Relay Servers (For When Users Is Behind Firewall/VPN)

  • To create an self host-able, open source relay server for KDE Connect
  • Add a setting in all KDE clients to enable using a Relay server and to choose what Relay server to use

I am not able to use KDE Connect since I use a VPN and even though some VPNs on desktop allow you to still access your local network, Android devices when using a VPN does not allow this unless you disable the “Block Connections Without VPN” setting but by disabling this setting, your VPN is less secure on your Android device.

I would like to suggest having a relay server which is fully open source, can be self hosted and having a setting in the KDE Connect clients to use the Relay server and to choose the relay server by changing the relay server domain name or IP address and the port number.

All traffic must be end-to-end encrypted for privacy.

It would be nice if a free public relay server is provided by KDE Connect if running one is not too much of a cost.