The Initial Setting

2. Install shadowsocks

1 2	sudo apt-get install python-pip sudo pip install shadowsocks

3. Edit configuration file

1	sudo vi /etc/shadowsocks.json

{
   "server":"0.0.0.0",
   "server_port":2016,
   "local_address": "127.0.0.1",
   "local_port":1080,
   "password":"<password>",
   "timeout":300,
   "method":"aes-256-cfb",
   "fast_open":true,
   "workers":1
}

4. Start shadowsocks

Start shadowsocks service as below：

1	ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json

Start and stop shadowsocks service in background：

1 2	sudo ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d start sudo ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d stop

shadowsocks logs will be saved in /var/log/shadowsocks.log

5. Special setting

For Azure VM, we need to add an Inbound rule in Network Security Group. The port should be the same as the one defined in /etc/shadowsocks.json file

Starting shadowsocks service Automatically on Boot

1. Create /etc/init.d/shadowsocks script

1	sudo vi /etc/init.d/shadowsocks

#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          shadowsocks
# Required-Start:    $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop:     $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:      0 1 6
# Short-Description: Start daemon at boot time
# Description:       Enable service provided by daemon.
### END INIT INFO

start(){
       ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d start
}

stop(){
        ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d stop
}

case "$1" in
start)
        start
        ;;
stop)
        stop
        ;;
reload)
        stop
        start
        ;;
*)
        echo "Usage: $0 {start|reload|stop}"
        exit 1
        ;;
esac

2. Add execute permission for this script

1	sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/shadowsocks

3. Install System-V style init script links

1	sudo update-rc.d shadowsocks defaults

Control service in Shell:

1	sudo service shadowsocks {start\|reload\|stop}

4. Edit /etc/rc.local file

Add the command in the /etc/rc.local script that is executed at the end of startup

1	sudo vi /etc/rc.local

Add the following command before exit 0

1	sudo service shadowsocks start