PIA VPN

[Faisbook]

Hi Rogs,

I'm getting there step by step! For PIA VPN, how do I generate a username and password for openvpn? I understand I don't enter my PIA account username and password into yams?

[rogs]

Hey @Faisbook!

Read the docs for PIA. https://yams.media/advanced/vpn/#popular-choices-

Cheers!

Roger.

[Faisbook]

Thank you. Feel I've made the changes and now get this when starting yams:-

device veth10f4ac0 entered promiscuous mode
[ 1570.488871] eth0: renamed from veth5bbb7a4
[ 1570.510681] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): veth10f4ac0: link becomes ready
[ 1570.511623] br-5c47cf27a470: port 6(veth10f4ac0) entered blocking state
[ 1570.512481] br-5c47cf27a470: port 6(veth10f4ac0) entered forwarding state
[ 1572.014347] br-5c47cf27a470: port 6(veth10f4ac0) entered disabled state
[ 1572.017933] veth5bbb7a4: renamed from eth0
[ 1572.082328] br-5c47cf27a470: port 6(veth10f4ac0) entered disabled state
[ 1572.085227] device veth10f4ac0 left promiscuous mode
[ 1572.085932] br-5c47cf27a470: port 6(veth10f4ac0) entered disabled state
[ 1574.825494] br-5c47cf27a470: port 6(veth300d05e) entered blocking state

[Faisbook]

faisal@Valdermort:~$ yams check-vpn
Getting your IP...
Your IP: XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX
[ 1860.486749] br-5c47cf27a470: port 6(veth7d860aa) entered blocking state
[ 1860.487623] br-5c47cf27a470: port 6(veth7d860aa) entered disabled state
[ 1860.490424] device veth7d860aa entered promiscuous mode
Your local IP country is United Kingdom

Getting your qBittorrent IP...
[ 1860.840672] eth0: renamed from veth64cfe79
[ 1860.856920] IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): veth7d860aa: link becomes ready
[ 1860.857878] br-5c47cf27a470: port 6(veth7d860aa) entered blocking state
[ 1860.858723] br-5c47cf27a470: port 6(veth7d860aa) entered forwarding state
Failed to get qBittorrent IP from any endpoint

[rogs]

Gluetun is not working correctly, which means you might have a problem with PIA. Check the logs and try again

[jackson pila]

I'm experiencing a similar issue but with a different scenario. I'm running a WordPress website at REDACTED and I've noticed that when I use PIA VPN with UK servers, my site sometimes has loading issues initially but works fine after a refresh.
Looking at your logs, it seems like there might be a connection stability issue with the UK endpoints. I'm wondering if this could be related to:

• PIA's UK server infrastructure having intermittent connectivity
• Gluetun having trouble maintaining a stable connection to UK-based services
• Some kind of geo-blocking or traffic analysis detection
  The fact that your local IP shows as United Kingdom but qBittorrent can't get an IP suggests the VPN tunnel isn't fully established or there's a routing issue specifically with UK servers.
  Have you tried:
• Testing with a different PIA server location?
• Checking if other UK-based websites work properly through the VPN?
• Looking at the full Gluetun container logs for more detailed error messages?
  I'm curious if this is a broader issue with PIA's UK infrastructure or something specific to certain configurations. My website works fine from other countries' VPN endpoints.
  @rogs - any thoughts on UK-specific PIA connectivity issues?

[rogs]

Hey @jackson pila!

No, and I don't understand what you mean by "I'm running a WordPress website". YAMS purpose is to be run on a local server, not a remote server.

Also, YAMS has its own network, so it shouldn't mess with your local network for your Wordpress site.

This is a question for PIA, not related to YAMS.

Cheers!

Roger.