I've been struggling to get ratios over even 1.0, most are stuck in the low 0.10 - 0.20 range. I don't seed off my gaming PC 24/7 because I don't want a VPN on all the time, plus I turn it off at night.

So mainly wondering if anyone has tips on a good setup to keep the PC seeding overnight, I'm running linux mint currently. I also have a RaspPi but I understand they are not great for torrents?

Is there any good way to compartmentalize a VPN? I.e., use the VPN for qBitTorrent only, and use my regular network adapter for other stuff (games, browsers, whatever).

I've tried a seedbox in the past and they're neat, but I'd rather avoid a subscription and just use my hardware. I'm using Private Internet Access VPN until my already paid for time is up in case that's significant.

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[–] land@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Split tunnels? And your vpn is owned by a sketchy company watch out.

[–] SqueakySpider@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I guess I could've made that part a DDG search :) Thank you for the reminder, it does sound like exactly what I wanted on a little more research.

[–] land@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It’s a pretty good feature. I usually use it for gaming. VPNs and online games don’t always get along. If you torrent a lot, Mullvad might not be the best choice because it doesn’t support port forwarding. IVPN, Proton VPN, and AirVPN are better options.

[–] SqueakySpider@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yep I was going to fire up a streaming site while torrenting last night, oxymoronic I know, and realized that Netflix or whatever would likely misbehave because of the VPN. Thanks for the other VPN suggestions

[–] land@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If you’re a big torrenter, why not set up a media server? You’ll be amazed at how fast it downloads. My regular torrenting speed is only about 8mbps, but when I’m downloading a whole season of a series, it goes over 22mbps! With the media server automation, you can say goodbye to searching for media torrents. Everything you need is just a click away from a single app.

[–] SqueakySpider@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Can't say I'm familiar with media servers exactly - do you mean Jellyfin, Plex, etc. or something more like adding Arr services. Didn't know speeds could be improved either

[–] land@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Yes. Arr apps usually find the best torrent to download, unlike doing it manually. I will link an easy guide; you can set it up on your pc.

https://youtu.be/3k_MwE0Z3CE

[–] SqueakySpider@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 days ago

Neat! Thanks

[–] SqueakySpider@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Split tunnels sounds familiar and like what I want.

I plan to switch to mullvad in the future, figure for low stakes stuff I can use up the rest of PIA for now. Thanks for the heads up though

[–] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 days ago

If you want to get in to private trackers at some point, Mullvad isn't an option because they don't support port forwarding. Just a PSA because Mullvad does monthly payments, so you'll be able to switch anytime.

Proton VPN and AirVPN do support port forwarding.

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 2 points 4 days ago

I used to pay for PIA while it was still a Denver owned company, until it got bought out a few years back and stopped my subscription.

Nord was the only other one I found to have commensurate features and possibly better than PIA