Install shadowsocks in 5 minutes
IPv4 is last generation protocol of the internet, and it is not secure. Shadowsocks is designed to make the network secure, and it is faster than HTTPS and more reliable than VPN.
Steps to install python version shadowsocks:
1.Install shadowsocks
pip install shadowsocks gevent
2.Configure
vi /etc/shadowsocks.json
{
"server":"0.0.0.0",
"server_port":1080,
"password":"security",
"timeout":300,
"method":"aes-256-cfb",
"workers":10,
"fast_open": false
}
Change the port and password as you like.
Enable both IPv6 and IPv4.
"server":"::",
3.Add startup script
wget --quiet -O /etc/init.d/shadowsocks https://mirror.scorpwill.com/init.d/shadowsocks
Change permission
chmod +x /etc/init.d/shadowsocks
Add user for shadowsocks
useradd -r -M -s /usr/sbin/nologin shadowsocks
Enable service(debian8)
systemctl enable shadowsocks
Start the service
service shadowsocks start
Finally add firewall rules(change 1080 to your port)
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 1080 -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p udp --dport 1080 -j ACCEPT