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title: Opening Ports
---
In order to open a port through a VPN you need to open a port with your VPN-provider.
**Note:** Not all VPN-providers support this feature! Notably, Mullvad does not anymore!
**Note:** The port present in the
[nixarr.vpn.wgConf](https://nixarr.com/options.html#nixarr.vpn.wgconf),
should not be used for any options!
## AirVPN
Go to the [ports page](https://airvpn.org/ports/) at AirVPN's website open
a port. After opening it should look like this:
![An open port on AirVPN, the port number that should be used in Nixarr is 12345.](airvpn.png)
Then you can set that port for a service, for example
```nix {.numberLines}
nixarr.transmission = {
enable = true;
vpn.enable = true;
peerPort = 12345;
};
```
## Debugging Ports
You can debug an open port using the
[nixarr.vpn.vpnTestService](https://nixarr.com/options.html#nixarr.vpn.vpntestservice.enable).
If the DNS and IP checks out, it will
open a `netcat` instance on the port specified in
[nixarr.vpn.vpnTestService.port](https://nixarr.com/options.html#nixarr.vpn.vpntestservice.port).
You can then run:
```sh
nc <public VPN ip> <specified port>
```
Where the "_public VPN ip_" is the one shown in the `vpnTestService` logs as
your ip. Upon succesful connection type messages that _should_ show up in the
`vpnTestService` logs.