What is it?

Port forwarding feature allows you to access services on your computer or home network remotely, while connected to Windscribe. This can include things like:

• Plex server
• Home security cam
• NAS
• Torrent client web GUI
• Web server

Why should I care?

This has multiple advantages:

• Your connection is protected  —  you can remain connected in our clients and gain all the benefits.
• Your external IP is not exposed  —  you no longer need to use your ISP assigned IP to access the resource. These IPs change all the time. A static IP will not.
• Free DDoS protection  —  if you get DDoSed, our servers will shield you from any attack.
• Torrent seeding  —  To get optimal upload speeds, port forwarding is required.

All Pro users have access to ephemeral port forwarding. To get permanent port forwarding, you have to purchase a Static IP.