My OS and apps are on a SSD, data files are on HDD.

Does it make sense to set up up a torrent client in a vm, and configure it to always run via a vpn: the intention is to be able to run torrents encrypted for privacy, and the other software in the clear.

Should I install the VM on the SSD, and would this generate excessive disk writes? Any suggestions?

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Yes, this is a sensible approach if you want to ensure that your torrent traffic is all routed via a VPN while allowing the rest of your internet traffic to go directly.

Unfortunately there don't seem to be torrent clients that have inbuilt VPN support. You might want to check out tribler as it does this, although I can't say how reliable or secure the VPN part is.

I dont think thats necessary. Many of the major torrent applications have encryption built in, such as uTorrent and Transmission. You can even require encryption in their settings. Setting up a VM and a VPN is extra overhead that is not necessary.

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