I personally use haugene/transmission-openvpn docker image to run Transmission with a kill switch on a docker container. Super clean setup and never had any issue.
You shouldn't even be using Mullvad for torrenting as they had to get rid of their port forwarding feature some time ago. This means youll only be able to connect to individuals who do have port forwarding setup and no one else.
In any case the best solution is to link your torrent client to the VPN interface as it will cease operation if it loses connection and prevent leaks.
What would you recommend in stead of mullvad?
Ive been using AirVPN since Mullvad dropped port forwarding and it has been decent and reasonably priced. The only issue I've had was with their "Eddie" client for Windows. I fixed this by using (I think, or something similarly named) WireSock with an AirVPN Wireguard config which also gave me the ability to do split tunneling easily but I only used this for a few months before building a new server running Proxmox
I think ProtonVPN also has the feature but costs a bit more. Private Internet Access is another cheap option but their owners are shady (I had them before Mullvad until they got sold to a company with ties to Israeli spyware makers IIRC)
+1 for AirVPN. They take crypto. Works nicely on headless servers with openvpn.
I use Proton, I've also heard AirVPN is good.
Tailscale is pretty good, and i generally like the company, but there are definitely some gaps. For awhile it even lacked proper ipv6 support with mullvad.
I haven't looked into Tailscale. But the post starts with
I use the unstable Mac OS client
Kinda expected for unstable clients right?
It appears that it requires Single Sign On (login with Google or other big tech account). That a no-go for me.
If the Mullvad desktop app could just exclude the Tailscale ports this would be fixed. I like their implementation but I would much rather have the full controls of the Mullvad software itself especially if I’m on a desktop.
Problem, you're using Mullvad
What's the recommended VPN for a case like this?
ProtonVPN. It gives you a killswitch and it's cheap to get.
Don't trust a VPN kill switch, they can fail. Bind your torrent client to your VPN network interface.
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