V2Ray, Clash & Clash Meta Protocol Support and Configuration GuideV2Ray, Clash & Clash Meta Protocol Support and Configuration GuideV2Ray, Clash & Clash Meta Protocol Support and Configuration Guide

Introduction

This document introduces and compares the proxy protocols used by V2Ray, Clash, and Clash Meta. It provides standard configuration examples for different protocols to show their differences and help users set them up correctly.

I. Platform and Protocol Support Comparison

V2Ray, Clash, and Clash Meta support different protocols. V2Ray provides the basic protocol support. Clash focuses on rules and user-friendliness. Clash Meta is an extension of Clash that supports newer, high-performance protocols.

Protocol Support Matrix

Protocol	V2Ray	Clash	Clash Meta
VMess	✅	✅	✅
VLESS	✅	❌	✅
Trojan	✅	✅	✅
Shadowsocks (SS)	✅	✅	✅
ShadowsocksR (SSR)	❌	✅	✅
SOCKS / SOCKS5	✅	✅	✅
HTTP(S)	✅	✅	✅
Snell	❌	✅	✅
MTProto	✅	❌	❌
Hysteria / Hysteria2	❌	❌	✅
TUIC	❌	❌	✅

Core Differences Summary

• V2Ray is a core V2Fly project that supports many protocols and is highly customizable, especially for VMess and VLESS. Its configuration is very flexible because it includes several inbound and outbound protocols.
• Clash is known for its powerful rule system and its use of a single YAML file for configuration. It combines many common protocols, but its original core is no longer updated, meaning it does not support newer protocols like VLESS.
• Clash Meta, now called mihomo, is an active and updated version of the original Clash. It is fully compatible with Clash's features while also adding support for new protocols such as VLESS, Hysteria2, and TUIC, making it the most complete version currently available.

II. Protocol Configuration Examples

Below are standard configuration snippets for each protocol on different platforms. Please note that all placeholders like server.com, your-uuid, your-password, etc., in the examples need to be replaced with your own node information.

1. Shadowsocks (SS)

Features: Classic, lightweight, and efficient.

Clash / Clash Meta (YAML)

- name: "SS-Server"
  type: ss
  server: server.com
  port: 8388
  cipher: aes-256-gcm
  password: "your-password"
  udp: true

V2Ray (JSON)

{
  "protocol": "shadowsocks",
  "settings": {
    "servers": [
      {
        "address": "server.com",
        "port": 8388,
        "method": "aes-256-gcm",
        "password": "your-password"
      }
    ]
  }
}

2. Trojan

Features: Mimics HTTPS traffic, providing good obfuscation.

Clash / Clash Meta (YAML)

- name: "Trojan-Server"
  type: trojan
  server: server.com
  port: 443
  password: "your-password"
  sni: "your-domain.com"
  udp: true

V2Ray (JSON)

{
  "protocol": "trojan",
  "settings": {
    "servers": [
      {
        "address": "server.com",
        "port": 443,
        "password": "your-password"
      }
    ]
  },
  "streamSettings": {
    "security": "tls",
    "tlsSettings": {
      "serverName": "your-domain.com"
    }
  }
}

3. VMess

Features: V2Ray's core protocol, powerful with many configurable options.

Clash / Clash Meta (YAML)

- name: "VMess-Server"
  type: vmess
  server: server.com
  port: 10086
  uuid: "your-uuid"
  alterId: 0
  cipher: auto
  network: "ws"
  tls: true
  servername: "your-domain.com"
  ws-opts:
    path: "/your-path"
    headers:
      Host: your-domain.com

V2Ray (JSON)

{
  "protocol": "vmess",
  "settings": {
    "vnext": [
      {
        "address": "server.com",
        "port": 10086,
        "users": [
          { "id": "your-uuid", "alterId": 0, "security": "auto" }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "streamSettings": {
    "network": "ws",
    "security": "tls",
    "tlsSettings": { "serverName": "your-domain.com" },
    "wsSettings": { "path": "/your-path", "headers": { "Host": "your-domain.com" } }
  }
}

4. SOCKS5

Features: A general-purpose network transport protocol that can be used for proxy chaining.

Clash / Clash Meta (YAML)

- name: "SOCKS5-Upstream"
  type: socks5
  server: proxy.server.com
  port: 1080
  # username: "user"      # optional
  # password: "password"  # optional
  # udp: true             # optional

V2Ray (JSON)

{
  "protocol": "socks",
  "settings": {
    "servers": [
      {
        "address": "proxy.server.com",
        "port": 1080,
        "users": [
          { "user": "user", "pass": "password" }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

5. HTTP(S)

Features: A general-purpose HTTP proxy that supports TLS encryption.

Clash / Clash Meta (YAML)

- name: "HTTP-Upstream"
  type: http
  server: proxy.server.com
  port: 8080
  # username: "user"  # optional
  # password: "password" # optional
  # tls: true           # if it is an HTTPS proxy

V2Ray (JSON)

{
  "protocol": "http",
  "settings": {
    "servers": [
      {
        "address": "proxy.server.com",
        "port": 8080,
        "users": [
          { "user": "user", "pass": "password" }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

6. VLESS

Features: The lightweight successor to VMess, offering better performance, often used with XTLS.

Clash Meta (YAML)

- name: "VLESS-Server"
  type: vless
  server: server.com
  port: 443
  uuid: "your-uuid"
  network: "ws"
  tls: true
  servername: "your-domain.com"
  client-fingerprint: "chrome"
  ws-opts:
    path: "/your-path"

V2Ray (JSON)

{
  "protocol": "vless",
  "settings": {
    "vnext": [
      {
        "address": "server.com",
        "port": 443,
        "users": [
          { "id": "your-uuid", "flow": "xtls-rprx-vision", "encryption": "none" }
        ]
      }
    ]
  },
  "streamSettings": {
    "security": "xtls",
    "xtlsSettings": {
      "serverName": "your-domain.com"
    }
  }
}

7. ShadowsocksR (SSR)

Features: An early fork of SS that added protocol obfuscation features.

Clash / Clash Meta (YAML)

- name: "SSR-Server"
  type: ssr
  server: server.com
  port: 12345
  cipher: aes-256-cfb
  password: "your-password"
  protocol: "auth_aes128_md5"
  protocol-param: "1234:abcd"
  obfs: "tls1.2_ticket_auth"
  obfs-param: "your-domain.com"

8. Snell

Features: A lightweight protocol developed by Surge.

Clash / Clash Meta (YAML)

- name: "Snell-Server"
  type: snell
  server: server.com
  port: 23456
  psk: "your-pre-shared-key"
  obfs-opts:
    mode: tls
    host: www.bing.com

9. MTProto

Features: Telegram's proprietary protocol; V2Ray can be used to proxy Telegram traffic.

V2Ray (JSON)

{
  "protocol": "mtproto",
  "settings": {
    "servers": [
      {
        "address": "proxy.server.com",
        "port": 443,
        "users": [
          { "secret": "dd000102030405060708090a0b0c0d0e0f" }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

10. Hysteria2

Features: Based on QUIC, performs excellently on unstable networks with strong resistance to packet loss.

Clash Meta (YAML)

- name: "Hysteria2-Server"
  type: hysteria2
  server: server.com
  port: 34567
  auth: "your-password"
  sni: your-domain.com

11. TUIC

Features: Also based on QUIC, designed to maximize throughput and reduce latency.

Clash Meta (YAML)

- name: "TUIC-Server"
  type: tuic
  server: server.com
  port: 45678
  uuid: "your-uuid"
  password: "your-password"
  sni: your-domain.com
  udp-relay-mode: "native"
  congestion-controller: "bbr"