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Eddie 2.24.6 Desktop Edition released Hello! We're very glad to inform you that a new stable release of Eddie is now available for Linux (various ARM based architectures included, making it compatible with several Raspberry Pi systems), macOS, Windows. Special thanks to all the beta testers, whose invaluable contributions and suggestions in the last months have helped developers fix several bugs and improve the overall stability of the software. Eddie is a free and open source (GPLv3) OpenVPN GUI and CLI by AirVPN with many additional features such as: traffic leaks prevention via packet filtering rules DNS handling optional connections over Tor or a generic proxy customizable events traffic splitting on a destination IP address or host name basis complete and swift integration with AirVPN infrastructure with OpenVPN and WireGuard white and black lists of VPN servers ability to support IPv4, IPv6 and IPv6 over IPv4 What's new in Eddie 2.24.6 WireGuard is the new communication protocol by default, while OpenVPN remains available for any necessity CPU usage optimization update of packaged binaries and libraries new options to customize WireGuard improved management and configuration of bootstrap servers (qualified domain names are now possible too) systemd-resolved (Linux) enhanced compatibility for all working modes improved management of SIGTERM signal several bug fixes Operating and architectural notes Eddie GUI and CLI run with normal user privileges, while a "backend" binary, which communicates to the user interface with authentication, gains root/administrator privileges, with important security safeguards in place: strict parsing is enforced before passing a profile to OpenVPN in order to block insecure OpenVPN directives external system binaries which need superuser privileges (examples: openvpn, iptables, hummingbird) will not be launched if they do not belong to a superuser Eddie events are not run with superuser privileges: instead of trusting blindly user's responsibility and care when dealing with events, the user is required to explicitly operate to run something with high privileges, if strictly necessary Backend binary is written in C++ on all systems (Windows included), making the whole application faster. Settings, certificates and keys of your account stored on your mass storage can optionally be encrypted on all systems either with a Master Password or in a system key-chain if available. Download Eddie 2.24.6 Eddie 2.24.6 can be downloaded here: https://airvpn.org/linux - Linux version (several architectures and various distribution specific packages for easier installation) https://airvpn.org/macos - Mac version https://airvpn.org/windows - Windows version Eddie is free and open source software released under GPLv3. Source code is available on GitHub: https://github.com/AirVPN/Eddie Complete changelog can be found here. Kind regards & datalove AirVPN Staff

I've been a happy customer for a long time now. And I have a long time commitment to AirVPN too, with my plan not expiring for four more years. In the past few months the situation with servers load has gone from bad to worse. It's become noticeable in all applications. P2P above else, where I have a pretty firm idea of what the performance can be. This is my current performance under AirVPN. This is my current performance outside the tunnel. Before the recent influx of new users the situation was far better. Sad state of affairs and I'd like to understand if AirVPN is planning to so something to remedy the situation or if I have to look elsewhere in order to properly use my connection. Thank you. Even though the message might not sound like it, I'm a big fan of AirVPN and of their overall mission.

Hello! Good news. A new server in New Zealand was ordered early on January and it has just been connected. We are going to configure it in the next business day, and if everything goes well it will be available a few days later. Kind regards

Agree! Support Taiwan on political is vital!

Upgraded from the previous stable version and unfortunately, this release is a huge step backwards. UI performance is simply horrendous (Arch-based EndeavourOS with Plasma 6.2.5 running under X11) There are: - lags and delays when highlighting or clicking various UI elements (tabs or buttons) - delays, glitches, and stuttering when scrolling through the server list - degraded pinger showing inaccurate results (100-200-something ms for locations which usually give me 20-30ms; thankfully, the actual VPN connection performs as expected) - glitches when minimizing and maximizing app (transparent window for a sec or so) - broken formatting on Overview page (public exit IP) All in all, during my 4+ years with Air, sadly this is the first time I'm seeing such an unpolished piece of software. S

Hello! It could. The current decision is that next [EDIT: now current 2.24.6] Eddie Desktop edition version will print "Taiwan, Republic of China", by breaking ISO compliance and at the same time not leaving any doubt to PRC propaganda brainwashed people. This definition should be strong enough to satisfy everyone except mainland China and supporters of standards, of course. Kind regards

Here’s how I solved it: 1. Setup VPN Interface with Policy-Based Routing: • First, I set up WireGuard as the VPN client on my Unifi gateway. Many VPN providers allow you to download a WireGuard config that can be uploaded into Unifi. • Once the VPN is configured, you can create a Policy-Based Route to specify which devices or networks should use the VPN for outbound traffic. This step ensures your internal devices route traffic through the VPN tunnel. 2. Solution: Custom Firewall and NAT Rules: To make port forwarding work, I had to set up both a custom firewall rule and a Destination NAT rule. Step-by-Step Setup: • Firewall Rule: 1. Go to Firewall & Security → Create a new rule under “Internet In”. 2. Action: Set to “Accept”. 3. Protocol: Select TCP/UDP (or any specific protocol you need). 4. Source: Set to Any. Since the traffic is coming from the internet via your VPN, it’s important to allow any source. 5. Destination: This should be the internal IP of the device you want to forward traffic to (e.g., 192.168.1.xxx). 6. Destination Port: Set the specific port you’re forwarding. 7. Save the rule. • NAT Rule (Destination NAT): 1. Go to Network Settings and create a Destination NAT rule. 2. Set the Interface to your WireGuard VPN interface. 3. Destination Address: Set this to the internal IP address from the VPN tunnel (the IP assigned to you by your VPN provider within the VPN network, e.g., 10.x.x.x). 4. Translated IP Address: Set this to the local IP of the device in your network (e.g., 192.168.1.xxx). 5. Ports: Match the Destination Port to the port you are forwarding.

From northern Europe the performance is so similar to SG servers, not bad. Wouldn't that be caving in to PRC's narrative? REPUBLIC OF CHINA is written on Taiwan's citizen's passports and on the official government website https://www.taiwan.gov.tw/ . It is the official name freely chosen by Taiwan citizens and democratically elected government. Though I'm afraid that the ambiguity mentioned by Wikipedia is nowadays instrumental to PRC and its omnipresent propaganda. BTW kudos to AirVPN for operating a server in Taiwan and for including Taiwan as a country in the server list, every small action counts. How strange that a self proclaimed PRC critic shares PRC propaganda and doesn't admit ROC existence, while acting as an indignant Taiwan defender. Unless you're an undercover Beijing tramp?

Hello! We confirm the problem and we could determine that both the domain name authoritative DNS and the web site block the Taiwan server. Packets get out regularly from the server and from Taiwan but they are black holed by the final destination datacenters. Furthermore the authoritative DNS does not answer to our DNS server in Taiwan (this is a lesser problem as you could resolve the name through some other public DNS or the hosts file). We don't know the reasons of this behavior. If you query Democracy Now and you receive a reply please let us know. In the meantime we can "micro-route" Democracy Now web site from Sulafat, we will examine how to do it soon. Yes, this is in the official ISO-3166 that Eddie uses to find areas names assigned by the United Nations. According to a previous administrative division, Taiwan is the biggest province of the Republic of China (ROC), not to be confused with People's Republic of China (PRC, mainland China). By using Taiwan as the country's name, "Province of China" is also a definition pushed by PRC at all levels (from UN to NGOs) to shape two ideas: that PRC must "re-unify" with Taiwan and that when you say "China" you don't talk about the Republic of China, but about the PRC (even PRC detractors fall prey of this propaganda as we can see from this thread). In this sense ISO-3166-2:TW entry could be seen as a concession to PRC narrative and the PRC can "play" over the ambiguity of the definition. In the next version we may either stay with this one, according to the United Nations status (but see here for some arguments against this), or censor the ISO document itself. A UN spokesperson’s statement in May 2024, reiterating that Taiwan is a province of China (referring to PRC and not ROC according to directly or indirectly PRC controlled media), guided by the General Assembly resolution of 1971 (Resolution 2758), is important to see how much energy PRC spends to affirm the notion that there is only one China and this only China is PRC and not ROC. On the other hand, we have been fighting and circumventing mainland China (PRC) censorship for 14 years, we recognize China (PRC) as a country enemy of the Internet, controlled by a regime hostile to various human rights, and in reality resolution 2758 interpretation may have been distorted by PRC.. Therefore ISO-3166-2:TW unilateral modification to delete "Province of China" is not unreasonable for us. The matter will be discussed. However, to insinuate that the normal software usage of an ISO document to translate or find a country/area name means that AirVPN endorses PRC (or PRC alleged wet dream to invade Taiwan) or that AirVPN fails its mission after all the sacrifices brought on to circumvent censorship in mainland China is offensive to say the least, or not in good faith in the worst case. The very fact that we list the server in Taiwan with Taiwan as a country tells a lot, as today Taiwan is recognized as a country only by 12 countries in the world. Kind regards

Hello! It's ISO 3166 used by Eddie. Kind regards

Disappointed this is called "province of China" in Eddie, hope this is an oversight.

Having same problem as the user above. I have had AirVPN setup on my Synology for multiple years and it has been working flawlessly. 5 days ago it stopped working and I cannot get it to reconnect no matter what I do. I've followed all the instructions here to the T and also still have my previous VPN configs that were workig fine for years and now it is not connecting. What happened? EDIT: OKAY I FIGURED IT OUT. Follow the original guide but pay close attention to which protocol you're picking in the config generator. The top options are now UDP 443, look at the Specs column, it says " tls-crypt, tls1.2". This will NOT work. Scroll down a bit half way through the list of available options (You will have to enable the "advanced" toggle at the very top of the page). Scroll down so you see UDP 443 (or whatever else you prefer), there will be repeated ports and protcols but the specs column now says " tls-auth, for 2.3 " . That's the one you want. This will give you the ta.key that you need to import.

I am trying to get this working on Debian sid but am getting following errors [#] ip link add car type wireguard [#] wg setconf car /dev/fd/63 [#] ip -4 address add 10.155.173.95/10 dev car [#] ip -6 address add fd7d:76ee:e68f:a993:56a7:3428:9bd9:5f17/48 dev car [#] ip link set mtu 1420 up dev car [#] resolvconf -a tun.car -m 0 -x [#] wg set car fwmark 51820 [#] ip -6 route add ::/0 dev car table 51820 [#] ip -6 rule add not fwmark 51820 table 51820 [#] ip -6 rule add table main suppress_prefixlength 0 [#] nft -f /dev/fd/63 /dev/fd/63:5:101-114: Error: Could not process rule: No such file or directory [#] resolvconf -d tun.car -f [#] ip -6 rule delete table 51820 [#] ip -6 rule delete table main suppress_prefixlength 0 [#] ip link delete dev car car is the shortened .conf file name . what am I doing wrong.