PIA servers with .pvt.site rotating IPs constantly

[bezdu]

Hey,
I've recently got warned by certain trackers that my IP is dynamic when using Private Internet Access.
I looked into it and came to conclusion that servers (new ones) with .pvt.site hostname won't keep static ip.
I recommend to not use these servers for now if you are torrenting in private trackers.

I contacted PIA support for answer, and they said they will escalate this issue further.

To reproduce:
Connect to one of the servers with "pvt.site" host name and curl any ip checkers.

Below example of Estonia server

2026-05-04T09:22:41+03:00 INFO [ip getter] Public IP address is 165.231.182.5 (Estonia, Harjumaa, Tallinn - source: ipinfo+ifconfig.co+ip2location+cloudflare)

[system@kugelis /]$ docker exec -it gluetun /bin/sh / # wget -qO- https://www.manoip.lt/ | grep Išorinis <span>Išorinis IP: <b id="ip" >165.231.182.3</b></span> / # wget -qO- https://www.manoip.lt/ | grep Išorinis <span>Išorinis IP: <b id="ip" >165.231.182.10</b></span> / # wget -qO- https://www.manoip.lt/ | grep Išorinis <span>Išorinis IP: <b id="ip" >165.231.182.4</b></span> / # wget -qO- https://www.manoip.lt/ | grep Išorinis <span>Išorinis IP: <b id="ip" >165.231.182.13</b></span> / # wget -qO- https://www.manoip.lt/ | grep Išorinis <span>Išorinis IP: <b id="ip" >165.231.182.11</b></span> / #

[Minituff]

Im noticing this too on a the hotio container. Seems to be a PIA issue at the moment.

[bezdu]

I found a temporary fix that worked for me.

I switched regions few times until I noticed (on the regions that I use) old ones with old hostname servers doesn't have this problem. So for now, I am connected to the server that worked with old port before 8080 fix,

[Minituff]

That's funny, this is exactly what I just did too.

I'm worried this won't last and it's just older infrastructure. If they eventually migrate to the new server type then it will either force me to switch VPN providers or buy the dedicated IP.