How To Secure Deluge with VPN

Last modified: July 21, 2022

In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to secure Deluge application and bind it to the hide.me VPN service.

Step 1: Binding Deluge to hide.me VPN

To bind Deluge application to our VPN service, please click here and follow the instructions.

Note: Please ensure you’ve added Deluge in the Limit Apps to VPN settings.

Step 2: Setting up SOCKS Proxy

Launch your Deluge client and click on Edit followed by Preferences. Next, click on Proxy at the left and enter the details below.

• Type: Socksv5
• Host: socks.hide.me
• Port: 1080

Note: Leave the other options as it is. (Default) and click on Apply.

Step 3: Disable DHT Network

In the Preferences menu, click on Network at the left and UNCHECK the followings under Network Extras and click on Apply at the bottom right.

1. ☐ DHT

2. ☐ LSD

3. ☐ Peer Exchange

That’s it! If the VPN is not connected/dropped, your torrent download(s) will stop and the connection will not leak.