Shadowsocks vpn manual#
If you already have a Shadowsocks server set up and a VPN service that allows manual OpenVPN TCP connections, let’s get started.
Tip – Use the Hong Kong WannaFlix server for the best performance when tunneling an OpenVPN connection. Alternatively, if you prefer to use a paid Shadowsocks service, I recommend WannaFlix.
Shadowsocks vpn how to#
If you don’t already have a Shadowsocks server, check my tutorial on how to set up your own shadowsocks server first. I have done this with many different VPNs and shadowsocks servers and the best combination that I have found is ExpressVPN + Alibaba Cloud (Aliyun) Hong Kong. Some VPN providers, such as VyprVPN, do not support TCP connections, and therefore, will not work. This tutorial was written using ExpressVPN, but should also work with other VPN providers, as long as they allow OpenVPN TCP connections using a third party OpenVPN client. But it lacks the security, privacy, and anonymity of a real VPN.īy combining the speed of Shadowsocks with an actual VPN, you get the best of both worlds. Shadowsocks, by itself, can offer really good speeds. In addition to providing better speed on servers that do not normally perform well in China, there is another use case for OpenVPN over Shadowsocks. Here is the speed of the same server, just a few minutes later, after I tunneled the connection over my Aliyun Hong Kong Shadowsocks server. This is a good example of when it’s useful to tunnel OpenVPN over Shadowsocks.įor example, here is the speed of the ExpressVPN Los Angeles server during peak hours at night (9:30pm) when the international bandwidth in China is severely congested. Tunelling OpenVPN over shadowsocks is a great way to improve the speed of servers that are not normally fast in China, or can’t be connected to from China at all.įor example, sometimes the USA servers that work for streaming Netflix in China are not fast enough for reliable streaming during peak bandwidth hours at night. Check the 2020 VPN in China blog page to see which servers can offer high performance in China. You also need to choose the right server to connect to for high performance in China. Rather, you can carefully choose a one of the best VPNs to use in China. NOTE – If you are just looking for fast internet connection in China, it is not necessary to do all of this.
You only need to make the following changes to a native OpenVPN TCP file. You do not need to change the port number, or add the proto-tcp line, or remove the fragment directive.
Shadowsocks vpn download#
You can download the TCP configurations files directly with Surfshark or NordVPN, there is no need to modify a UDP file for TCP. If you want to follow this guide now for Shadowsocks over OpenVPN with NordVPN or Surfshark (or other VPNs with support for manual OpenVPN TCP), please note the following. I will leave this guide up for historical purposes and replace it with a new guide for Surfshark or NordVPN when I have more time.
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