Only qbit I have other stuff in that stack as well, like sonarr and radarr, that I cut out.
The network mode setting in docker acts as a bind. The port is exposed to the host in gluetun. If gluetun throws an error and shuts down, qBit WebUI is no longer accessible.
If your internet isn’t great then it won’t be much better for you vs torrents.
I get 1 gbps and my usenet host can fully saturate my download speeds.
My usenet host retention is currently over 5000 days. Most downloads that fail are because of DMCA takedowns. In those cases, 99% of the time, Sonarr or Radarr will find another one still under the same provider. It’s only when all of those fail that it’ll turn to torrents.
I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve had to use torrents in the past three years.
Does your VPN provider allow port forwarding? That’s probably the answer to this. Forward a port through the VPN provider and set the qBit listening port to the same.
The seeders and leechers number is pulled from trackers (I think?) but doesn’t accurately represent the numbers available to you unless you have port forwarding set up properly.
Edit: just my 2 cents if your provider doesn’t offer port forwarding, I use AirVPN and it’s excellent. Great speeds and it offers everything I need. My only complaint is that the website is confusing.