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c/protonprivacy · by blinkfink182@lemm.ee · 1y

VPN Always On EXCEPT when home?

Title. Is that possible? I have proton vpn setup at the network layer at home so there is no need for the app on my phone or laptop to be connected when at home. However I would like it to auto connect when I connect outside of my house. As anyone done this before? This would specifically be for android and windows devices if that matters.

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Marighost@lemm.ee · 6 pts · 1y (4 replies)

I wonder if you'd be able to set up a rule in something like Tasker (Play store link, sorry) to activate the tunnel when you're off your home network. I haven't used Tasker in years though, sorry.

grue@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Tasker

What you want is Easer: https://me.ryey.icu/Easer/en/

Like Tasker, but FOSS and available via F-Droid

rando@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 1y

Is there newer version/alternative to this?

JustEnoughDucks@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Hey, I have done something similar to this.

I turn the VPN on every time I connect to a WiFi without the SSID of my trusted places.

Super easy with tasker.

Here is the XML to import and experiment with OP:

<TaskerData sr="" dvi="1" tv="6.4.15">
	<Profile sr="prof7" ve="2">
		<cdate>1693206728189</cdate>
		<edate>1742652330550</edate>
		<flags>8</flags>
		<id>7</id>
		<mid0>8</mid0>
		<mid1>9</mid1>
		<nme>VPN Automation</nme>
		<State sr="con0" ve="2">
			<code>160</code>
			<pin>true</pin>
			<Str sr="arg0" ve="3">HomeWifi/telenet-C6DE3/My VW 4685</Str>
			<Str sr="arg1" ve="3"/>
			<Str sr="arg2" ve="3"/>
			<Int sr="arg3" val="2"/>
		</State>
		<State sr="con1" ve="2">
			<code>110</code>
			<pin>true</pin>
			<Int sr="arg0" val="1"/>
			<Int sr="arg1" val="1"/>
			<Int sr="arg2" val="1"/>
			<Int sr="arg3" val="1"/>
			<Int sr="arg4" val="1"/>
			<Int sr="arg5" val="0"/>
		</State>
		<State sr="con2" ve="2">
			<code>160</code>
			<Str sr="arg0" ve="3"/>
			<Str sr="arg1" ve="3"/>
			<Str sr="arg2" ve="3"/>
			<Int sr="arg3" val="2"/>
		</State>
	</Profile>
	<Task sr="task8">
		<cdate>1693214693841</cdate>
		<edate>1694095080534</edate>
		<id>8</id>
		<nme>Turn On VPN</nme>
		<pri>100</pri>
		<Action sr="act0" ve="7">
			<code>365</code>
			<Bundle sr="arg0">
				<Vals sr="val">
					<net.dinglisch.android.tasker.RELEVANT_VARIABLES>&lt;StringArray sr=""/&gt;</net.dinglisch.android.tasker.RELEVANT_VARIABLES>
					<net.dinglisch.android.tasker.RELEVANT_VARIABLES-type>[Ljava.lang.String;</net.dinglisch.android.tasker.RELEVANT_VARIABLES-type>
				</Vals>
			</Bundle>
			<Str sr="arg1" ve="3">WireGuardSetTunnel(true,BE-wg)</Str>
		</Action>
	</Task>
	<Task sr="task9">
		<cdate>1693214759029</cdate>
		<edate>1693374826981</edate>
		<id>9</id>
		<nme>Turn Off VPN</nme>
		<pri>100</pri>
		<Action sr="act0" ve="7">
			<code>365</code>
			<Bundle sr="arg0">
				<Vals sr="val">
					<net.dinglisch.android.tasker.RELEVANT_VARIABLES>&lt;StringArray sr=""/&gt;</net.dinglisch.android.tasker.RELEVANT_VARIABLES>
					<net.dinglisch.android.tasker.RELEVANT_VARIABLES-type>[Ljava.lang.String;</net.dinglisch.android.tasker.RELEVANT_VARIABLES-type>
				</Vals>
			</Bundle>
			<Str sr="arg1" ve="3">WireGuardSetTunnel(false,BE-wg)</Str>
		</Action>
	</Task>
</TaskerData>
blinkfink182@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y

Thanks for that! I did consider seeing if tasker could do that as I used it a lot when I used to run android as my daily driver (was on iOS for a long time and finally flipping back).

Appreciate the example!

AarynBlack@lemm.ee · 4 pts · 1y
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Idontevenknowanymore@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 1y

I just excepted my phone from the network VPN and leave the phone VPN on all the time.

merde@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Automation is an Android app to automate certain things on your device. https://f-droid.org/packages/com.jens.automation2/ https://server47.de/automation/

?

blinkfink182@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y

Thanks. It doesn't look like it can control VPN connections though.

jaschen@lemm.ee · 0 pts · 1y

I do the opposite. I turn on my VPN at home. I share Netflix with my bro in law and don't want to get caught being in different places. On my Samsung Fold 5, I can run a routine to connect to VPN when I get home.