VPN - required?

Posted by yo_x1d

Hello, I can't afford any paid VPN, and I'm trying to set up TomSparkBox without it. I write "1" in the box "Opt-out" of vpn. It still asks to fill in the blank spaces. The reason is that I have the ClearVPN Stand with Ukraine free premium plan, but unfortunately, you don't support it. I guess I trade my privacy and safety for pleasure. Looks like a great project, just that I cant use it :(

1 replies

Chris wrote:

A paid VPN is not required to use SparkBox itself. For the Media Center without one, open its settings, expand Advanced, turn on Disable the VPN for the media stack (informed opt-out), then apply the change and accept the warning. That makes downloads use your home IP, so the VPN protection and kill switch are off. If that setting is missing, reply with only your SparkBox version and whether this is Windows with WSL Docker Engine, Docker Desktop, or a NAS.