v2rcV2Ray knowledge base.
Short, sourced articles for people who bring their own servers. Each one says what is established, what is only reported, and when it was last checked.
VLESS, VMess, Trojan or Shadowsocks: which one to use
How VLESS, VMess, Trojan and Shadowsocks differ on the wire, which holds up on restrictive networks, and what to ask for first. Includes what v2rc can import.
Russia: why V2Ray connects but loads nothing
What is reported about blocking in Russia, including the 16 KB freeze, plus a checklist for “connected but nothing loads” and the legal background.
Iran: shutdowns, protocol whitelisting and your configs
What research shows about Iran's 2025 and 2026 shutdowns, why only ports 53, 80 and 443 worked, and how to prepare your configs.
China: how the Great Firewall treats proxy traffic
What peer-reviewed research shows about how the Great Firewall detects proxies and encrypted traffic, and which 2026 claims cannot be verified.
What a VPN or proxy hides, and what it does not
Who can see what with and without a tunnel, why trust moves to the server operator, the leaks that catch people out, and what v2rc collects.
How to read a vmess://, vless://, ss:// or trojan:// link
What each part of a V2Ray config link means, with placeholder examples for VLESS, VMess, Shadowsocks and Trojan, and why a link is a credential.
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