I already had a cyberghost sub, but decided to try to switch to something better for seeding.
I have tested ProtonVPN and PIA, but ended up refunding PIA as the port forwarding didn’t work once. ProtonVPN has worked maybe 5% of the time, and will likely be refunded as well.
Is there such a thing as a VPN that can consistently forward ports? I’m considering trying AirVPN next, but am hoping someone could confirm whether it works or not first. I’m also open to any other recommendations.
Thank you!
I will sing the praises of Windscribe until the day I die. Privacy respecting, affordable and great customer service. And yes, they offer port forwarding as well.
For some old customers they currently offer a $10 annual subscription including port forwarding, that’s just insanely cheap.
their free tier is really nice too, if you’re ok with a monthly usage limit
I would wait a bit on Proton. They are working on port forwarding on their Linux app. They have it working on their windows app.
You can also download their OpenVPN configs that include port forwarding:
https://protonvpn.com/support/port-forwarding-manual-setup/I’ve been using this method for a while and it’s flawless. It doesn’t require their app at all.
maybe i’ll give this a shot before i cancel
There’s a few manual steps you have to take each time you connect the vpn, so it’s a touch annoying, but it does work.
I’m on windows, it is very unreliable
Oh is it? Hmm they are active on Reddit. You might as well post a comment there. I’m sure they will sorry it out.
my ability to post on reddit died with my account
Hold my beer:
Mastodon them from here at @[email protected]
Absolute madman, they probably didn’t realize people use VPNs for piracy until now
AirVPN, for over a decade and they’ve kept my ports the whole time
Airvpn has been flawless for me even if they aren’t the fastest. Wireguard has been very stable with them, and they are very configurable on their web interface. Plus the staff is very very helpful if you need it. My Seedboxes are on 24/7 and I am not racing with them, everything is long term. I can still hit 50mbps upload but it is rare.
Edit: I use to espouse PIA but they mad a bunch of changes and I couldn’t script requesting a port any more. With airvpn you choose what ports you want on the website, assign them to a profile, and when you connect with that profile the port is automatically forwarded to your IP… no need to request a port and your selectes ports never change which makes configuring your app a lot simpler.
The really cool thing about airvpn imo is that it has dynamic dns built in, so you can have a relatively stable url to connect to any service you’re hosting, like jellyfin or qbittorrent webui to connect to from outside your lan.
I’ve had a great experience with ovpn after Mullvad shut down port forwarding. You get 7 ports per account and the server I use is very fast. You can also purchase a public IPv4 with all ports open if you like.
Before ovpn I tried AirVPN. It’s a great service, but their servers are too busy/slow if you need a lot of bandwidth.
IVPN
TorGuard
