Blacklist connecting to VPN servers
I'd like to be able to remove some servers from the list that I can connect to. There are several VPN servers in my state and when I connect I'd rather be out-of-state. I'd like to be able to connect to the fastest server that is not on my black-list.
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Ed commented
Just for information, the server list is found (on Linux) in
~/.cache/Proton/VPN/serverlist.json
It is currently 9.1MB with 239,856 lines identifying 6,995 servers the bulk of which some of us do not need.
Editing would most likely be pointless since it's in .cache and likely replaced on occasion. -
Ben commented
seconded. some servers and regions are blacklisted from certain sites for one reason or another, being able to exclude those servers from 'fastest' and 'random' would be super useful. at a minimum it should be an option for custom profiles.
as-is custom profiles are not a solution since you can only set it as broad as an entire country or as narrow as a single server with zero options in between. being able to select or exclude specific states would be better, being able to select or exclude specific servers would be ideal.
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Ed commented
While some do appear as 'fastest', there are some US states I would prefer to avoid in an automatic connection, so would like to 'blacklist' those at the state level and, ideally, have this applied across all my devices.
Selecting a server 'manually' does give usage, but doesn't seem to sort by usage, making it difficult to select the best choice.
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Nightnews Operations commented
I would like to make a feature request for a 'never connect to eg #UK' or any other server.
Over the past 6 m on startup it is defaulting to a UK based server and I have to manually reset it to NL.
(Am I missing a setting for a never connect to or always default to last used country?)
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mohwi44 commented
Agree. Some servers don’t work well for streaming and it would be nice to not see them as options.
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Name commented
I would like there to be an option to automatically hide any Proton servers whose IP has been blacklisted. Or streaming VPNs that no longer work for particular services to not appear as an option if connecting to that dervice.
As well as supporting your idea for a self maintained blacklist. The servers available in my country, those begin 103 arre problematic, and say I'm in the wrong country. I would blacklist. The others work fine.