PrivadoVPN connecting to Netherlands even thou I selected different Country

[groenator]

I configured PrivadoVPN according to the wiki and updated the server list as instructed. However, the container keeps connecting to the Netherlands instead of the configured country (Germany).

2026-03-04T21:16:40Z INFO Settings summary:

├── VPN settings:
|   ├── VPN provider settings:
|   |   ├── Name: privado
|   |   └── Server selection settings:
|   |       ├── VPN type: openvpn
|   |       ├── Countries: germany
|   |       ├── Cities: berlin
|   |       └── OpenVPN server selection settings:
|   |           └── Protocol: UDP

Actual Connection Result

Despite the above configuration, the public IP resolves to the Netherlands:

2026-03-04T21:16:49Z INFO [ip getter] Public IP address is 81.171.72.82 (Netherlands, North Holland, Medemblik - source: ipinfo+ifconfig.co+ip2location+cloudflare)

Docker Configuration

container_name: vpn
image: qmcgaw/gluetun:latest
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
  VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER: ${VPN_SERVICE_PROVIDER}
  FIREWALL_OUTBOUND_SUBNETS: ${FIREWALL_OUTBOUND_SUBNETS}
  DNS_UPSTREAM_RESOLVERS: ${DNS_UPSTREAM_RESOLVERS}
  SERVER_CITIES: ${SERVER_CITIES}
  UPDATER_PERIOD: ${UPDATER_PERIOD}
  OPENVPN_USER: ${OPENVPN_USER}
  OPENVPN_PASSWORD: ${OPENVPN_PASSWORD}
  SERVER_COUNTRIES: ${SERVER_COUNTRIES}
  PGID: ${PGID}
  PUID: ${PUID}
  TZ: ${TZ}
volumes:
  - /gluten:/gluetun
devices:
  - /dev/net/tun:/dev/net/tun:rwm
cap_add:
  - NET_ADMIN

Environment Variables Inside the Container

export SERVER_CITIES='Berlin'
export SERVER_COUNTRIES='Germany'

What could I be doing wrong that causes it to connect to the Netherlands instead of Germany?

[LongDong27]

same issue for me, i also tried the servers hostname but gluetun is only choosing netherlands...

[groenator]

I move to proton vpn. I no longer have this issue.