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.