Just making sure I’m not missing something obvious:

Self-hosted Linux VM with protonVPN and QBitorrent installed on it.

QBittorrent networking bound only to ProtonVPN’s virtual interface with killswitch and secure core enabled.

Auto updates enabled and a scripted alert system if ProtonVPN dies. Obviously everything with very secure unique passwords.

Is this a safe setup to run 24/7 to torrent and seed with?

Are there any significant risks I’m missing? Thanks, fellow sea salts!

  • DetachablePianist@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    I can’t speak to the paid ProtonVPN service, but their free tier doesn’t allow torrenting. They’ll disconnect you with a slap on the wrist error about it.

    • DreadPotatoEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Seems fair TBH, you’re easily sending TBs of data through it, that’s not the intention of the free tier.

    • Lettuce eat lettuce@lemmy.mlOPEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Yeah I found that out the hard way lol. Was just a soft warning. Premium tier allows P2P traffic and actually provides torrent-optimized servers too.