Is it possible to bind Soulseek(or equivalent) to VPN? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 10 months ago by Hyperrealism@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Hi all!

Looking to get back into pirating more music. Torrent sites don't have a large selection. Other options have poor quality.

I've been looking into alternatives like Soulseek, but can't find how to bind that to VPN like I do with Qbit.

I've heard the risks are lower, but I'd still prefer to bind to VPN. I know from experience that kill switches are unreliable. Is this possible in soulseek or something similar (preferably OSS and with ok sound quality).

I've read the FAQ, megathread and done a search and didn't find anything.

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[-] Xideta@ani.social 23 points 10 months ago

You can with "Nicotine+", which is an alternative client for soulseek.

[-] ThorrJo@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 10 months ago

Nicotine+ has such a weird UI

[-] 0rch1dD0LL@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 months ago

It is pretty much completely customizable in settings… Everything from button/bar placement to color. You can even completely remove items.

[-] orize@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

Nicotine+ has the most efficient UI! I Hella like it

[-] BakedCatboy@lemmy.ml 10 points 10 months ago

I use slskd connected to a VPN and it works great. I just run a gluetun container and then attach the slskd container to it with network mode service, same as you would connect transmission to gluetun.

[-] Pssk@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago

you can bind to a specific interface in nicotine

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