![]() To check that you’re connected and the VPN is working correctly, visit ip.me or open a Terminal window on macOS or Linux and enter curl ip.me. For example, to use port forwarding and our Netshield Ad-blocker feature, your username might be “myusername2023+pmp+f2”.ģ. Note that you can use the +pmp suffix with other suffixes supported by Proton VPN. For example, if your OpenVPN username is “myusername2023”, use “myusername2023+pmp”. To use port forwarding, add the suffix +pmp to your OpenVPN username. You can find them in your Proton VPN Account by going to Account→ OpenVPN / IKEv2 username. Remember that your OpenVPN login username and password are different from your regular Proton Account username and password. Configure your OpenVPN client (such as OpenVPN GUI for Windows, Tunnelblick for macOS, or the OpenVPN CLI or NetworkManager GUI for Linux). Select a VPN server that supports P2P (double-arrow icon) and download its OpenVPN configuration files.Ģ. Sign in to your Proton VPN Account and go to Account→ Downloads → OpenVPN configuration files. P2P servers can be easily identified in our apps and on our VPN configuration download pages by a double-arrow icon.ġ. All our P2P servers support port forwarding. Note that this step isn’t needed if you’re using our Linux app. Step 1: Download or OpenVPN or WireGuard configuration files It’s also possible to use port forwarding on devices that are manually configured to connect to Proton VPN using our OpenVPN or WireGuard configuration files. However, port forwarding on Linux is only partially automated, and requires some manual setup. Port forwarding is available on our Windows app, and our Linux app now offers a port forwarding feature that replaces the need to use configuration files on a third-party VPN client. It’s mainly useful to people downloading and sharing files using P2P protocols such as BitTorrent, although it can also improve performance for online gamers. ![]() ![]() Port forwarding routes connections through the firewall Proton VPN uses to protect our customers.
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