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How To Properly Secure qBittorent With VPN

How To Properly Secure qBittorent With VPN

How To properly secure qBittorent With VPN Last modified: July 21, 2022 In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to secure qBittorent application

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How To properly secure qBittorent With VPN

Last modified: July 21, 2022

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to secure qBittorent application and bind it to the hide.me VPN service.


step 1 : Binding qBittorent   to hide.me VPN

To bind qBittorent application to our VPN service, please click here and follow the instructions.

Note: Please ensure you’ve added qBittorrent in the Limit Apps to VPN settings.


Step 2: Setting up SOCKS Proxy

Go to the qBittorrent   Options ( ALT+O ) , choose   connection   on the left panel and enter the detail below for   Proxy Server .

  • Type: SOCKS5
  • Proxy: socks.hide.me
  • Port: 1080
  • User proxy for peer connections: Checked

Note: Leave the other options as it is. (Default). When you’re done, click on Apply.


Step 4: Disable DHT Network

Click on BitTorrent icon on the left panel, un-check (disable) the following under Privacy and click on Apply.

1. Enable DHT
2. Enable Peer Exchange
3 . enable Local Peer Discovery to find more peer


That’s it! If the VPN is not connected/dropped, your torrent download(s) will stop and the connection will not leak.

If you have any other concerns that need addressing, contact our Support team directly.