Search Stops Working When Socks5 Proxy Configured #5114

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opened 2026-02-21 17:40:36 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

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2026-02-21 17:40:36 -05:00

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Originally created by @iratecaller on GitHub (Jan 11, 2017).

qBittorrent version and Operating System:

v3.3.10 on Windows 10 X64

What is the problem:

Once I configured a Socks5 (Torguard.com) proxy, the search function (any of the search providers) always returns zero results and a yellow caution triangle appears in the search tab header.

The torrent downloading part of the software continues to work very well, and I did verify that the Socks5 proxy works. Downloads work fine, albeit a bit slower given the third party proxy service is probably very busy.

Steps to reproduce:

Ensure qBittorrent works.
Ensure the Python search engine works.
Configure a Socks5 proxy
Ensure that downloading torrents still works.
Attempt a search with any or all search providers enabled.

Extra info(if any):

Torguard authenticated proxy service.

Originally created by @iratecaller on GitHub (Jan 11, 2017). ### qBittorrent version and Operating System: v3.3.10 on Windows 10 X64 ### What is the problem: Once I configured a Socks5 (Torguard.com) proxy, the search function (any of the search providers) always returns zero results and a yellow caution triangle appears in the search tab header. The torrent downloading part of the software continues to work very well, and I did verify that the Socks5 proxy works. Downloads work fine, albeit a bit slower given the third party proxy service is probably very busy. ### Steps to reproduce: 1. Ensure qBittorrent works. 2. Ensure the Python search engine works. 3. Configure a Socks5 proxy 4. Ensure that downloading torrents still works. 5. Attempt a search with any or all search providers enabled. ### Extra info(if any): Torguard authenticated proxy service. ![qbittorrentsearchsocksbug](https://cloud.githubusercontent.com/assets/8282428/21869903/c0c726dc-d827-11e6-8ab8-be4d83579169.png)