hardware or home computing. If it's not obvious why your post topic revolves around selfhosting, please include details to make it clear.
-
Don't duplicate the full text of your blog or github here. Just post the link for folks to click.
-
Submission headline should match the article title (don’t cherry-pick information from the title to fit your agenda).
-
No trolling.
Resources:
- selfh.st Newsletter and index of selfhosted software and apps
- awesome-selfhosted software
- awesome-sysadmin resources
- Self-Hosted Podcast from Jupiter Broadcasting
Any issues on the community? Report it using the report flag.
Questions? DM the mods!
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
You could make a container for the VPN and have the torrents route through that. Instead of having the whole system go through the VPN. You can then also make the VPN a dependency of the torrent container to prevent it from leaking torrent traffic out of your standard internet connection.
How would one do that if they had basic Linux knowledge but have not really touched docker? Asking for a friend and for his educational purposes only :)
Using Google ;-)
https://www.naturalborncoder.com/linux/2021/02/19/making-a-docker-container-use-a-vpn/
Ah yes, the eternally helpful answer of “look it up yourself” which absolutely encourages people to partake in communities and ask questions when they see things that make them curious