Preface

To be honest, I'm too busy (thrilled) to have time (get ready) to go through all the details for configuring proxy on macOS as times is shifting so fast —  sometimes I still believe it would not be long ago that Qv2ray was still my major client for proxy on both Windows and macOS in terms of its elegance, uniformity, high-efficiency and reliability, which I wrote about it in a previous post.

Whatsoever, Qv2ray has been a legacy since author will no longer maintain the project. It also happened to be a long time for not mentioning the easy-to-use client for proxy on macOS. Therefore, this time let's test an equally simple software as Qv2ray used to be — v2rayXS.

Abstract

No bullshit, Let's get started.

(Since native Mac explorer Safari does not support plugin, please install Chrome/Edge for better experience.)

Deployment

Step 1: Download the proxy client program, unzip and put it under your program path.

If there's any security warnings by macOS, please follow below procedure to run it.

Step 2: Find it in the menu bar after you launch it, then "load core" first.

Step 3: Let's move on to "Config Server Settings...".

Step 4: Here come the highlights, just "Import from Vless share links..."

Step 5: Check Notes.app and copy "vless://..." link, then paste to above window.

Step 6: After "OK", let's set the routing strategy to "bypass CN, local and Apple" so that Chinese domestic websites, LAN address and Apple services won't go through proxy.

Step 7: If you've already got Switchyomega plugin installed in the Chrome/Edge, please skip this step and directly go to Step 8. Otherwise, please set to "Global Mode" temporarily as we need to visit Chrome AppStore to install the plugin — Switchyomega.

If such plugin hasn't been installed, here comes a checkpoint — Run Chrome/Edge, you should now have access to Google.com. If you cannot, please halt and check if you missed some key procedures in above.

Step 8: After plugin installation, config as following.

It's worth mentioning that since by default, v2rayXS (macOS client) provides listening port — 1081, different from previous v2rayN (Windows client) does (10808). So for the port here on macOS, please input 1081 correctly to match with the client.

Step 9: As always, you can enable fast switch by just 1 click after following config.

Step 10: Set back to "Manual Mode". So in Chrome/Edge, you could now enable/disable proxy by just hitting the plugin icon — Blue is on, grey is off.

Try play with whatismyipaddress.com.

Step 11: Let's perform a quick config to launch v2rayXS on system startup.

Conclusion

Salute & Indulge!