From e1366ebd31ef8f0555e18812e3fd86a65aa1b67c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: erik434 Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 14:37:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updated README to reflect this project's EOL --- README.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a3faf70..42c42ee 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +## Note: this program is no longer necessary with the modern PIA app, but I'm leaving this project up in case it's still useful to someone. + # Purpose Every time the PIA VPN starts, it deploys some Ruby files to a random temp directory and then launches those. The random path prevents it from being whitelisted by firewalls. This program helps to run PIA from a fixed location so it can be whitelisted in firewalls. @@ -11,4 +13,4 @@ Every time the PIA VPN starts, it deploys some Ruby files to a random temp direc # Usage Calling this program with no arguments will have it first kill any existing PIA processes and then start up PIA using the fixed `pia_ruby_files` location. If you had PIA set to automatically start with Windows before, that should continue to work - it will call `pia_manager.exe` with no arguments and PIA should start up as usual, but from this fixed path. -If you call `pia_manager.exe` with the `--stop` argument, it will just kill any existing PIA processes. This may be useful for automation applications to give you a way to start/stop PIA at will. \ No newline at end of file +If you call `pia_manager.exe` with the `--stop` argument, it will just kill any existing PIA processes. This may be useful for automation applications to give you a way to start/stop PIA at will.