Ahoy! I know this has been asked a lot already, I’ve been following up and doing some research online but I’m still confused. Sorry.
1-I’m not exactly tech savvy. (Ok. I’m thick as a brick)
2-I’m a very casual BitTorrent user. I’ll go months without torrenting.
3-I do stream more frequently.
4-I travel often, meaning I don’t often have admin access to the networks I connect to
I currently have Nord. I heard it’s no longer as trusted as it used to, and since my subscription is ending I’m wondering if I should jump ship.
I read I should be using Port Forwarding, and I get the concept of it somewhat but I’m still not sure if I need it (considering my casual torrent use, so far… I’ve been ok?), and also, I have no idea how to set that up. (would #4 be a problem?).
Now, VPN: Mullvad, AirVPN, and Proton seem to be the most reliable ones. Is that right?
Air has good pricing atm, and port forwarding. I heard it’s not too user friendly though? (#1)
Mullvad seems to have a solid rep. but no port forwarding (It used to? Their website doesn’t say much unless I create an account?)
Proton: has PF, seems good too
Or should I just stick with Nord?
TLDR which VPN should I go for considering 1,2,3,4, and should I consider port forwarding in my decision?
Does anyone here know how to set up port forwarding in proton while on linux? I know how to do it in windows but would prefer to seed on linux and it doesn’t seem to be supported by the native linux app
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Does anyone here know how to set up port forwarding in proton while on linux? I know how to do it in windows but would prefer to seed on linux and it doesn’t seem to be supported by the native linux app
This is their official documentation
On the bottom under manual configuration they tell you how to configure it on Linux.
Though personally I ended up opting for AirVPN only because I didn’t want to mess around with scripts to keep proton’s ports from expiring.
They only allow port forwarding with openVPN configs as far as I know
Maybe it changed when you last looked? I set up port forwarding on Linux while using Wireguard.