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Occasionally I see people mention gluetun.

  • What's gluetun? Seems like it's a VPN client? What's special about it?
  • How do you use it in your setup?
  • Do I need to know about this if I use Tailscale on the host for connecting to my VPN?
  • Would gluetun allow me to use an additional VPN provider for certain apps without messing with the host Tailscale?
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[–] superglue@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have a torrent client in a docker container thats hooked up to it. Makes it so its not possible for your real IP to leak. If the VPN disconnects the torrent container loses internet.

[–] modus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago

Isn't that possible from within the torrent client? I use interface binding in qBittorrent and it cuts off whenever my VPN drops. Or does this not work from within the container? (My torrent client is not in a container as I'm still learning.)