You can allow apps and browsers through surfshark in settings thats what i do and means you dont need to turn surfshark of

Please try this work-around for this issue…

Depending on the version of Surfshark you have, one of these settings might help with this issue:

  1. Use the “Bypass VPN” setting and add the “Monitor Dot” app to the list so that the app will bypass the VPN and hopefully can then connect to my website successfully.

  2. Use the “Bypass List” setting to add my website “MonitorDot.com” to the “Bypass” list, so the VPN won’t block the app from connecting to the website anymore.

So, please try the setting that your version of surfshark supports and and reply to this post to let me know if it fixes the issue.