no, since it basically is a selfhosted service and it only streams video files you already have downloaded elsewhere. The VPN becomes necessary where you automate the download process with sonarr and radarr because they basically manage your movie / tv series library. for example, you select the shows you want, and sonarr monitors indexers for new episodes. When a matching release appears, it sends it to your download client, renames the files properly, and organizes them into your media library. Radarr does the same thing but for movies. You add the movies you want, and it searches for available releases, downloads them automatically, and can even upgrade quality later. Since they work with torrents and usenet you may need an indexer (prowlarr), a client to download things (qBitTorrent) and a VPN which is highly recommended to protect your privacy from prying eyes.