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.

  • land@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    4 days ago

    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.comOPEnglish
      4·
      4 days ago

      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.mlEnglish
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        4 days ago

        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.