Staff

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
 

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

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
 

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
 

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

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
 

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

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
 

Hello!

Thanks for the report, we found the problem. A fix has been applied, it is being tested internally and at the moment it resolves the issue on Devuan Daedalus based on sysvinit. The fix will be of course included in the next release.
 
We will let you know through the "News" forum as usual, stay tuned.

Kind regards

 

Installation error: have you forgotten sysvinit support?
I am forced to uninstall the package, disable the AirVPN repository subscription and reinstall the previous version.
Please let us know when it will be possible to reactivate the AirVPN repository subscription. Further details:
lsb_release -ds: Devuan GNU/Linux 5 (daedalus)

During the upgrade from 2.21.8 to 2.24.6, dpkg ends with an error code.

In fact, the new script /var/lib/dpkg/info/eddie-ui.postinst executes the command /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated service=install

Manual execution under root in a terminal clearly shows an error in the eddie-cli-elevated program: root@devuan:~# /usr/lib/eddie-ui/eddie-cli-elevated service=install Enable eddie-elevated.service failed Service install fail. Temporary workaround for Debian 64-bit based sysvinit distributions
# Download the package of the previous version 2.21.8 # according to the web page https://airvpn.org/linux/eddie/ wget -O eddie-ui_2.21.8_linux_x64_debian.deb "https://airvpn.org/mirrors/eddie.website/download/?platform=linux&arch=x64&ui=ui&format=debian.deb&version=2.21.8" # Uninstall the eddie-ui package sudo dpkg -r eddie-ui # Deactivate AirVPN repository for f in `grep -El 'https?://eddie.website' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.list` `grep -El 'https?://eddie.website' /etc/apt/sources.list.d/*.sources`; do sudo mv -v $f $f.disabled; done sudo apt-get update # Install package eddie-ui_2.21.8_linux_x64_debian.deb sudo dpkg -i eddie-ui_2.21.8_linux_x64_debian.deb Please fix the problem, and let us know when we can re-enable the AirVPN repository subscription on Debian-based sysvinit distributions.
Thanks in advance.

MacOS version on ARM seems to be running perfectly.  Great to see a new upgrade.

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

Hello!

Very well!
 
The problem is not Eddie in itself but OpenVPN linked against OpenSSL 1.1.x. libssl 1.1.x is perhaps not available anymore, replaced by OpenSSL 3 library. All recent OpenVPN versions are linked against OpenSSL 3, so the problem is no more.             
 
It has been extensively tested and no critical issue has appeared so far. Of course absence of evidence does not mean evidence of absence. A stable version will be released very soon anyway, a matter of days. If you prefer to run Eddie 2.21.8 you can: just switch to WireGuard (which is not linked against any SSL library) or upgrade OpenVPN in your system and have Eddie use the new OpenVPN binary. You can switch to WireGuard from Eddie's "Preferences" > "Protocols" window. In the new Eddie 2.24.x WireGuard is the new default connection mode and protocol, replacing OpenVPN (which remains available for any necessity).

Kind regards
 

Hello!

Yes, it is related to OpenSSL library (1.1 is now deprecated and perhaps not available anymore in Mint). Please upgrade to Eddie 2.24.6 and also upgrade your OpenVPN package in your Mint distribution:
https://airvpn.org/forums/topic/57401-eddie-desktop-224-beta-released/

Kind regards
 

Hello! Android 14 and 15 and Android TV 14 and 15 do not allow background activities; Android 14 and 15 however do have "Always on VPN", unless deleted by the manufacturer; Android TV 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 do not have "Always on VPN"; Android TV 10, 11, 12, 13 allow background activities. Therefore: on Android TV 14 and 15 the connection to a VPN during the device bootstrap remains impossible on an un-rooted device (*); on Android 14 and 15 connection to a VPN during the bootstrap is possible in spite of the forbidden background activities, thanks to "Always on VPN"; on Android TV 10, 11, 12, 13, connection to a VPN during the bootstrap is possible in spite of lack of "Always on VPN" feature because background activities are allowed. However Eddie, unlike the other apps you mentioned, will not take advantage of it, due to a coded limitation according to which it doesn't let you configure app start at bootstrap if "Always on VPN" is not available on any Android TV 10 and higher versions and other specific Android versions. This is Eddie's part that needs to be re-designed and re-implemented in order to allow connection at boot on Android TV 10, 11, 12, and 13. (*) Except maybe on specific devices for some manufacturer customization thru apps start managers at boot or anything else

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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
 

Hello and thank you very much!
 
Not really substantiated arguments, only the generic fear that the support team could be overwhelmed by tickets. In reality, we are already working to migrate toward an easier and even more scalable solution with pools supporting all the protocols and not requiring anymore specific choices by the users.
 
Exactly. The system we're working on aims at getting rid of this relevant problem by dividing users into unique pools and exit-IP addresses, so they will not have to face multiple pools (where pool 1 is "superior" to the other pools) and multiple exit-IP addresses. We see this future new system as a better solution because it will not force choices on pools and IP addresses, and it will be scalable for real: when a pool is close to exhaustion we can just add a new pool and reserve it to future new users. Stay tuned.

Kind regards
 

Version 2.24.6 (Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:23:32 +0000)
[change] [all] ISO 3166 break, changing "Taiwan, Province of China" into "Taiwan, Republic of China" [change] [all] New bootstrap endpoint [bugfix] [all] Bootstrap emergency urls fix [bugfix] [macOS] WireGuard issue [bugfix] [all] Minor fixes If no other serious issues arise, this version will be released as stable within a few days. The remaining minor issues (IP Exit, Speed Chart, etc.) are under investigation and will be fixed in the next version.
Thank you.

Okay, I've found a solution (just asked ChatGPT lol)

Here's the diagnosis for anybody else that's having the same problems:

NOTE: THE FIRST SOLUTION WORKED FINE FOR ME
It suggested multiple solutions, and I just used the first, but I'll put em all here anyway:
(I've replaced all addresses with 192.168.0.1)
If none of the above work, here were the advanced diagnostic steps it suggested:

Version 2.24.6 (Wed, 08 Jan 2025 16:23:32 +0000)
[change] [all] ISO 3166 break, changing "Taiwan, Province of China" into "Taiwan, Republic of China" [change] [all] New bootstrap endpoint [bugfix] [all] Bootstrap emergency urls fix [bugfix] [macOS] WireGuard issue [bugfix] [all] Minor fixes If no other serious issues arise, this version will be released as stable within a few days. The remaining minor issues (IP Exit, Speed Chart, etc.) are under investigation and will be fixed in the next version.
Thank you.

Hello!

It looks like an architecture error. Can you please check whether you have installed the correct package? Please make sure you download the proper package for your OpenSUSE architecture (x86-64, aarch64 etc.).

Kind regards
 

Hello!

Area domain names records are updated every 2-5 minutes but remember that TTL is 1 hour, so you can expect that a TTL respectful DNS updates cached records on average after 30 minutes. On our authoritative servers, us3.vpn.airdns.org did not resolve to Sarin entry-IP address 3 immediately after the packet loss was detected by the monitoring system. We're investigating the problem on Sarin.

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Hello Staff,
 
Of course I would like to test, but not at the moment.
First get OpenSuse Slowroll running properly.
Despite the fact that I have been using Linux for a while, I still find some things very difficult.
Including airvpn sometimes.
I will do my best, though.
nice 2025,
Colorman

@Visentinel

According to a preliminary and very quick legal analysis the Act can be used to charge USA citizens and any company operating in the USA (even non-USA companies, of course) with civil and criminal liability for using Tor, VPN, proxy services, Bitcoin and various open source tools which facilitate encrypted communications to bypass any kind of censorship. Apparently, the language picked for the Act allows to enlarge and broaden the scope of the Act at will. Should the Act be approved as it is, and should the will to enforce it in the broader sense is strong, it is possible that there is no future for the Tor Project and consumers VPN in the USA, if not underground. Simply accessing the Bitcoin blockchain to transfer coins may be easily included as a forbidden action by the Act scope.

We underline that all of the above is based on a preliminary legal analysis, which may change after more thorough examination.

Sources. Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RESTRICT_Act
Vice: https://vice.com/en/article/4a3ddb/restrict-act-insanely-broad-ban-tiktok-vpns
Decrypt: https://decrypt.co/124892/coin-center-restrict-act-ban-bitcoin
Official current draft: https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/686/text?s=1&r=15

We're open to more discussion, opinions and legal analysis.

Kind regards