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qBittorrent and NordVPN.md

❗When you install qBittorrent, make sure to install NordVPN first. Then you want to make sure to limit qBittorrent so it will only use NordVPN’s connection (saving you from getting in trouble if you forget to turn on the VPN before torrenting).

  1. Make sure NordVPN is disconnected
  2. In Terminal, type ifconfig
  3. Connect NordVPN
  4. In Terminal, type ifconfig again
  5. Find the connection that’s been added (in my case, it was utun4)
  6. In qBittorrent, open the preferences and click on Advanced
  7. Set the Network Interface to your NordVPN connection and click OK.
  8. Test it by heading over to the Ubuntu alternative downloads page (these files are totally legal to download, so if something goes wrong you won’t get in trouble)
  9. Pick a few versions of Ubuntu to download, and load the (old fashioned non-magnet 😛 ) torrent files into qBittorrent
  10. When the files start downloading, disconnect NordVPN
  11. The downloads should stop, and restart when you reconnect NordVPN 🙂

Voila -- now you can leave qBittorrent open, and it’ll work on your downloads whenever NordVPN is connected and not when it’s not -- saving you from your own stupidity 😛

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