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!

  • skankhunt42@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    What kind of firewall do you have? (Not on the VM, though something similar might work there also)

    I use OPNSense and have an allow rule for the specific IP and port my VPN uses from that VM’s IP. Then a block everything from the VM IP after the allow.

    I can connect to the VPN no problem, updates and everything work through the VPN. When it goes down it trys to connect normally and fails.

    DNS can be a problem when trying to connect to the VPN so make sure to use the IP