Bittorrent Proxy

[Adrienne Borgman]

Itseems a lot of people are interested in using proxy services specially tailored for Bittorrent clients. To me it seems that it would be a very good solution to use an own server (or VPS) that can not only serve as Bittorrent proxy. It seems to be more flexible and cheaper.

So I searched but I could not find much interest and descriptions of people that have done this. Most people seem to simply use SSH (for example with autossh). This works, but it would be nicer to set up a regular proxy just as offered by commercial proxy providers.

I installed and tested Dante ( ). This seems to work with uTorrent with some very basic setup. Problem is that I could not get authentication to work, which is very bad if I do not want just anyone to use it. There are several authentication methods documented ( ). However, I did not get them to work with uTorrent.

Inside uTorrent there is not much info regarding proxies and I could not find any information on the authentication methods supported by uTorrent. Has no one tested this yet? I am interested in working this out, but I think I need some help. Ultimately I think it would be very beneficial to write up a short tutorial (perhaps on a blog) with this information and I am thinking about doing this once I figure it out.

Just read this documentation: _username.html along with the documentation you posted in full and utilize the examples through trial and error. I have 5 VPS' setup using dante + username/password authentication and it really is not a difficult process.

thank you for your reply. I already read the documentation you linked and tried some things with no success. I posted because if this and because I am unsure if "username" was indeed the correct method and uTorrent does give me any useful log feedback.

In uTorrent I used Socks5 with port 1080 and the IP of the machine and valid username and password. The danted process is running but uTorrent does not seem to connect. Can you see what I did wrong from the configuration I posted? Thank you for your help.

I am just wondering, eth0 should be correct, it is the only network interface. The documentation also seems to list no examples that use the explicit IP so it was of no help for me. I don't know how this could be figured out. I would not consider myself a noob with Linux.

Proxies are for beginners. If you want to go right past beginner get a VPN. A proxy is good for utorrent or whatever application you have it setup on. Installed VPN works off your operating system, so everything is covered. Not just utorrent. If you want to get serious. Use VPN along with a seedbox.

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Proxy servers were designed to simplify complex distributed networks by centralizing requests and responses. There are many types of proxies used for different use cases, but the two most common are HTTP and SOCKS5 proxies. These two proxies provide a different degree of anonymity and functionality.

Obviously, using free proxies or VPNs will not give you an advantage. There are many reasons to get a paid proxy service, but the most important is that service providers will protect your identity, provide support, and provide you with more resources (dedicated or regulated).

A proxy server can be an extremely efficient way to hide your identity within torrent swarms and trackers and still get decent download speeds. Proxies lack encryption overhead, so they are generally faster than VPNs, but less secure. For more on this comparison and more, check our deep VPNs vs proxies comparison.

The advantage of not using encryption is simply the lower overhead. Compared to VPNs, proxy servers are much faster and efficient for those bandwidth-intensive traffic applications, like P2P and torrenting.

There are different types of proxies out there. The most frequent and available are HTTP and SOCKS5, which can be used for a wide variety of applications. But when it comes to torrenting, SOCKS5 can be a much better option.

Some of these torrent clients provide a great degree of flexibility and added security when configuring a proxy. For example, you can configure your client to use the proxy only for peer connections. This option will ensure that your home IP address does not leak peer connections. In addition, you can also only choose your client to use the proxy for tracker communications.

Some torrent clients allow you to disable connections not supported by proxies. For example, when a peer connection does not support the proxy, it will likely drop the connection, making your ISP or anyone in between notice. Instead, disabling all these connections that do not support proxy will help avoid leaks.

uTorrent is a multiplatform torrent client supported by Microsoft Windows, Linux (server version only), macOS, and Android. You can get uTorrent through different consoles, including uTorrent Web, uTorrent mobile, uTorrent Remote, and uTorrent Desktop classic and Pro.

The uTorrent proxy configuration can be improved with additional features. In addition to the previous selection, if you want to enhance your anonymity, you can also do the following:

Although BitTorrent and uTorrent look alike, they do have some differences like size and number of releases. The BitTorrent client is supported by Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and Windows. Plus, BitTorrent has the following versions, Android, Classic, and Web. You can only modify the proxy settings in the BitTorrent Classic and Pro versions.

Deluge is another popular torrent client supported by FreeBSD, Linux, macOS, and Windows. Thankfully, you can configure Deluge proxy settings for any of these platforms. To optimize speed and improve anonymity, check this comprehensive guide to Deluge.

Once connected to the SOCKS5 proxy, Vuze will show a small connectivity status icon on the bottom of the interface in the status area. You can also see the detailed SOCKS5 connection information in the statistics view.

Once connected to the SOCKS5 proxy, Vuze will show a small connectivity status icon on the bottom of the interface. In addition, you can also see the detailed SOCKS5 connection information in the statistics view.

If you decide to use a proxy on Tixati, bear in mind that only TCP connections will be routed through the proxy. All non-supported UDP connections will not use the proxy tunnel, so there is the risk of getting your IP exposed.

Not all popular clients support proxy configuration. In fact, some popular clients have deprecated its support due to data leaks, while others have maintained it. Below is a brief list of the current landscape of proxy support on popular torrent clients.

Using a torrent proxy is the best idea if you want to remain anonymous without compromising torrent speed and performance. Using a VPN while torrenting obviously has the benefit of encryption and IP masking, but generally, if configured properly, a SOCKS5 proxy from a reliable provider (not free) should be as secure as a VPN (if not more).

The most popular torrent clients, like BitTorrent, uTorrent, Deluge, qBittorrent, Vuze, etc., come with built-in proxy setting support. You can not only configure proxy settings for these clients but also set up additional options to lower the risk of a data leak.

Una consulta mi empresa de Internet no me deja abrir puertos entonces las personas no puedes descargar mis archivos torrent con el uso de proxy puede otras personas descargar sin abrir los puertos de mi router?

Hola Luis, los puertos que necesitas abrir normalmente estn en el router de tu casa. No los gestiona su empresa de Internet. Puedes consultar al fabricante de tu enrutador para aprender cmo abrir los puertos necesarios. Espero que esto te ayude.

I use BitTorrent latest version. I create an ssh tunnel to a proxy server for my whole computer on port 1080. I set the network preferences for the whole computer to localhost:1080 and I set the proxy preference in BitTorrent to localhost:1080 also.

I use a couple of different sniffers to confirm that the public IP of the whole computer, and the public IP of the BitTorrent client are indeed the IP of the proxy server. I am therefore "in the blind" and in an encrypted tunnel as far as my ISP and as far as the rest of the world is concerned, as far as I can see.

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