Split Tunneling on Linux
Split Tunneling is not currently officially supported for Linux. This feature is a must for me. The ProtonVPN tooling (both cli and gui) is not up to par with the MacOS and Windows counterparts. Please show us that you care about the Linux community.
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Lilly Rae commented
just annoying...
i made the switch to Linux just two weeks ago and i am impressed how much things on x11/Wayland have evolved over the last couple of years (otherwise i use Linux only as a server OS without any graphical interface at all).But at the same time i had to find out that VMware does not support Unity Mode in Linux (or in general anymore), what made using VisualStudio2022 quite a challenge.
And that Proton VPN is unable to split tunnels as in Windows.That said, the implementation for split tunneling is a joke at present.... I won't spend the next two days to find every single IP i want/need to exclude from the Tunnel. The workaround is even worse, because my system will not be secured by the VPN at all.
As a paying customer i would really suggest you (Proton) should take that a bit more serious and build a graphical Linux client (and Cli of course) that has the same features as the Windows and MacOS clients.
As a matter of fact, that would be necessary as a sign of respect for the whole *nix community! Who else appreciates safety and privacy?
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LG commented
I made the switch to Linux recently and was quite disappointed to find that Proton barely supports this OS. I have the Unlimited plan, but it's looking like I'll be unsubscribing soon. It's anything but unlimited.
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jeronath commented
Yet another Linux application that doesn't quite measure up to the Windows version. No Wireguard, no split tunneling... You can look at all the Proton apps for Linux and see how far behind Windows applications are!!!! Ditto for the Drive, under Linux it's only accessible via a web browser, no synchro possibilities... yet this is the basis of such a service...
Please at Proton, have a little more consideration for Linux users, who are undoubtedly your best allies in your action for privacy on the Internet, in any case all the most committed... -
jroddev commented
In the meantime, depending on your use-case this work-around might help
https://blog.jroddev.com/linux-vpn-split-tunneling/
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sudo ip route add $EXCLUDED_ROUTE via $GATEWAY dev $INTERFACE
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Favian commented
+1 to MacOS also not having this feature. MacOS users just seem to not know how to search for an existing FR before creating a new one. Split tunneling should be widely available.
* https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932836-proton-vpn/suggestions/43037781-protonvpn-wider-availability-of-split-tunneling
* https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932836-proton-vpn/suggestions/47651240-split-tunneling-for-macos
* https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932836-proton-vpn/suggestions/45233983-vpn-split-tunnel-for-ios
* https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932836-proton-vpn/suggestions/42462997-split-tunnelling-on-mac
* https://protonmail.uservoice.com/forums/932836-proton-vpn/suggestions/41963314-split-tunnel-support-for-macos -
rakesh commented
It would be useful for me too. Also would like to see more love for both GUI and CLI clients.
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Joseph commented
Please add this feature. We pay a lot of money to be treated as second-class citizens on Linux
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TheSocialRecluse commented
In the meantime, you can try to use vopono or wg-netns to implement split-tunneling on a per app basis.
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TheSocialRecluse commented
Alex, even MacOS client doesn't have this feature.