I’m new to the combination of NordVPN / Mac (11.6) / Transmission(Mac torrent app). What is the proper method to safely torrent with this combination?
Make sure to open the Torrent application only after you connect to the VPN and you should be fine.
Are you sure it’s that simple? Is that true for torrenting on a mac? I asked on another forum and they said the following (which I don’t totally understand):
Bind transmission to the specific interface of your vpn.
Usually tun0
Not enp1-9s0
I think wireless is wla
Regardless, figure out which interface is your VPN and bind transmission to only that interface
I’ve seen this suggestion before, but I don’t quite understand it. Now the question just becomes, “What’s the way to set up Docker/ VPN/ Mac/ Transmission”.
What does Docker do that isn’t done with the VPN/Mac/Transmission?
Docker is a platform that runs applications in isolated environments. There are multiple text and video tutorials on the internet how to setup and configure it. You can start from https://www.docker.com/get-started
Ok I think I’m getting the general idea. Thanks!
Thanks, yes I just watched a video on “What is Docker”. So does Docker have a “NordVPN/Transmission” prefab environment? Is that why you suggested it?
No, Docker is just a platform to run transmission with vpn configured that I pointed at the top.
Ohhhh dum dum me. I thought you were pointing to an “open source docker”. No, you were pointing to a docker config I guess? I don’t know how to use it. Guess I’ll need to spend some time figuring all this out lol.
Install Docker, learn basics, it shouldn’t take more than a couple hours, then follow the Quick Start guide of the project.
There’s an article that might ease your learning process How To Set Up Transmission through a VPN on a Synology NAS with Docker | by jim | Medium
Thanks, I’ll check it out.