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PIA port forwarding final fixes (#259)

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- Returns an error if the server does not support port forwarding
- TLS verification using the server common name obtained through the API
- Updated readme
- Fixes #236
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Quentin McGaw
2020-10-15 22:53:13 -04:00
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@@ -352,11 +352,11 @@ There are various ways to achieve this, depending on your use case.
## Private Internet Access port forwarding
Note that [not all regions support port forwarding](https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/helpdesk/kb/articles/how-do-i-enable-port-forwarding-on-my-vpn).
When `PORT_FORWARDING=on`, a port will be forwarded on the VPN server side and written to the file specified by `PORT_FORWARDING_STATUS_FILE=/forwarded_port`.
When `PORT_FORWARDING=on`, a port will be forwarded on the VPN server side and written to the file specified by `PORT_FORWARDING_STATUS_FILE=/tmp/gluetun/forwarded_port`.
It can be useful to mount this file as a volume to read it from other containers, for example to configure a torrenting client.
For `VPNSP=private internet access` (default), you will keep the same forwarded port for 60 days as long as you bind mount the `/gluetun` directory.
You can also use the HTTP control server (see below) to get the port forwarded.
## HTTP control server