diff --git a/servers/legion/k8s/media/fornax-workers.yaml b/servers/legion/k8s/media/fornax-workers.yaml
index d253aa8..7719f62 100644
--- a/servers/legion/k8s/media/fornax-workers.yaml
+++ b/servers/legion/k8s/media/fornax-workers.yaml
@@ -103,15 +103,13 @@ spec:
             - name: SERVER_NAMES
               value: "US-TX#179"
             - name: VPN_PORT_FORWARDING
-              value: "on"
+              value: "off"
             - name: DOT
               value: "off"
             - name: DNS_UPSTREAM_RESOLVER_TYPE
               value: "plain"
             - name: DNS_UPSTREAM_PLAIN_ADDRESSES
               value: "10.43.0.10:53"
-            - name: HEALTH_ICMP_TARGET_IPS
-              value: "10.2.0.1"
             - name: FIREWALL_OUTBOUND_SUBNETS
               value: "10.42.0.0/16,10.43.0.0/16"
           volumeMounts:
@@ -148,29 +146,69 @@ spec:
               until wget -q -T 3 -O- http://127.0.0.1:9999 > /dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 3; done
               echo "gluetun ready — VPN is up"
 
-              # Install curl now that VPN is routing correctly
-              until apk add -q curl 2>/dev/null; do sleep 5; done
+              # Install curl and python3 for NAT-PMP port forwarding
+              until apk add -q curl python3 2>/dev/null; do sleep 5; done
 
-              echo "Watching /tmp/gluetun/forwarded_port for assigned port..."
-              TTL=300
+              # Request port forwarding via ProtonVPN NAT-PMP (gateway 10.2.0.1, UDP 5351)
+              # ProtonVPN supports NAT-PMP for port forwarding on p2p-enabled servers
+              get_natpmp_port() {
+                python3 - <<'PYEOF'
+import socket, struct, time
+gateway = "10.2.0.1"
+port = 5351
+# NAT-PMP external address request (version=0, opcode=0)
+s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+s.settimeout(5)
+try:
+    # Request TCP port mapping (version=0, opcode=2, reserved=0, internal_port=0, external_port=0, lifetime=7776000)
+    req = struct.pack("!BBHHHI", 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 7776000)
+    s.sendto(req, (gateway, port))
+    data, _ = s.recvfrom(256)
+    if len(data) >= 16:
+        version, opcode, result, epoch, int_port, ext_port, lifetime = struct.unpack("!BBHIHHH", data[:16])
+        if result == 0:
+            print(ext_port)
+        else:
+            print(0)
+    else:
+        print(0)
+except Exception as e:
+    print(0)
+finally:
+    s.close()
+PYEOF
+              }
+
+              echo "Requesting port via NAT-PMP..."
+              PORT=$(get_natpmp_port)
+              if [ -n "$PORT" ] && [ "$PORT" != "0" ]; then
+                echo "$(date): NAT-PMP assigned port: $PORT"
+                echo "$PORT" > /tmp/gluetun/forwarded_port
+              else
+                echo "$(date): NAT-PMP failed, will retry..."
+              fi
+
+              # Loop: refresh port every 4 minutes (lifetime 7776000s, renewal every 4min for safety)
+              # Also sync to qBittorrent whenever port is known
+              LAST_PORT=""
               while true; do
-                if [ -f /tmp/gluetun/forwarded_port ]; then
-                  PORT=$(cat /tmp/gluetun/forwarded_port)
-                  if [ -n "$PORT" ] && [ "$PORT" != "0" ]; then
-                    echo "$(date): Forwarded port: $PORT — updating qBittorrent"
-                    curl -s -c /tmp/qbt.txt -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/v2/auth/login \
-                      -d "username=admin&password=adminadmin" >/dev/null 2>&1
-                    curl -s -b /tmp/qbt.txt -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/v2/app/setPreferences \
-                      -d "json={\"listen_port\":$PORT,\"random_port\":false}" >/dev/null 2>&1
-                    echo "$(date): qBittorrent listen port set to $PORT"
-                    if [ -n "$COORDINATOR_URL" ] && [ -n "$WORKER_ID" ]; then
-                      curl -s -X POST "$COORDINATOR_URL/api/v2/workers/$WORKER_ID/port-lease" \
-                        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-                        -d "{\"port\": $PORT, \"ttlSeconds\": $TTL}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-                    fi
+                PORT=$(get_natpmp_port)
+                if [ -n "$PORT" ] && [ "$PORT" != "0" ] && [ "$PORT" != "$LAST_PORT" ]; then
+                  echo "$(date): Port: $PORT — syncing to qBittorrent"
+                  echo "$PORT" > /tmp/gluetun/forwarded_port
+                  curl -s -c /tmp/qbt.txt -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/v2/auth/login \
+                    -d "username=admin&password=adminadmin" >/dev/null 2>&1
+                  curl -s -b /tmp/qbt.txt -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/v2/app/setPreferences \
+                    -d "json={\"listen_port\":$PORT,\"random_port\":false}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+                  echo "$(date): qBittorrent listen port set to $PORT"
+                  if [ -n "$COORDINATOR_URL" ] && [ -n "$WORKER_ID" ]; then
+                    curl -s -X POST "$COORDINATOR_URL/api/v2/workers/$WORKER_ID/port-lease" \
+                      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+                      -d "{\"port\": $PORT, \"ttlSeconds\": 300}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
                   fi
+                  LAST_PORT="$PORT"
                 fi
-                sleep 45
+                sleep 240
               done
           env:
             - name: COORDINATOR_URL
@@ -340,15 +378,13 @@ spec:
             - name: SERVER_NAMES
               value: "US-TX#220"
             - name: VPN_PORT_FORWARDING
-              value: "on"
+              value: "off"
             - name: DOT
               value: "off"
             - name: DNS_UPSTREAM_RESOLVER_TYPE
               value: "plain"
             - name: DNS_UPSTREAM_PLAIN_ADDRESSES
               value: "10.43.0.10:53"
-            - name: HEALTH_ICMP_TARGET_IPS
-              value: "10.2.0.1"
             - name: FIREWALL_OUTBOUND_SUBNETS
               value: "10.42.0.0/16,10.43.0.0/16"
           volumeMounts:
@@ -380,28 +416,54 @@ spec:
               until wget -q -T 3 -O- http://127.0.0.1:9999 > /dev/null 2>&1; do sleep 3; done
               echo "gluetun ready — VPN is up"
 
-              until apk add -q curl 2>/dev/null; do sleep 5; done
+              until apk add -q curl python3 2>/dev/null; do sleep 5; done
 
-              echo "Watching /tmp/gluetun/forwarded_port for assigned port..."
-              TTL=300
+              get_natpmp_port() {
+                python3 - <<'PYEOF'
+import socket, struct
+gateway = "10.2.0.1"
+port = 5351
+s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
+s.settimeout(5)
+try:
+    req = struct.pack("!BBHHHI", 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 7776000)
+    s.sendto(req, (gateway, port))
+    data, _ = s.recvfrom(256)
+    if len(data) >= 16:
+        version, opcode, result, epoch, int_port, ext_port, lifetime = struct.unpack("!BBHIHHH", data[:16])
+        print(ext_port if result == 0 else 0)
+    else:
+        print(0)
+except Exception:
+    print(0)
+finally:
+    s.close()
+PYEOF
+              }
+
+              echo "Requesting port via NAT-PMP..."
+              PORT=$(get_natpmp_port)
+              [ -n "$PORT" ] && [ "$PORT" != "0" ] && echo "$(date): NAT-PMP port: $PORT" && echo "$PORT" > /tmp/gluetun/forwarded_port
+
+              LAST_PORT=""
               while true; do
-                if [ -f /tmp/gluetun/forwarded_port ]; then
-                  PORT=$(cat /tmp/gluetun/forwarded_port)
-                  if [ -n "$PORT" ] && [ "$PORT" != "0" ]; then
-                    echo "$(date): Forwarded port: $PORT — updating qBittorrent"
-                    curl -s -c /tmp/qbt.txt -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/v2/auth/login \
-                      -d "username=admin&password=adminadmin" >/dev/null 2>&1
-                    curl -s -b /tmp/qbt.txt -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/v2/app/setPreferences \
-                      -d "json={\"listen_port\":$PORT,\"random_port\":false}" >/dev/null 2>&1
-                    echo "$(date): qBittorrent listen port set to $PORT"
-                    if [ -n "$COORDINATOR_URL" ] && [ -n "$WORKER_ID" ]; then
-                      curl -s -X POST "$COORDINATOR_URL/api/v2/workers/$WORKER_ID/port-lease" \
-                        -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-                        -d "{\"port\": $PORT, \"ttlSeconds\": $TTL}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
-                    fi
+                PORT=$(get_natpmp_port)
+                if [ -n "$PORT" ] && [ "$PORT" != "0" ] && [ "$PORT" != "$LAST_PORT" ]; then
+                  echo "$(date): Port: $PORT — syncing to qBittorrent"
+                  echo "$PORT" > /tmp/gluetun/forwarded_port
+                  curl -s -c /tmp/qbt.txt -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/v2/auth/login \
+                    -d "username=admin&password=adminadmin" >/dev/null 2>&1
+                  curl -s -b /tmp/qbt.txt -X POST http://localhost:8080/api/v2/app/setPreferences \
+                    -d "json={\"listen_port\":$PORT,\"random_port\":false}" >/dev/null 2>&1
+                  echo "$(date): qBittorrent listen port set to $PORT"
+                  if [ -n "$COORDINATOR_URL" ] && [ -n "$WORKER_ID" ]; then
+                    curl -s -X POST "$COORDINATOR_URL/api/v2/workers/$WORKER_ID/port-lease" \
+                      -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+                      -d "{\"port\": $PORT, \"ttlSeconds\": 300}" >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
                   fi
+                  LAST_PORT="$PORT"
                 fi
-                sleep 45
+                sleep 240
               done
           env:
             - name: COORDINATOR_URL