Transmission VPN - Legacy
Torrent client tunneled through NordVPN (OpenVPN).
DEPRECATED - This service has been replaced by torrent-box-with-vpn. Kept for backward compatibility only.
Access
Configuration
- Image:
haugene/transmission-openvpn
- VPN: NordVPN (
OPENVPN_PROVIDER=NORDVPN), DE (Germany) servers
- Credentials: from
.env (OPENVPN_USERNAME, OPENVPN_PASSWORD)
- Capability: requires
NET_ADMIN (tun/tap for OpenVPN)
Storage
| Path |
Contents |
./transmission-vpn/completed/ |
Completed downloads |
./transmission-vpn/incomplete/ |
In-progress downloads |
./transmission-vpn/watch/ |
Watch folder (auto-add .torrent files) |
./transmission-vpn/music_downloads/ |
Music downloads |
./transmission-vpn/transmission-home/ |
Transmission configuration |
./transmission-vpn/shared/ |
Shared directory |
Notes
- All traffic is routed through VPN (kill switch active)
- The preferred replacement stack is in
./torrent-box-with-vpn/
Useful Commands
# Follow logs
docker compose logs -f transmission-vpn
# Verify VPN IP (should show Germany)
docker exec transmission-vpn curl -s https://ipinfo.io/ip
# Restart
docker compose restart transmission-vpn
# Migrate to new stack
cd /home/seba/mydocker/torrent-box-with-vpn
make start
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