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diff --git a/content/advanced/vpn.md b/content/advanced/vpn.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..271ebe5 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/advanced/vpn.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +--- +title: "VPN" +date: 2023-01-15T21:16:29-03:00 +draft: false +weight: 1 +--- + +Working on it :) diff --git a/content/config/qbittorrent.md b/content/config/qbittorrent.md index cad4457..cb22adc 100644 --- a/content/config/qbittorrent.md +++ b/content/config/qbittorrent.md @@ -14,6 +14,40 @@ From their [website](https://www.qbittorrent.org/): So, just like µTorrent, qBitorrent is a torrent downloader. Pretty easy! +## First, if you are using the VPN... + +Check if its running correctly. On your terminal, run: + +```bash +$ yams check-vpn +``` + +If everything is working correctly, you should get a message like this: + +```bash +Getting your qBittorrent IP... +<qBittorrent IP> + +Getting your IP... +<your local IP> + +Your IPs are different. qBittorrent is working as expected! ✅ +``` + +If the check fails, you'll see a message like this: + +```bash +Getting your qBittorrent IP... +<your local IP> + +Getting your IP... +<your local IP> + +Your IPs are the same! qBittorrent is NOT working! ⚠️ +``` + +You should **always** run a VPN when downloading torrents! You can manually set your VPN here: [Advanced VPN settings](/advanced/vpn). You can come back here after you have fixed this! + ## Initial configuration In your browser, go to [http://{your-ip-address}:8080/]() and you'll see qBittorrent's admin page. The default username and password are: diff --git a/content/install/using-the-cli.md b/content/install/using-the-cli.md index a2e7f4d..afbe8ea 100644 --- a/content/install/using-the-cli.md +++ b/content/install/using-the-cli.md @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ restart restarts yams services stop stops all yams services start starts yams services destroy destroy yams services so you can start from scratch +check-vpn checks if the VPN is working as expected ``` Everything is very self-explanatory, but I'll go in more detail here: @@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ Everything is very self-explanatory, but I'll go in more detail here: - `stop`: Stops all the services gracefully. - `start`: Starts all the services. - `destroy`: Destroys all the services so you can start the configuration from scrath. ⚠️ Be careful! ⚠️ There's no going back after this! +- `check-vpn`: Checks the IP of the qBittorrent service and compares it to your own IP. If they are the same, it's goign to warn you. If you get a `docker` permission error trying to use the CLI, go [here](/faqs/) to fix it. |