https://github.com/aldaviva/portforwardingmanager

🚢 Automatically update the qBittorrent listening port based on the Private Internet Access forwarded port.
https://github.com/aldaviva/portforwardingmanager

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🚢 Automatically update the qBittorrent listening port based on the Private Internet Access forwarded port.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/aldaviva/portforwardingmanager
• Owner: Aldaviva
• License: apache-2.0
• Created: 2018-05-27T14:50:10.000Z (over 6 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-23T03:56:50.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-02T12:52:11.234Z (12 days ago)
• Topics: pia, port-forwarding, private-internet-access, privateinternetaccess, qbittorrent, torrent, vpn
• Language: C#
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• Size: 161 KB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 1
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: License.txt

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🚢 PortForwardingManager

===

Integrate the [qBittorrent](https://www.qbittorrent.org) BitTorrent client with the [Private Internet Access (PIA)](https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/) virtual private network service.

## Features

- Automatically set the qBittorrent listening port to the PIA forwarded port any time it changes.

    - This makes NAT traversal work and avoids getting blocked from connecting to as many peers as possible, leading to likely faster transfer speeds.

- Automatically fix the random `Failed to listen on IP. IP: "1.2.3.4". Port: "TCP/12345". Reason: "The requested address is not valid in its context"` qBittorrent errors.

    - This error occurs intermittently and blocks all transfers until you restart qBittorrent or change the listening port.

 

## Requirements

- Windows

- [.NET Framework 4.8](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/download/dotnet-framework) or later (installed by default in Windows 10 v1903, Server 2022, and later)

- [qBittorrent](https://www.qbittorrent.org/download)

- [Private Internet Access desktop client](https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/download/windows-vpn)

## Installation

1. Download [`PortForwardingManager.zip`](https://github.com/Aldaviva/PortForwardingManager/releases/latest/download/PortForwardingService.zip) from the [latest release](https://github.com/Aldaviva/PortForwardingManager/releases/latest).

1. Extract the ZIP file to a directory such as `C:\Program Files\PortForwardingManager\`.

1. In an elevated PowerShell terminal, run

    ```ps1

    New-Service -Name "PortForwardingManager" -BinaryPathName "C:\Program Files\PortForwardingManager\PortFowardingManager.exe" -DisplayName "Port Forwarding Manager" -Description "Automatically update the qBittorrent listening port to be the Private Internet Access forwarded port whenever it changes."

    ```

    replacing the installation directory if you chose a different one in step 2.

1. Run `services.msc`.

1. Select the Port Fowarding Manager service.

1. Go to Properties › Log On, choose This account, and type in your Windows username and password.

    - This allows the service to edit the `qBittorrent.ini` configuration file in your user profile directory, which is used to set the listening port when qBittorrent is not running.

1. Start the service.

## Configuration

1. [Enable VPN port forwarding.](https://helpdesk.privateinternetaccess.com/kb/articles/how-do-i-enable-port-forwarding-on-my-vpn)

    - In the Private Internet Access desktop client, connect to a VPN server that allows port forwarding (does not have an ⇍ icon in the server list).

    - Enable Settings › Network › Request Port Forwarding.

1. Open qBittorrent › Tools › Options.

    - Disable Connection › Use UPnP / NAT-PMP port forwarding from my router.

    - Set Advanced › qBittorrent Section › Network Interface to the PIA virtual network interface.

        - If you're not sure which one it is, open `ncpa.cpl` and rename the connection that uses the Private Internet Access Network Adapter to a recognizable name like "PIA".

    - Enable Web UI › Web User Interface.

    - Set Web UI › Port to 8080.

    - Enable Web UI › Bypass authentication for clients on localhost.

    - Disable Web UI › Use UPnP / NAT-PMP to forward the port from my router.

    - Disable Web UI > Use HTTPS instead of HTTP.