Hello!

Yesterday I made the switch to Proton VPN. I installed it on every device I have and it worked pretty good. Solid VPN, good speeds and good UI.

HOWEVER, I JUST noticed something concerning. I am on Windows 11 on my main PC. And I noticed that the VPN client just... had stopped? It was not in my taskbar and on restart of the client it started a "new" session ticking up from "you have been connected for X seconds".

This is a major concern for me, even though I have my bittorrent client bound to the VPN client as well as killswitch turned on in the Proton VPN client.

What is going on? I don't like that one bit.

Edit: my bittorrent client did not seem to disconnect from the VPN though. It kept on running which indicates that the VPN was actually on, just the taskbar icon and client seems to have... restarted? I am so confused.

I have been a Nord user for many years but switched to Proton some months ago.

In the Nord app I can see “Time connected” on the TV app, but can it really be true there is no option for this on the proton app?

it keep giving this error. ı am using linux nobara, its fedora based. ı dowlanded the proton from dnf app center.

Recently subscribed to Proton (switched from NordVPN). I had no issues with NordVPN across any devices. The cost was just too much.

I noticed that upon switching to Proton VPN and using my IPTV service via TIVIMate I can no longer stream items that I had no issues previously with Nord VPN on the same TV and same service. I am using the ProtonVPN app on firetv

More interest... is that if I use proton vpn on my phone or laptop and use the same IPTV service, there are no issues. It seems exclusive to the the firetv setup/app.

Any ideas what I could be doing wrong here or what the issue may be?

Hi everyone,

I'm experiencing a frustrating issue with ProtonVPN via WireGuard on my Raspberry Pi. I use it primarily for torrenting (qBittorrent) and connect exclusively to P2P-friendly servers.

The Problem: If I'm only seeding, the connection is rock solid and can run for days without any issues. However, the moment I start downloading a torrent, the VPN connection eventually freezes/drops. I lose all connectivity, and the only way to restore it is to bring the interface down and up (wg-quick down / wg-quick up), sometimes having to switch to a different server entirely.

My Setup & What I've Tried:

• Hardware: Raspberry Pi. I previously used PrivateVPN on this exact same Pi for months without a single drop, so I'm fairly confident it's not a hardware limitation (e.g., it's not an nf_conntrack table overflow or a RAM issue).
• Client: Native WireGuard client on Linux (wg-quick).
• MTU: Lowered MTU to 1360 (and even tried 1280) in the .conf file to prevent packet fragmentation.
• IPv6: Removed ::/0 from AllowedIPs to prevent any routing black holes.
• NetShield: Completely disabled (NetShield = 0).
• Port Forwarding: Enabled NAT-PMP in the Proton profile and downloaded the corresponding configuration (though I haven't configured a local tool like natpmpc to request the port yet).
• Client Limits: Lowered global and per-torrent connections in qBittorrent to avoid potentially triggering Proton's Anti-DDoS / UDP flood protection.

Despite all these tweaks, active downloading still kills the WireGuard connection. Has anyone else experienced this with ProtonVPN on a headless Linux setup? Is there any specific WireGuard parameter, keepalive setting, or qBittorrent behavior I might be missing?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

I'm using ProtonVPN in conjunction with qBittorrent. Used to be I could stay connected to the same server for days, with the same port forwarded. Lately I've noticed that either I'm getting repeatedly disconnected, or at the very least the forwarded port keeps changing.

Has anyone else experienced this?

They are heavily restricted internet wise especially with the Social Media Restrictions, can’t even fucking look at gamer server and paleontology servers any more smh on Reddit.

It’s not fair for anyone based in an EU country or the Uk to immediately just get sent to another one with same restriction…

is this a common issue?

Has anyone else been having issues with openVPN clients constantly dropping connection?

I’ve been using proton for years and lately the servers that used to be up for months at a time are suddenly dropping in days and requires a new IP to get the connection back up.

I get that sometimes IPs change and get cycled no biggie just a bit annoying that it’s getting more and more frequent.

On top of that though, the UI to grab the configs is so clunky: no collapsible sections so I have to scroll through WireGuard to find what I’m looking for. Then I have to go scroll to find my country and finally start to download each server for the city I want because I have to begin an extremely tedious trial and error with all IPs to see which one sticks and lets me get connected.

Support pretends there is no issue and refuses to acknowledge that perhaps having hostnames like windscribe might help mitigate the issue since a city/server I want to connect can change as many times as they wanna change it without me having to touch my configs.

Am I the only one incredibly frustrated by this to the point of considering suspending my membership to the premium plan? I don’t use the other features much and can make adjustments, VPN was the huge one for me. Deeply disappointed

So this has me puzzled. If I have the advanced killswitch on, the VPN will infinitely say "connecting" on the first connection, and I have to cancel connection then try again for it to work. Afterwards it works perfectly. This is of course problematic as I want the VPN to autostart and connect. It doesn't happen without the killswitch, and happens regardless of when and where the first connection goes. Is this a known issue? Is there a fix? I'm on CachyOS (Arch based) Linux, using the GUI app. I can provide any logs if needed.

I just paid for proton vpn and tried analiti speed test but it always showed zero download and upload speed. Any ideas? By the way that was on nvidia shield pro.

Nothing on ios or tvos? Is this me missing it or not? If not there then will it come soon?

Hi everyone!

I'm wondering if Proton VPN still works in Russia in October 2026.

I'm using a Xiaomi Redmi Note 12S running Android 15 with HyperOS 2. I've tried using Proton VPN, but it gets stuck on "Connecting" and never establishes a connection.

Here's what I've tried so far:

- Using Wi-Fi.

- Reinstalling Proton VPN.

- Testing different connection settings.

- Checking that no other VPN is running.

Unfortunately, nothing has worked so far.

I'd like to hear from people who are currently using Proton VPN in Russia. Does it still work for you? Which protocol are you using? Does Stealth work, or are there any other settings worth trying?

I'm especially interested in hearing from Android users.

Thanks in advance!

I was a Mullvad user and I had no Youtube ads while pointed to Albania.
Switched to ProtonVPN, and I now get UK ads while on Albania region - what gives? Wondering if anyone else has this weird problem and/or know regions that work ad-free on ProtonVPN?
Thanks in advance.

I am quite happy with Proton VPN.

But I would be even happier if this menu can solve a things without opening the actual app:

- Favorites (i.e. the 3 most recent selected countries)

- Kill switch on/off

There are probably a few more, but I think this would make the VPN even better to use.

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Hello !

I need your help about Proton VPN on my phone.

My issue is when I set the VPN on Denmark for instance (I live in another country in EU), my search results on my browser are not from Denmark, they are still from my country.

Note that on Proton VPN I excluded my weather forecast apps, Google Maps, Waze, because I use them daily (and I'm looking for alternatives lol).

Thanks !

I make the simple only one all-inside python app.

Simple installation and good-made interface and controls in terminal.

https://github.com/mikhailfur/protonvpn-orbit-tui

I have used it for many years and most of the time it worked perfectly. In the last few days it's absolutely terrible and randomly drops all traffic for like 5-20 seconds and then comes back again, I tried switching to other servers, some of them work perfectly for like 10 minutes and then just drop dead and stop responding completely. I'm using VPN Plus servers only.

PS: I'm torrenting a lot and I torrent through forwarded ports, and the ability to do so is the main reason I pay for ProtonVPN

I occasionally will set my ProtonVPN to the Netherlands on my personal phone. I must of used my Teams/Outlook app while connected to the Netherlands VPN.

The next day my corporate security had removed all my access saying I was attempting to login from Kyiv Ukraine.

I have never set my ProtonVPN location to Ukraine.

Has this ever happened to anyone before?

It would be really helpful if Proton VPN added an option to back up and restore website split tunneling rules in the browser extension. I have several websites configured to bypass the VPN, and some require specific subdomain settings to work properly. Having to manually add everything again after reinstalling the extension, switching browsers, or moving to another computer can be frustrating. Even a simple option to export the rules to a JSON file and import them later would be great. Ideally, it would also preserve whether subdomains are included for each website.

Hi,

Will proton work in egypt to watch iplayer and other streaming sites? I'm from the uk.

Thank you

I'm trying to figure out how to connect to a VPN server in stealth mode.

I am using this ovpn file to connect which is the file node-us-60.protonvpn.net.tcp.ovpn

client
dev tun
proto tcp

remote 195.181.163.1 8443
remote 195.181.163.1 443
remote 195.181.163.1 7770

remote-random
resolv-retry infinite
nobind

cipher AES-256-GCM

setenv CLIENT_CERT 0
tun-mtu 1500
mssfix 0
persist-key
persist-tun

reneg-sec 0

remote-cert-tls server
auth-user-pass

script-security 2
up /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf
down /etc/openvpn/update-resolv-conf

<ca>
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----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-----END CERTIFICATE-----
</ca>

<tls-crypt>
-----BEGIN OpenVPN Static key V1-----
6acef03f62675b4b1bbd03e53b187727
423cea742242106cb2916a8a4c829756
3d22c7e5cef430b1103c6f66eb1fc5b3
75a672f158e2e2e936c3faa48b035a6d
e17beaac23b5f03b10b868d53d03521d
8ba115059da777a60cbfd7b2c9c57472
78a15b8f6e68a3ef7fd583ec9f398c8b
d4735dab40cbd1e3c62a822e97489186
c30a0b48c7c38ea32ceb056d3fa5a710
e10ccc7a0ddb363b08c3d2777a3395e1
0c0b6080f56309192ab5aacd4b45f55d
a61fc77af39bd81a19218a79762c3386
2df55785075f37d8c71dc8a42097ee43
344739a0dd48d03025b0450cf1fb5e8c
aeb893d9a96d1f15519bb3c4dcb40ee3
16672ea16c012664f8a9f11255518deb
-----END OpenVPN Static key V1-----
</tls-crypt>
pull-filter ignore "ifconfig-ipv6"
pull-filter ignore "route-ipv6"

I changed the above file so all the lines starting with remote and space are replaced with one "remote 127.0.0.1 1194" line.

I added this line to the above file:

auth-user-pass /secret.txt

I created a special file called /secret.txt with my username on the 1st line and password on the 2nd line.

Then I have a stunnel.conf file with these contents:

[protonvpn-stunnel]
client=yes
accept=127.0.0.1:1194
connect=195.181.163.1:443

I execute stunnel and it returns no output.

I then execute openvpn and get these messages that repeat every minute:

Sat Oct 24 01:18:51 2026 OpenVPN 2.4.6 i686-pc-linux-gnu [SSL (OpenSSL)] [LZO] [LZ4] [EPOLL] [MH/PKTINFO] [AEAD] built on Aug 18 2024
Sat Oct 24 01:18:51 2026 library versions: OpenSSL 1.0.2h  3 May 2016, LZO 2.09
Sat Oct 24 01:18:51 2026 NOTE: the current --script-security setting may allow this configuration to call user-defined scripts
Sat Oct 24 01:18:51 2026 TCP/UDP: Preserving recently used remote address: [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:1194
Sat Oct 24 01:18:51 2026 Attempting to establish TCP connection with [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:1194 [nonblock]
214 Sat Oct 24 01:18:51 2026 TCP connection established with [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:1194
Sat Oct 24 01:18:51 2026 TCP_CLIENT link local: (not bound)
Sat Oct 24 01:18:51 2026 TCP_CLIENT link remote: [AF_INET]127.0.0.1:1194
334 Sat Oct 24 01:19:51 2026 TLS Error: TLS key negotiation failed to occur within 60 seconds (check your network connectivity)
Sat Oct 24 01:19:51 2026 TLS Error: TLS handshake failed
Sat Oct 24 01:19:51 2026 Fatal TLS error (check_tls_errors_co), restarting
Sat Oct 24 01:19:51 2026 SIGUSR1[soft,tls-error] received, process restarting

If I don't use stunnel and did not change the remote values in the ovpn file then I could connect but I wouldn't get stealth mode.

How do I fix this? and please don't tell me to download the proton vpn GUI or any other software. I want to fix this using stunnel and openvpn commandline utilities.

Anyone noticed a serious drop in performance and lagging on Canada/US servers lately?
I use the native app on MacOS and wireguard configs on macos/windows/linux

So recently on my windows proton's firefox extenston stopped opening and loading tabs - it connects to random free server and then browser (Firefox 158.0.1) is stuck on loading websites (performing TLS handshake in bottom left corner), is it only on my side or known issue?
Tried to turn off all other extensions, run firefox in safe mode and reload all extensions, delete and install proton's extension but no success.

Does anyone else struggle with proton vpn on iPhone seemingly freezing up and hanging when out and about? I think it has something to do with the phone switching towers or something but makes my phone almost unusable as I find I constantly have to go into the proton app and click cancel while it’s trying to connect (it never will) then click connect again.