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Thank you for the extra info! One thing I have found missing from several of these guides is how to set up so that the torrenting runs behind a vpn. I want one because I really believe my ISP would cut off my access if they were to see me torrenting. I also saw that port-forwarding is a necessity for the vpn but I don't really know why. You even seem to indicate that it is optional.
Glad to help! If you end up referencing my PDF and have any questions, feel free to shoot me a message.
Re: port forwarding, if you don’t have it, it’s kinda like a one-way mirror? Your torrent client can look out through the mirror, but no one can look in, and you’ll only be able to connect with other torrent clients that have a clear window - because your client can see them through the glass and send them a request to connect, and their connection is transparent so they can accept the message. So if there’s a lot of other people out there with one-way mirrors also, you can’t connect to them b/c you can’t see them and vice versa.
Port forwarding is basically setting your client up with a clear window instead of a mirror - it’ll be able to accept both incoming requests and make outgoing requests, increasing the number of other people you can connect to. Increased connections means more likely to find people on torrents with small amounts of seeders, and I think increased download speeds too.