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How to Setup a ShadowSocks VPN Server?

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Xiaohai Huang

A fast and reliable VPN server.

Setup Server​

Copy the following two files into a folder and run docker-compose up -d

docker-compose.yaml
version: "3.7"
services:
  ss-v2ray-service:
    image: teddysun/shadowsocks-libev
    container_name: ss-v2ray
    cap_add:
      - NET_ADMIN
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
    volumes:
      - ./:/etc/shadowsocks-libev # folder of SS config file
    ports:
      - 8333:9000
      - 8333:9000/udp
    restart: always
config.json
{
  "server": "0.0.0.0",
  "server_port": 9000,
  "password": "xiaohai666",
  "timeout": 300,
  "method": "aes-256-gcm",
  "fast_open": false,
  "nameserver": "8.8.8.8",
  "mode": "tcp_and_udp",
  "plugin": "v2ray-plugin",
  "plugin_opts": "server"
}

Connect to Server​

Download the GUI client for these different platforms.

Android​

Download the apks from GitHub releases.

Windows​

Download the app from GitHub releases.

Linux​

Download the app from snap store - shadowsocks-electron.

References​