[SOLVED] Why does the Eddie window need to be open for the VPN to be active?

[bloup 1]

Hi,
I'm on Linux Mint 21.1 and I've installed the Eddie client (version 2.21.8, installed via apt). When I open the Eddie window, I can use it to connect to the VPN, but if I close the window, it closes the VPN connection. I would expect the connection to stay up when the client window is closed. Is there any way to do that?

I've looked it up and it doesn't seem to be a common issue.

If this is a normal feature of Eddie, would switching to a CLI client solve the problem? Or would I need that terminal window to stay up as well?

Thanks!

Edit :
I found the answer, im putting it here in case other people have the same question : simply right-click the tray icon and select "hide main window", very easy

[OpenSourcerer 1435]

In Preferences > UI, make sure Minimize to tray is selected, then simply minimize instead of closing. Will eliminate the entry in the taskbar but remain in the infobar.