Keep torrent traffic private: what a VPN does here, and how to add yours.
In Broadcast: Server, Getting media, VPN and proxy.
In Classic or Neu: Settings, Downloading, VPN and proxy.
For torrents, yes in most places: everyone sharing a torrent can see your address. Usenet doesn’t need one; its connection is already encrypted (SSL). With a VPN on, only torrents go through it.
Your VPN connections and whether they’re working.
Download a WireGuard file from your VPN provider’s website (Mullvad, Proton, PIA and others offer one) and load it here. Test makes a small real request through it and says whether traffic flows.
The VPN page shows whether it’s connected and when the VPN server last answered; Test checks it any time.