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[–] [email protected] 22 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (2 children)

These resources are really all you need, but they're all individually quite focused so for a new person it can be hard to see the forest.

An overview:

For movies, streaming sites are fine.

To start torrenting safely:

  • get a paid vpn (i use mullvad)
  • download qbittorrent or the like
  • find a public tracker from the megathead, general ones are easy/convenient for starting imo
  • virus scan/use common sense/be careful
[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

I thought Mullvad didn’t port forward any more so torrents didn’t work with it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

It works for me... I think it's something like it goes faster with port forwarding but to be honest I don't know the details.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago (3 children)

I'm checking out the free version of Proton VPN now after paying for PIN for a while. Haven't used it to torrent or anything yet. Just trying to run most the time now for increased security in this new era. Are unpaid versions less secure? I'm not so much worried about the price. Just checking out something different.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

The free version of proton VPN does not allow torrenting

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Technically you can torrent with it, but the free tier does not include port forwarding, so you will not be able to seed very effectively.

Edit: disregard, I was remembering incorrectly.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

i thought it doesn't allow peer to peer connections?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

I just searched it a bit, and I think you're right. I was thinking the paid tier only let you use port forwarding and access their servers optimized for P2P traffic, but it sounds like they actually block P2P traffic on the free tier.

My bad!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

haha, I guess I don't have wonder about crossing that bridge. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (1 children)

As a general rule, if you're getting a service for free, you're the product.

I don't know much about the downsides of free in the context of VPNs, as I didn't really get in to the technical ins and outs. But when we're talking security and privacy I think the cost of supporting something good and sustainable is well worth it.

I've heard port forwarding is helpful for speed, and that might be a paid only thing, but to be honest I'm consistently surprised by how fast things go for me just using mullvad.

Another thing you may wish to consider: the Proton CEO has praised Trump which is a huge red flag to me in the privacy space.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

All good points. Thank you.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

At least Proton isn't a scammy company compared to most other free VPNs. And they still allow port forwarding on paid plans, so they are quite a good choice for torrenting. I think Proton and Mullvad are probably the most recommended options around here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

Yes. I hadn't looked at any of this stuff in a long time. Mullvad is something I'm definitely going to check out as I'm seeing it recommended in a lot of comments. Thank you.