Running ONLY transmission through openvpn

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Foxymethox
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Running ONLY transmission through openvpn

Post by Foxymethox »

I am running Transmission in Fedora and Ubuntu.
Is is possible to configure the system so only the torrents go through an openvpn server, leaving the rest of the system on clearnet?

I suppose I could run a vm and vpn the network within it but I was hoping to avoid a VM.
flozih
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Re: Running ONLY transmission through openvpn

Post by flozih »

maybe through a container ?
garymiller
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Re: Running ONLY transmission through openvpn

Post by garymiller »

You use HideMyAss VPN, I think it has the split tunneling feature through which you can divide your online traffic into two different ways. So, I usually use it for downloading torrents or doing online shopping.
sloany
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Re: Running ONLY transmission through openvpn

Post by sloany »

You can achieve this using iptables and a routing table to redirect traffic for the transmission user to the vpn interface.

Use this to get you started: https://github.com/bendikro/deluge-vpn
R0cky
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Re: Running ONLY transmission through openvpn

Post by R0cky »

You have to mark the packets coming from user under which is running transmission and send them in a separate routing table with interface openvpn as default gateway. I have exactly what is configured tranmission using openvpn on Debian. If you need detailed instructions let me know.
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