Anti-VPN

Anti-VPN blocks players connecting from VPN and proxy services. It is off by default and must be enabled per network.

Where to find it

Open Network → Settings → Filtering → Anti-VPN (the default tab of Filtering).

How it behaves

What it can’t catch

Residential VPN/proxy services route through real residential ISPs and look identical to genuine home players. Anti-VPN does not catch them. If a specific ISP range is abusive, support can deny-list it backend-side — open a ticket on our Discord.

Allowlisting

There are two layers of allowlisting:

1. Per-IP — done in Filtering → Whitelist. A whitelisted IP bypasses Anti-VPN.
2. Per-ASN (whole ISP) — done by support. Adding an ASN to the global allowlist unblocks every IP in that range. Useful when a legitimate ISP (or a specific co-working space / school) is incorrectly flagged.

Webhook on each block

A Discord webhook can be configured to post each Anti-VPN block, with the player’s IP, country and ASN. See Webhooks.

When to combine with Country/ASN filtering

Anti-VPN catches the bulk. For more targeted control:

• Use Country filtering to keep a known abusive country out entirely (regardless of VPN signal).
• Use ASN filtering to block specific data-center ASNs (e.g. a cloud provider routinely used by bots).

Combining these catches slow bots that fall below the antibot CPS threshold — Anti-VPN catches the VPN exits, Country/ASN catches the patterns Anti-VPN misses.

Customizing the message

The kick message shown to blocked players is configured in Messages → Filtering. See Messages.

What’s next