[SIM-5367118]

I just read an article on Mullvads website that they will no longer support port forwarding. If you already have port forwards configured through them, they will no longer be active beginning 07/01/2023.

Anyone interested in reading the article, here it is: https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2023/5/29/re...ded-ports/

[Piplup]

why would someone need port forwarding on a VPN?

For most of the same reasons you use a VPN for outbound traffic -- If you're serving content and you don't want the traffic to be traced back to you, you may want to serve it through a port-forwarded VPN.

Still, I'm surprised they shut it down due to abuse. VPNs know a large portion of their userbase are less-than-reputable, so I'm always a bit surprised when they cut profits to discourage BH activity.