qBittorrent Setup Guide

Setup a Windscribe SOCKS5 proxy in your qBittorent client.

SOCKS5 traffic is unencrypted meaning that your ISP can still know that you are torrenting. It's best to use the desktop app in conjunction with torrent client to prevent snooping by your provider. Click here for the guide.

Step 1

In qBittorent, click on Tools and then press Options

Step 2

In Options window, click on Connection

Step 3

From Proxy Server section, choose Type SOCKS5.

Step 4

Get SOCKS profile and credentials (requires a pro account).

Step 5

Check mark the box next to “Authentication”. Input Host Server address, Port number, Username and Password as provided on the SOCKS5 Profile Generator page.

Step 6

Check mark the boxes: Use proxy for peer-to-peer connections, Disable connections unsupported by the proxy. Press Apply then OK button once you finish.