diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 75e125ce5..aa85c5da7 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -149,6 +149,15 @@ You may set the following parameters to customize the user id that runs transmis |`PUID` | Sets the user id who will run transmission | `PUID=1003`| |`PGID` | Sets the group id for the transmission user | `PGID=1003` | +### Dropping default route from iptables (advanced) + +Some VPNs do not override the default route, but rather set other routes with a lower metric. +This might lead to te default route (your untunneled connection) to be used. + +To drop the default route set the environment variable `DROP_DEFAULT_ROUTE` to `true`. + +*Note*: This is not compatible with all VPNs. You can check your iptables routing with the `ip r` command in a running container. + ### Custom pre/post scripts If you ever need to run custom code before or after transmission is executed or stopped, you can use the custom scripts feature. @@ -384,12 +393,3 @@ $ sudo systemctl stop transmission-openvpn.service # Later ... $ sudo systemctl start transmission-openvpn.service ``` - -## Drop the default route - -Some VPNs do not override the default route, but rather set other routes with a lower metric. -This might lead to te default route (your untunneled connection) to be used. - -To drop the default route set the environment variable `DROP_DEFAULT_ROUTE` to `true`. - -*Note*: This is not compatible with all VPNs. Please check yourself if your provider overrides the default route properly.