V2ray package - how to actually setup the proxy client on Manjaro and the server?

As mentioned above, both client and server are the same package. The community version includes the systemd files required for running the client/server as a service. You don’t really need a GUI, just follow the guides on https://www.v2fly.org and manually edit the .json config file.

Install with pacman -S v2ray, edit the config at /etc/v2ray/config.json, test the config file with v2ray -test -config /etc/v2ray/config.json. To start the service use systemctl enable v2ray && systemctl start v2ray.

I have my config set to open 6 local SOCKS5 servers, each of which is routed to a different VPN on my remote servers. I’ve also installed the ‘SmartProxy’ extension in firefox with which I am able to quickly switch between VPNs. Previously, I had configured a system wide proxy with dockodemodoor, but with system updates and torrenting, my servers bandwidth limit was quickly exceeded.

If you have any further/specific questions, please just ask them here.

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