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Hello! It is not necessary, with the option you mention Eddie will start during the system boot either on Windows or Linux based on systemd. Starting from 2.26.2 it will start on SysV init based Linux boxes too (this is new: if you find again malfunctions on SysV init based systems please warn the developers on the thread or via ticket). If the Connect at startup option is also active, then Eddie will start AND connect during the system bootstrap. Of course you are free to start Eddie automatically in different, canonical ways on each system. Kind regards

Hello! The FIREWALL_VPN_INPUT_PORTS environment variable is not set, unless you set it in your GlueTun invocation command, therefore the incoming (unsolicited) packets on the tunnel VPN interface are dropped. See also: https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/options/firewall.md Note that the other variables related to firewall and inbound ports that you set on the compose file do not affect the firewall rules for the VPN interface: FIREWALL_INPUT_PORTS pertains to the default interface. You might like to delete the related line as we bet you do not want your p2p software to reply to incoming packets from the Internet and disclose your real IP address VPN_PORT_FORWARDING_LISTENING_PORTS has a totally different purpose, it re-directs a port to a custom localhost port of your choosing and will break p2p software ability to receive incoming packets. Do not use this variable with torrent clients, or any other software that publicly announces its port, as that software would not be aware of the publicly visible port and would be announcing the private port instead. Delete that line and read the documentation here for more details: https://github.com/qdm12/gluetun-wiki/blob/main/setup/advanced/vpn-port-forwarding.md As a side note for you and all the readers using GlueTun: read GlueTun's good documentation if you haven't already done so! Kind regards

Hello! We are glad to announce that Eddie 2.27.1 beta has been released and is now available for public testing. This release mainly focuses on fixing several issues reported by some users in the stable 2.26.2 release. We hope to promote 2.27.1 to stable soon, once we have confirmation that these issues have been resolved. To test it: Go to the download page for your operating system. Click “Switch to EXPERIMENTAL”. Download and install Eddie 2.26.0 beta. Eddie 2.27.1 beta is available for Windows, Linux, and macOS. We are also continuing the larger work of modernizing Eddie Desktop, also with a new modern UI. We know that many requested features are still waiting, including dark mode, split tunneling, Amnezia support, and more. They are not forgotten. For this release, the focus was on fixes and updates that needed to reach users first. Thank you for testing, and as always for your support. Main changelog: Version 2.27.0 (Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:00:44 +0000) [fix] [linux] Create service unit on systemd in some circumstances [fix] [windows] Use tap-windows6 when ovpn-dco cannot offload cipher [fix] [windows] SSH key permissions applied by SID [change] [all] SSH stops with error if key file is unreadable [fix] [windows] DNS leak: auto DNS covers all physical adapters [fix] [windows] Adapter install fail: match by creation id, not name [change] [windows] Log tapctl details on adapter creation failure [change] [linux] Arch Linux PKGBUILD improvements [change] [all] Removed legacy TCP transport of the elevated helper [fix] [all] Misc fixes and cleanup Version 2.27.1 (Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:00:44 +0000) [change] [all] Updated OpenVPN to 2.7.6 [fix] [windows] DNS Lock regression [change] [windows] DNS Lock applied even without DNS from the VPN [change] [linux] Network Lock refused if nftables tables owned [fix] [linux] Elevated finds sbin tools under cron PATH Kind regards & datalove AirVPN Staff

Hello! Source code is (and has always been) available on GitHub: https://github.com/AirVPN/ and GitLab: https://gitlab.com/AirVPN/ You can fork it anytime. License is GPLv3, so you will have no problems. Note that per app traffic splitting, AmneziaWG support and a few other requested features are already available on Android and Linux, so you can focus on Windows and macOS (where traffic splitting is available on a destination basis) if you prefer so. Feel free to notify the community within the few days you mention about the new software, when it's working and ready for public testing: we will be very glad to test it too. Kind regards

Hello! A few flood attacks caused various problems throughout August but the main problem since one or two weeks ago is the uplink capacity in our opinion. We were expecting maintenance operation in the Zurich DC to increase uplink capacity and improve access switch redundancy by adding a second switch to the rack between Aug 31 and Sep 1, but it was unfortunately re-scheduled to Sep 8. We will evaluate whether the added capacity will be enough to resolve the problems and we will act accordingly. Kind regards

Hello! It is possible, of course, but could it be misleading? As you know, a server’s overall load doesn’t tell you much on its own. We’re proud to offer a level of transparency that is unmatched in the industry. In fact, we can’t recall seeing another public server monitoring page in the past 15 years or so that shows anything remotely comparable to ours. Thus we will consider your suggestion seriously, but it must be pondered carefully. Kind regards

Hi, not to make you even more jealous but look at what we caught on Aug 26: 😋

Hello! This is a problem affecting a few Windows 10 systems that is being actively investigated by the devs. A fixed version is imminent: in the meantime you can try to connect via WireGuard, if it's a viable option in your network. Otherwise, you can consider to momentarily downgrade to Eddie 2.24.2. If you decide to downgrade, please remember to delete the configuration file that can be found here before installing the older version. Kind regards

Hello! AirVPN account password is the same (web site, Eddie, AirVPN Suite...). Then you have your system account password, prompted by the system and necessary to let Eddie run another process with superuser privileges. Finally, you may have a Master Password (optional) to encrypt and decrypt the configuration file. Kind regards

Hello! Just as there are by running High Sierra, which received the last security patches on 2020. If you are interested in security, first you should upgrade to a more modern system. High Sierra reached End of Life in 2020 and it suffers of critical vulnerabilities that are well known nowadays and that were never patched, we're sorry. We're also sorry to inform you that Hummingbird, on Intel based Mac systems, requires macOS 10.14 Mojave or higher version. Kind regards

Hello! You can consider Tunnelblick 3.8.8g: https://tunnelblick.net/downloadsDeprecated.html Kind regards

Hello, the minimization on the system tray when you start the GUI is configured by the "Start minimized" option in Eddie's "Preferences" > "UI" window. Plausibly you have this option enabled on the installing version and disabled on the portable version. If the app starts minimized you can bring up its main window by operating on its tray icon. Eddie's tray icon is a tiny cloud in a circle. Kind regards

Hello! Thanks a lot. Problems confirmed, they will be fixed and a new installations script will be available. For the readers: if you find issues with AirVPN Suite installation in the meantime, please do not hesitate to open a ticket and our support team will assist you promptly. Kind regards

Hello! The infrastructure is much better than it was 4 years ago. With the current information we can't help you, though. It is plausible that you're running old software that may cause problems, but it's not possible to say something for sure. Please open a ticket and the support team will ask you for additional information which may be instrumental to resolve your problem. On this public forum you might not want to publish specific data publicly. Kind regards

Hello! Not necessarily. On which exact OS do you see this behavior? Which software do you run for AmneziaWG connections? The proliferation of tun interfaces must not occur, unless you explicitly try multiple concurrent connections. In such a case you will see multiple active connection slots on your AirVPN client area, yes. Kind regards