Ability to set which location to connect to

[adamef93]

Describe the solution you'd like I have a nordlynx container running in one of my stacks with a SERVERURL variable using the url of a local node to reduce latency. I tried deploying the same config in a different stack using a node url in a different location and it still connected to something local, if not the same node. Confirmed by comparing the geoIP results of the IP assigned to the container vs an IP received by selecting the same location in the Nord desktop app. I wouldn't have just added a SERVERURL to the stack myself which makes me think this option existed at one point and doesn't anymore. Any chance this functionality can be implemented somehow?

Edit: I forgot to mention I also tried changing the timezone variable to see if that made a difference, but it didn't

[mikael-j-rich]

You can. Just set the COUNTRY_CODE env variable to for example Australia, and server list will filter on it. Worked for me anyways :)

[adamef93]

Thanks, but I'm trying to connect to a different state within my country, not a different country altogether

[veepee78]

I was not able to change country by using country_code. What should I write there? Name, country 2 letter code? It connected only to my country.

[jimbobjonesbob]

I was not able to change country by using country_code. What should I write there? Name, country 2 letter code? It connected only to my country.

I was trying to get it to change server for awhile using COUNTRY_CODE but couldn't. Here is what I did. I commented out QUERY=filters[servers_groups][identifier]=legacy_p2p, and put this in: QUERY=filters[country_id]=209

209 = switzerland. That works for me.

edit: also just found this which has a list of countries https://github.com/bubuntux/nordlynx/discussions/8

[adamef93]

Again, I'm trying to connect to a different state within the same country. Please see my last comment.

[jimbobjonesbob]

My reply was not in response to you, but if you read the thread I linked to you'll find the info as to how to connect to a specific server.

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[pirakleous]

@mikael-j-rich the latest docker image does not have the COUNTRY_CODE change. How did you get that to work?

[mikael-j-rich]

@pirakleous sorry, probably didn't check the latest version. I'm not running this image anymore for different reasons but i'll check if i have my latest compose file saved somewhere.

[landcraft]

I was not able to change country by using country_code. What should I write there? Name, country 2 letter code? It connected only to my country.

having the exact same issue, despite setting env variable COUNTRY_CODE to another country, NordLynx connects to mine

[battlesnake]

Similar. Tried COUNTRY_CODE as Switzerland, but GeoIP still says Netherlands (where my server is located).

[landcraft]

I gave up and installed the NordVPN extension in the relevant browser container. Works like a charm.

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