What VPN would you recommend for torrenting?

Cost, ease of use, speed, other good features, etc.

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Mullvad or Proton. IVPN is also good.
- Another user already said this, but just in case, Mullvad got rid of their port forwarding.
  
  I forget about port forwarding because I never get to seed because of my abysmal upload speed.
  
  I understand completely. I believe my speed is 175/10, so although the download is great, the upload is rather pitiful. Even with PF, I still get maybe a total upload of anywhere from 500 KiB/s–1 MiB/s according to qBittorrent.
  
  Why does everyone talk about port forwarding when it comes to Mullvad and seeding? When I tried out Mullvad and torrenting last month I was able to seed just fine. Is there something I'm missing?
  
  You can seed, but you're depending on other people opening their ports to seed and download.
  
  Can still seed with upnp forwarding
  
  Not only is UPnP a security risk, it'll work only if a user has an IP that can expose ports. IPv4 addresses are becoming rarer on home networks and CGNAT connections can't expose ports even if one turns on UPnP.
  
  what is upnp forwarding?
  
  Universal plug and play You can enable it in Qbittorrent's settings
  
  Something you shouldn't use. UPnP means programs can open ports automatically without your input which is a big security risk.
  
  I don't know what that is. Sorry.
  
  UPnP is widely considered to be a significant security risk, just FYI. Because it allows any random device on your network to poke holes in your firewall whenever they want. You should go disable it on your router.
  Plus UPnP doesn’t work in a lot of configurations. CGNAT, for instance, blocks UPnP.
  
  I lnow. But its the only way to get port forwarding with mullvad
  
  Mullvad got rid of their port forwarding.
  So did IVPN. Use Proton VPN now.
  
  I have been for years.

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