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Hi! Yes, you can. Media Center installs fine without a VPN, and you still get the whole stack. 1. In the dashboard, open My apps (called App Store on the older look) and turn on Media Center. 2. The setup form starts with a choice. Pick "Skip the VPN for now". The VPN boxes disappear. 3. Click Save & install. That installs everything in Media Center: Jellyfin, Seerr, Sonarr, Radarr, Prowlarr, qBittorrent, Bazarr and the rest. There is nothing else to set up for the VPN. Two things to know: - Your downloads then use your home internet connection directly, with no VPN encryption and no automatic cut-off if a VPN drops. Please make sure what you download is allowed where you live. - You will still see a container named sb-gluetun. With the VPN skipped it is only a placeholder the download apps share, not a VPN, so that is normal. sudo sparkbox doctor will say the VPN is off by your choice instead of warning about it. If you change your mind later, save your VPN details in Settings, then switch off "Disable the VPN for the media stack" in Media Center's settings, then run sudo sparkbox restart media. The download apps go through the VPN again from then on. Glad you like SparkBox!