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A few sites that will not load, an IP checker showing your real address — IPv6 is usually behind it. Four typical symptoms and what to do about each.

One client can host several cores and assign them per protocol. When to switch, and what changes once you do.

Xray's proxySettings links two outbounds so a relay and an exit server can be separated. When it is worth it, how to write it, and what it costs.

You hit update and nothing happens, or the server list goes empty. Work through these in order and most cases resolve within a few minutes.

Mux packs many streams into one connection. That helps when you browse, and hurts when you stream. Plus the cases where it should simply stay off.

One node config, three boxes that all look like they want a domain. Get any of them wrong and nothing connects. Here is which network layer each one belongs to.

If the connection dies whenever the screen goes dark, the node is usually fine — the battery saver removed the VPN service. Work through the settings your ROM adds.

inbounds, outbounds, routing, dns, log. Understand these five blocks and the confusing checkboxes in every GUI client suddenly line up with something concrete.

v2rayN opens two local ports, one SOCKS and one HTTP. Once you know which is which, Git, npm, Docker and other tools that ignore the system proxy can use the tunnel too.

v2rayN keeps subscriptions, servers and routing rules inside its own program folder, so copying the folder is a complete migration. Three things people forget.

A step-by-step walk through downloading, extracting, launching and setting the system proxy for v2rayN, plus fixes for common startup errors.

How VMess encryption and its time-based check work, the problem it once solved, and why most people have moved to VLESS.

VLESS drops its own encryption and hands security to TLS; paired with REALITY it is now the mainstream choice. Here are the design trade-offs.

A side-by-side of VLESS and VMess across encryption, clock sync, blocking resistance and performance, with a clear recommendation.

Trojan's idea is “look exactly like HTTPS”. How it works, how it compares to VLESS, and when to use it.

REALITY borrows a real major site's TLS handshake for disguise, dropping the need for a domain and certificate — one of today's strongest anti-blocking designs.

Proxy traffic is usually already TLS; wrapping it in another TLS layer means double encryption and wasted CPU. XTLS Vision passes the inner layer through instead.

Shadowsocks is the older lightweight encrypted proxy — simple, fast, but comparatively easy to fingerprint. Here's where it stands today.

Hysteria2 runs over UDP / QUIC and excels on lossy, high-latency links — but is more prone to ISP QoS throttling.

Same origin: Xray is the active fork of v2ray-core, and features like REALITY and XTLS Vision debut in Xray.

From adding a subscription URL to updating nodes and enabling auto-update — managing subscriptions in v2rayN, step by step.

Set up routing so domestic sites go direct and foreign sites go through the proxy — faster and lighter on bandwidth. Includes common presets.

Three ways to add nodes in v2rayNG on Android, plus the permission you must grant on the first connection.

Use per-app proxy so your browser and Telegram go through the proxy while banking and payment apps stay direct — balancing access and safety.

The core and the client update separately. Here's the one-click way to update Xray in v2rayN, and how to replace it manually.

Work through core startup, node validity, system proxy, firewall and clock sync in order to pin down common connection failures.

Low latency doesn't mean high speed. The difference between ping latency, real-connection latency and actual download speed — and how to measure each.

Understand the difference between “auto-configure system proxy”, PAC, global and TUN in v2rayN, and pick the right one.

The log is your first-hand evidence. A rundown of common v2rayN / Xray log keywords and what to do about them.

Proxy software draws antivirus scrutiny and is a prime target for tampering. Verifying SHA256 confirms the installer wasn't altered.

From a VPS to a running VLESS + Vision + REALITY server — the key steps and a minimal config, for anyone with a server.

WS + TLS + CDN puts your server IP behind a CDN, so a blocked IP is easily swapped. Here's how it works, its upsides and its latency cost.

gRPC is built on HTTP/2 with native multiplexing, and can be steadier than WebSocket on some networks. Where it fits.

mKCP runs on UDP and burns extra traffic through aggressive retransmission to claw back speed on lossy links — effective, but data-hungry.

Programs the system proxy can't reach, TUN mode can. How TUN works, when to use it, and what to watch out for.

A side-by-side of the mainstream protocols — disguise, performance, setup difficulty and best use — to help you decide fast.

Even when traffic goes through the proxy, DNS queries can go out locally in plaintext, revealing the domains you visit. Causes and defences.

A provider is easy but a gamble; self-hosting is controllable but hands-on. Comparing price, stability, privacy and effort to help you choose.

Client recommendations organised by platform, so you don't get lost among a dozen similar apps.

From protocol choice, ports and disguise to usage habits — actionable advice to lower the odds of your node being blocked.