Hey all!
Judy wanted to double check that my setup is correct. It’s a bit of a minefield out there getting direct answers sometimes.
Right so I’ve got a docker server at home running qbittorrent and is using Gluetun as its vpn. That is all connected and working. I want to open the qbittorrent port for seeding.
I got a port from my vpn provider and put that port into the qbittorrent settings and also into the Gluetun compose file.
Now when I check my docker IP and the port I requested on a port open check site it says the port is open.
Is this all I need to do? Unfortunately it doesn’t seem qbittorrent has a checker inbuilt that tell me if the port is open and working correctly.
I don’t need to also forward the same port on my router at home do I? That seems less secure to me. Just seems weird how that port is open without me changing anything on the router side.
Thanks all!
You don’t need to open any ports on your router. Start seeding some popular linux distro iso and check if you have “I” flag in peers tab. If so you are connectable.
What VPN provider are you using?
Did you add the opened port to qBittorrent and the compose for it?
Windscribe. I added the port to qbittorrent in settings and the port flag in the Gluetun container. I didn’t enter anything into the qbittorrent container.
Follow the Gluetun instructions for port forwarding with Windscribe.
In your container configuration, set FIREWALL_VPN_INPUT_PORTS to the port you have been assigned, for example: FIREWALL_VPN_INPUT_PORTS=8099
As far as I know if you don’t assign the port to the qBit container it won’t be used. I may be wrong.
I have added that but to the Gluetun container. I thought that’s where it goes heh.
What I showed is for the Gluetun container. That’s whst the link is for.
Just add the same port to the qBit container the same way any port is added.