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PowerShell script to auto update the qBittorrent listening port when ProtonVPN is connected
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| # Script to Synchronize qBittorrent Listening Port with ProtonVPN assigned port on Windows. | |
| # | |
| # Description: | |
| # This PowerShell script automates the synchronization of qBittorrent's listening port with the | |
| # port number assigned by ProtonVPN's port forwarding feature. It continuously monitors the | |
| # system to check if ProtonVPN is connected and if qBittorrent is running. When both conditions | |
| # are met, it retrieves the latest port number from ProtonVPN's notifications and updates | |
| # qBittorrent's listening port via its Web API if there's a mismatch. | |
| # | |
| # Usage: | |
| # 1. Ensure qBittorrent's Web UI is enabled and note the username and password. | |
| # 2. Encrypt and store your qBittorrent password: | |
| # - Convert your password to a secure string and export it: | |
| # `$securePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString "YourPassword" -AsPlainText -Force` | |
| # `$securePassword | ConvertFrom-SecureString | Out-File "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\qBittorrentPassword.txt"` | |
| # 3. Adjust the qBittorrentURL and qBittorrentUser variables as needed. | |
| # 4. Run the script, when ProtonVPN is connected the qBittorrent Listening Port should be automatically updated. | |
| # 5. Optional - Configure the script to run automatically via Task Scheduler. | |
| # | |
| # Disclaimer: | |
| # Use this script responsibly and ensure compliance with all applicable laws and terms of service | |
| # of the software and services involved. | |
| ######################################################################################################################## | |
| # Define qBittorrent API credentials and URL | |
| $qBittorrentURL = "http://localhost:8080" | |
| $qBittorrentUser = "admin" | |
| # Function to retrieve the secure password from an encrypted file | |
| function Get-SecurePassword { | |
| # Path to the encrypted password file | |
| $passwordFilePath = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\qBittorrentPassword.txt" | |
| # Check if the password file exists | |
| if (Test-Path $passwordFilePath) { | |
| # Read the encrypted password and convert it to a SecureString | |
| $encryptedPassword = Get-Content -Path $passwordFilePath | |
| $securePassword = $encryptedPassword | ConvertTo-SecureString | |
| return $securePassword | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| Write-Error "Password file not found at $passwordFilePath" | |
| return $null | |
| } | |
| } | |
| $qBittorrentPassword = Get-SecurePassword | |
| # Install and import the PSSQLite module for SQLite database interaction | |
| if (-not (Get-Module -Name PSSQLite -ListAvailable)) { | |
| Install-Module -Name PSSQLite -Scope CurrentUser -Force | |
| } | |
| $modulePath = "$env:USERPROFILE\Documents\PowerShell\Modules\PSSQLite" | |
| Import-Module -Name $modulePath | |
| # Function to check if qBittorrent process is running | |
| function Get-qBittorrentRunning { | |
| return Get-Process -Name 'qbittorrent' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | |
| } | |
| # Function to check if ProtonVPN is connected by checking network adapters | |
| function Get-ProtonVPNConnected { | |
| # Adjust the adapter name pattern if necessary | |
| $adapter = Get-NetAdapter | Where-Object { | |
| ($_.Name -Match 'ProtonVPN') -and ($_.Status -eq 'Up') | |
| } | |
| return $null -ne $adapter | |
| } | |
| # Function to get the latest port number from ProtonVPN notifications | |
| function Get-ProtonVPNPort { | |
| # Define the paths for the notifications database | |
| $databasePath = "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Microsoft\Windows\Notifications\wpndatabase.db" | |
| $databaseCopy = "$env:TEMP\wpndatabase_copy.db" | |
| # Copy the database to a temporary location to avoid file locks | |
| Copy-Item -Path $databasePath -Destination $databaseCopy -Force #-ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | |
| if (-not (Test-Path $databaseCopy)) { | |
| Write-Error "Failed to copy the notifications database." | |
| return $null | |
| } | |
| # Query the Notification table | |
| $query = "SELECT * FROM Notification;" | |
| try { | |
| $notifications = Invoke-SqliteQuery -DataSource $databaseCopy -Query $query | |
| } | |
| catch { | |
| Write-Error "Failed to query the notifications database." | |
| return $null | |
| } | |
| # Initialize the variable to store the port number | |
| $portNumber = $null | |
| # Loop backwards through the notifications to find the latest port | |
| for ($i = $notifications.Count - 1; $i -ge 0; $i--) { | |
| $notification = $notifications[$i] | |
| # Extract the Payload column | |
| $payloadBytes = $notification.Payload | |
| # Convert bytes to string using UTF8 encoding | |
| $payloadString = [System.Text.Encoding]::UTF8.GetString($payloadBytes) | |
| # Parse the payload as XML | |
| try { | |
| $xml = [xml]$payloadString | |
| # Navigate the XML to find the message content | |
| $messageNodes = $xml.Toast.Visual.Binding.Text | |
| $message = $messageNodes -join " " | |
| # Check if the message starts with "Active port:" | |
| if ($message.StartsWith("Active port:")) { | |
| # Extract the number after "Active port:" | |
| if ($message -match "Active port:\s*(\d+)") { | |
| $portNumber = [int]$matches[1] | |
| # Exit the loop since we've found the desired notification | |
| break | |
| } | |
| } | |
| } | |
| catch { | |
| # Ignore parsing errors for non-XML payloads | |
| continue | |
| } | |
| } | |
| # Check if the port number was found | |
| if ($null -ne $portNumber) { | |
| return $portNumber | |
| } | |
| else { | |
| Write-Host "No matching port notification found." | |
| return $null | |
| } | |
| } | |
| # Function to get qBittorrent session for authentication | |
| function Get-qBittorrentSession { | |
| param ( | |
| [String]$qBittorrentUrl, | |
| [String]$username, | |
| [SecureString]$password | |
| ) | |
| $passwordPlain = [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::PtrToStringAuto( | |
| [System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal]::SecureStringToBSTR($password) | |
| ) | |
| $session = New-Object Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WebRequestSession | |
| try { | |
| Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "$qBittorrentUrl/api/v2/auth/login" -Method Post -WebSession $session -Body @{ | |
| username = $username | |
| password = $passwordPlain | |
| } | Out-Null | |
| return $session | |
| } | |
| catch { | |
| Write-Error "Failed to authenticate to qBittorrent. Please check your credentials and URL." | |
| return $null | |
| } | |
| } | |
| # Function to retrieve the current listening port from qBittorrent preferences | |
| function Get-qBittorrentPort { | |
| param ( | |
| [String]$qBittorrentUrl, | |
| [String]$username, | |
| [SecureString]$password | |
| ) | |
| $session = Get-qBittorrentSession -qBittorrentUrl $qBittorrentUrl -username $username -password $password | |
| if (-not $session) { return $null } | |
| try { | |
| $preferences = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "$qBittorrentUrl/api/v2/app/preferences" -Method Get -WebSession $session | |
| return $preferences.listen_port | |
| } | |
| catch { | |
| Write-Error "An error occurred while retrieving the port." | |
| return $null | |
| } | |
| } | |
| # Function to set the listening port in qBittorrent preferences | |
| function Set-qBittorrentPort { | |
| param ( | |
| [String]$qBittorrentUrl, | |
| [String]$username, | |
| [SecureString]$password, | |
| [int]$port | |
| ) | |
| $session = Get-qBittorrentSession -qBittorrentUrl $qBittorrentUrl -username $username -password $password | |
| if (-not $session) { return } | |
| try { | |
| Invoke-RestMethod -Uri "$qBittorrentUrl/api/v2/app/setPreferences" -Method Post -WebSession $session -Body @{ | |
| json = "{`"listen_port`": $port}" | |
| } | Out-Null | |
| } | |
| catch { | |
| Write-Error "An error occurred while setting the port." | |
| } | |
| } | |
| # Main routine to synchronize qBittorrent port with ProtonVPN port | |
| # Check if ProtonVPN is connected | |
| if (-not (Get-ProtonVPNConnected)) { | |
| Write-Host "ProtonVPN not connected." | |
| return | |
| } | |
| # Check if qBittorrent is running | |
| if (-not (Get-qBittorrentRunning)) { | |
| Write-Host "qBittorrent not running." | |
| return | |
| } | |
| # Get the latest port from ProtonVPN | |
| $protonPort = Get-ProtonVPNPort | |
| if ($null -eq $protonPort) { | |
| Write-Host "Could not determine ProtonVPN port." | |
| return | |
| } | |
| # Get the current port from qBittorrent | |
| $qbitPort = Get-qBittorrentPort -qBittorrentUrl $qBittorrentURL -username $qBittorrentUser -password $qBittorrentPassword | |
| if ($null -eq $qbitPort) { | |
| Write-Host "Could not determine current qBittorrent port." | |
| return | |
| } | |
| # Update the qBittorrent port if it differs | |
| if ($protonPort -ne $qbitPort) { | |
| Set-qBittorrentPort -qBittorrentUrl $qBittorrentURL -username $qBittorrentUser -password $qBittorrentPassword -port $protonPort | |
| Write-Host "Configured qBittorrent port to: $protonPort" | |
| } |
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Hi, thank you for the script. I've created a fork with logging and a few other things inspired by yours. Instead of looking at the notifications, I look at the ProtonVPN logfile. I had issue with the notifications not getting in the database sometimes. I've also added a wrapper so you don't get the flashing window when scheduling it. Thanks again !