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sing-box Configuration Overview
Version Info
- Stable: v1.13.3 (March 2026)
- Alpha: v1.14.0-alpha.6
- Repository: github.com/SagerNet/sing-box (31.8k stars)
- Docs: https://sing-box.sagernet.org
Top-Level Config Structure
{
"$schema": "",
"log": {
"disabled": false,
"level": "info",
"output": "",
"timestamp": true
},
"dns": {},
"ntp": {
"enabled": false,
"server": "time.apple.com",
"server_port": 123,
"interval": "30m"
},
"certificate": {},
"certificate_providers": [],
"endpoints": [],
"inbounds": [],
"outbounds": [],
"route": {},
"services": [],
"experimental": {}
}
All Inbound Protocol Types (17)
| Type | Description | Platform |
|---|---|---|
direct |
Direct/injectable forwarding | All |
mixed |
SOCKS + HTTP combined proxy | All |
socks |
SOCKS4/4a/5 proxy server | All |
http |
HTTP/HTTPS proxy server | All |
shadowsocks |
Shadowsocks server (incl. 2022 ciphers) | All |
vmess |
VMess protocol server | All |
vless |
VLESS server (XTLS-Vision flow) | All |
trojan |
Trojan server with fallback | All |
naive |
NaiveProxy server | All |
hysteria |
Hysteria QUIC-based server | All |
hysteria2 |
Hysteria2 with masquerade | All |
shadowtls |
ShadowTLS server | All |
tuic |
TUIC QUIC-based server | All |
anytls |
AnyTLS server (v1.12.0+) | All |
tun |
TUN virtual interface | All |
redirect |
TCP redirect transparent proxy | Linux |
tproxy |
Full transparent proxy (TCP+UDP) | Linux |
All Outbound Protocol Types (20)
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
direct |
Direct connection |
block |
Block/reject traffic |
socks |
SOCKS proxy client |
http |
HTTP proxy client |
shadowsocks |
Shadowsocks client |
vmess |
VMess client |
vless |
VLESS client (XTLS-Vision) |
trojan |
Trojan client |
naive |
NaiveProxy client |
wireguard |
WireGuard (deprecated → endpoint) |
hysteria |
Hysteria client |
hysteria2 |
Hysteria2 client (port hopping) |
shadowtls |
ShadowTLS client |
tuic |
TUIC client |
anytls |
AnyTLS client (v1.12.0+) |
tor |
Tor network client |
ssh |
SSH tunnel client |
dns |
DNS outbound (removed in 1.13.0) |
selector |
Manual proxy selection group |
urltest |
Auto latency-based selection group |
Endpoint Types
| Type | Description | Since |
|---|---|---|
wireguard |
WireGuard VPN endpoint (replaces outbound) | v1.11.0 |
tailscale |
Tailscale integration | v1.11.0 |
Experimental Section
{
"experimental": {
"cache_file": {
"enabled": true,
"path": "cache.db",
"cache_id": "",
"store_fakeip": false,
"store_rdrc": false,
"rdrc_timeout": "7d"
},
"clash_api": {
"external_controller": "127.0.0.1:9090",
"external_ui": "",
"external_ui_download_url": "",
"external_ui_download_detour": "",
"secret": "",
"default_mode": ""
},
"v2ray_api": {
"listen": "127.0.0.1:8080",
"stats": {
"enabled": true,
"inbounds": ["in-tag"],
"outbounds": ["out-tag"],
"users": ["user"]
}
}
}
}
Services (v1.13.0+)
Background services configured in the services array:
- resolved — Built-in DNS resolver service
- ccm — Client Configuration Manager
- ocm — Outbound Configuration Manager
- ssmapi — SSM API service
- derp — DERP relay service
- oom_killer — OOM killer service
CLI Commands
sing-box run -c config.json # Run with config
sing-box run -C /etc/sing-box/ # Run with config directory (merges all .json)
sing-box check -c config.json # Validate config
sing-box format -c config.json -w # Format config (pretty-print, -w writes back)
sing-box merge output.json -C dir/ # Merge multiple configs into one
sing-box version # Show version
sing-box generate tls-keypair # Generate TLS key pair
sing-box generate reality-keypair # Generate Reality key pair
sing-box generate rand --base64 32 # Generate random bytes
Key Deprecations Timeline
| Version | Deprecated | Replacement |
|---|---|---|
| v1.8.0 | geoip, geosite databases |
rule_set (local/remote) |
| v1.11.0 | Inbound sniff, domain_strategy |
Route rule actions |
| v1.11.0 | WireGuard outbound | WireGuard endpoint |
| v1.11.0 | Separate inet4_address/inet6_address |
Unified address |
| v1.13.0 | dns outbound type |
hijack-dns rule action |
| v1.14.0 | ACME in TLS inbound | certificate_providers |
Shadowsocks Cipher Methods
Modern (recommended):
2022-blake3-aes-128-gcm2022-blake3-aes-256-gcm2022-blake3-chacha20-poly1305
Legacy:
aes-128-gcm,aes-192-gcm,aes-256-gcmchacha20-ietf-poly1305,xchacha20-ietf-poly1305none(no encryption)