{"id":1661,"date":"2024-05-03T03:51:44","date_gmt":"2024-05-03T03:51:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/?p=1661"},"modified":"2024-05-03T04:09:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-03T04:09:13","slug":"how-to-configure-anonymous-shadowsocks-or-shadowsocksr-proxy-server-with-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-anonymous-shadowsocks-or-shadowsocksr-proxy-server-with-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Configure Anonymous ShadowSocks or ShadowsocksR Proxy Server with Bitcoin"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1661\" class=\"elementor elementor-1661\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-014aec6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"014aec6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74d43c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74d43c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>ShadowSocks or ShadowsocksR are proxy servers used to bypass internet censorship and enhance online privacy. They are part of encryption protocol projects, acting as fast tunnel Socks5 proxies. They are also free and open-source. A complete setup of a proxy server like ShadowSocks, with integration of Bitcoin, adds an extra layer of anonymity, making it harder to trace the actual server from which it operates. In this guide, you will receive step-by-step instructions to set up an anonymous ShadowSocks or ShadowsocksR proxy server using Bitcoin as a payment method.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc6c86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bcc6c86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">STEP 1: Select a VPS Provider Supporting Bitcoin<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-677757f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"677757f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You need to be careful when selecting a VPS provider. Choose a provider that supports cryptocurrency like Bitcoin for enhanced privacy. Wave Layer is a reputable option known for its reliable services and Bitcoin payment support. With Wave Layer, you can get a VPS according to your specific requirements, ensuring you have the necessary resources for setting up your proxy server while maintaining anonymity through Bitcoin transactions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf57fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9bf57fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.19.0 - 07-02-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-2-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1664\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-2-2.png 1001w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-2-2-300x184.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-2-2-768x471.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04b637c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04b637c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">STEP 2: Create a Linux VPS <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c457c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c457c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You need a Linux VPS, such as Ubuntu 22.04, to set up your own ShadowSocks or ShadowsocksR proxy server. In this guide, we will configure our ShadowSocks or ShadowsocksR proxy server on Ubuntu 22.04.<\/p><p>Login to your Ubuntu 22.04 VPS using either ssh or your preferred method<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fb2ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8fb2ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"251\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-3-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1665\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-3-2.png 838w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-3-2-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-3-2-768x241.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f17bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3f17bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Update and upgrade the Ubuntu 22.04.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db6f80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"6db6f80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-typescript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-typescript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>apt update -y <\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74f1b1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"74f1b1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-typescript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-typescript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>apt upgrade -y <\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0138ab1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0138ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-4-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1666\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-4-2.png 906w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-4-2-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-4-2-768x285.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b01f86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b01f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have to download either ShadowSocks or ShadowsocksR. For this guide, we will install the Shadowsocks-libev:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-442dd1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"442dd1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-typescript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-typescript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>apt install shadowsocks-libev -y<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a0d2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c0a0d2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"793\" height=\"173\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-5-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1667\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-5-2.png 793w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-5-2-300x65.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-5-2-768x168.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 793px) 100vw, 793px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f6e8d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f6e8d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To verify the packages:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8347392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"8347392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-typescript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-typescript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>dpkg -l shadowsocks*<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6989ba2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6989ba2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"790\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-6-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1668\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-6-2.png 790w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-6-2-300x52.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-6-2-768x134.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0fcc8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c0fcc8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Configure ShadowSocks or ShadowsocksR<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-224d73b elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"224d73b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-typescript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-typescript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>vim \/etc\/shadowsocks-libev\/config.json<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aa9ee4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9aa9ee4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"310\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-7-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1669\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-7-2.png 310w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-7-2-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52018fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52018fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"490\" height=\"246\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-8-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1670\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-8-2.png 490w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-8-2-300x151.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d5f5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a6d5f5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Start and enable the ShadowSocks service<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9440858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"9440858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-typescript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-typescript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>systemctl start shadowsocks-libev <\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6110001 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"6110001\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-typescript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-typescript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>systemctl enable shadowsocks-libev <\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-612900e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"612900e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Verify the status:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bf347e elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"9bf347e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-typescript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-typescript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>systemctl status shadowsocks-libev <\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ffce4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"16ffce4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-9-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1671\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-9-1.png 942w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-9-1-300x137.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-9-1-768x350.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d201ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d201ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Allow the port 8388 from Firewall:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bb84dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"8bb84dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-typescript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-typescript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>ufw allow 8388<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cef74b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9cef74b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Reloading firewall:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef976ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"ef976ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-typescript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-typescript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>ufw reload<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bebe1b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bebe1b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ensure port is opened from firewall:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0214484 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"0214484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-typescript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-typescript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>ufw status<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ba555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98ba555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"487\" height=\"253\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-10-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1672\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-10-1.png 487w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture-2024-05-03-10-1-300x156.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 487px) 100vw, 487px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6db9c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6db9c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Verify the server is listen on port 8388:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e11d313 elementor-widget elementor-widget-code-highlight\" data-id=\"e11d313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"code-highlight.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prismjs-tomorrow copy-to-clipboard \">\n\t\t\t<pre data-line=\"\" class=\"highlight-height language-typescript \">\n\t\t\t\t<code readonly=\"true\" class=\"language-typescript\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<xmp>ss -tulnp |grep 8388<\/xmp>\n\t\t\t\t<\/code>\n\t\t\t<\/pre>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41fb26f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"41fb26f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"195\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture111.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1710\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture111.png 950w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture111-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/www.wavelayer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Picture111-768x188.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-494f6f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"494f6f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>That\u2019s it! You have successfully set up ShadowSocks on your Ubuntu 22.04 VPS.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9af729f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9af729f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bf0479 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1bf0479\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In conclusion, configuring an anonymous ShadowSocks or ShadowsocksR proxy server is a pivotal step towards fortifying online privacy and circumventing internet restrictions. This methodical setup procedure, thoroughly described in our guide, enables users to create a strong proxy infrastructure. It begins with choosing a Bitcoin-compatible VPS provider such as Wave Layer and ends with installing and configuring ShadowSocks-libev with ease.<\/p><p>The integration of Bitcoin as a payment method adds an additional layer of anonymity to the setup, ensuring secure and confidential transactions. However, it\u2019s also necessary to patch the server with the latest security updates and only open necessary ports in the firewall.<\/p><p>By carefully following these procedures, users can build a robust proxy environment that protects their online activity, giving them the confidence and peace of mind to explore the digital world. Ultimately, setting up an anonymous ShadowSocks or ShadowsocksR proxy server on Ubuntu 22.04 is a proactive step toward reclaiming authority over one&#8217;s online identity and promoting a secure and private online environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ShadowSocks or ShadowsocksR are proxy servers used to bypass internet censorship and enhance online privacy. They are part of encryption protocol projects, acting as fast tunnel Socks5 proxies. They are also free and open-source. 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