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- Open dmg file and move ShadowsocksX to Applications. Openit.
- If any security prompt come out, please select Allow.
- Shadowsocks will automatically configure the globalsystem proxy settings.
- Close any other proxy or VPN program.
- You can find Shadowsocks icon on the right side of themenu bar.
Also question is, how do I use socks5 on Mac?
If you want to use SOCKS5 for everything on yourMac, you can simply configure it in Network Preferences.Open Network Preferences, click on Advanced and then Proxies. Clickon OK and then Apply and that's it, your Mac will nowuse our SOCKS5 server to connect to theinternet.
- Step 1: Set up VPS Hosting on DigitalOcean or Vultr.
- Step 2: Login to VPS with SSH.
- Step 3: Install Shadowsocks onto VPS.
- Step 4: Download Shadowsocks client for devices.
- Step 5: Enter VPS server credentials into Shadowsocksclient.
- Step 6: Connect to Shadowsocks server.
Herein, how do you use Shadowsocks?
1. Set up the Shadowsocks app
- From the Play Store on your device, search for and install theShadowsocks app.
- Open the app once it has installed.
- Tap on the ☰ menu icon, then Settings.
- Tap on Service mode and select Proxy only.
- Tap on your device's back button.
- Tap on the plus icon and select Manual Settings.
A proxy server is a computer on a local networkthat acts as an intermediary between a single computer user and theInternet so that the network can ensure security, administrativecontrol, and caching service. On your Mac, choose Apple menu> System Preferences, then click Network.