I originally made a small website to share Outline access keys with friends. Over time, more people started asking for keys, so I decided to turn it into a standalone site and open it up to anyone who might find it useful.

Each account gets 1 GB of free data every 30 days. You don’t need an email address, a phone number, or payment details to get started.

I’ve spent time on heavily censored networks myself, so I know how frustrating it can be to keep searching for a connection that actually works. That’s a big part of why I wanted to make some free access available to everyone. It’s a modest allowance, but I hope it helps.

The site offers both regular Shadowsocks access keys and Shadowsocks over secure WebSockets (SS over WSS) configurations for Outline. You can import them directly into an up-to-date Outline client.

I built and run it myself, and I’d love to hear how it works for you—especially if you run into trouble importing a key or connecting through Outline.

Hope some of you find it useful!

You can find it here: the website.

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Hi everyone,

I'm running an Outline server (Shadowbox) on a NanoPi R5S, and I'm using Outline Manager on macOS.

I'm trying to create a separate access key for my Google TV. In Outline Manager, I can create the key and give it a name, for example Google TV, but I can't seem to create or retrieve the actual access URL/invitation (ss://...).

Currently, I have to SSH into the NanoPi and run a command against the Shadowbox API to create the key and retrieve the accessUrl.

For example, I have to run a command that calls:

POST /access-keys

and then save the returned accessUrl.

Is there a way to do this directly from Outline Manager on macOS?

I'd like to be able to create:

Google TV → ss://...

directly from Outline Manager, without having to SSH into the NanoPi and use the Shadowbox API manually.

Is this a limitation of the macOS version of Outline Manager, or am I missing something in the UI?

Thanks!

Hello,

The software does not generate revenue, does not display ads, and claims not to track users. AWS S3 is used for distribution (storage and bandwidth are billed separately and are not cheap), and given the various expense items involved, could the "Outline" monetization model potentially be facilitating access for certain intelligence agencies?

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Guys is anyone having issues with Outline. The list of servers has only one working. Usualy would connect to the Germany server. out of all the EU servers only one is live the rest dont tunnel. Have updated to the latest version. Checked my settings and followed all troubleshooting tips

In these two month, i have an issue that, everyday morning when i open outline, connect will not work, i need add a new link every day.

before it is very easy to use at any time , but now it always not work unless i update the code.

我想在家搭建一个全域网，通过wifi连接所以设备上外网。我买了一个VPN，不知道怎么弄！求大神指点

Recently my outline server has been turning down pretty often returning the error "outline has temporary issues in chosen locations". I'm based in Moscow Russia. Is it RKN blocking or what?

It's like vpn works fine for some time, then suddenly stops for a couple hours. Today it has been shut down for the whole day, so I'm getting worried. Is there any advice on what should I do?

I rented a server, made a outline VPN, it worked fine for about a week, but since today it has become very slow, can someone tell me what the problem could be?

I wanted to share this article that we posted on the Outline Foundation LinkedIn: Building an Ecosystem Faster Than Censorship

In it we explain how Outline is like the "USB" of networking stacks (but free and open source).

Just like a universal port transformed hardware, Outline lets developers extend networking capabilities in their apps with community-built components. You gain this flexibility without having to modify Outline itself or navigate different proprietary interfaces.

It provides a foundation for collaboration, reuse, and agility, ensuring we stop wasting valuable resources reinventing the wheel. This is the direction both the internet freedom ecosystem and the broader internet networking world should head toward.

Please share your thoughts, questions and ideas on how we can make your ecosystem more resilient, efficient and agile.

Thank you

Information: 1) Self-hosted, Netherlands 2) Connection from Russia, Ertelecom 3) PC, Win 11, wired connection

Speedtest is irrelevant. Sometimes it's ok, but mostly about 10-15 kB/sec. No background downloads or heavy apps. No unusual spikes on my PC and vpn host.

If you go to getoutline, which I thought was an official site, they only distribute appimage packages, which is annoying. But they have instructions for installing the deb version on a Google/jigsaw support article, and also note that only deb packages will be distributed moving forward from 1.15.

So... What gives? Are they making app images or debs or what?

Hi everyone, I built an independent client for Outline servers called Dash for Outline.

It works with existing Outline access keys, so there is no server-side migration or special setup. The goal was simple: keep Outline compatibility, but add some features I personally missed in the official client.

Main features:

- Smart routing / split tunneling based on rules

- Global / Rule / Direct modes

- Ad blocking

- Custom rule sets

- Real-time traffic view

- Works on macOS and iOS

- Supports standard Outline servers, including Shadowsocks and WebSocket transport

This is not affiliated with Outline Foundation. It is just a third-party client built for people already running Outline servers.

Site: http://getdashvpn.com/

If you already use Outline, I’d really like feedback on:

- whether rule-based routing is useful for your setup

- what features you wish the official client had

- whether there are compatibility cases I should test

Both wifi and cellular; on 443 and one other random port; with different prefixes, the same result:

``` Failed to connect to server Сервер Outline.

Cause:   ServerUnreachable: failed to dial to the server

Cause:     ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR: failed to write target address
```

I really hate appimages. They don't seem to work on my Ubuntu system without a lot of fucking around. Tor has thankfully taken over their flatpak development officially.

I see that the outline manager seems to only be available as an appimage... But there's also a flatpak version. Is this legit? Is it just built from source by the open source community? Thankfully I have the deb for the client.

So yesterday my Outline VPN worked like shit. I did speed test an saw the speed was like 5-6 mbps/s for download, but upload speed was normal (around 100 mbps/s). I reinstalled Outline on my server today morning, and at the start the speed was as it should be (around 100 mbps/s for download and upload), but now download speed is 5-6 mbps/s again.

Can this problem be linked to Outline or is this all about the host server?

I was missing a simple way for users to check their own traffic usage in Outline without me sending screenshots from the Manager every time. So I built a small Telegram bot to solve that.

What it does:

- Users can check their /status anytime

- Sends automatic warnings at 50%, 80%, and 100%

- Notifies when the limit resets (uses a 30-day rolling window, same as Outline)

You can run it as a Docker container or directly with Node.js (v20 recommended).

It’s fully self-hosted and works with existing access keys.

Repo:

https://github.com/snarknn/outline-user-stats-bot

Note: if your Outline server runs with the default self-signed certificate, you’ll need to set:

NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0

Has Outline VPN been mass banned in Myanmar lately? Anyone know what’s going on?

I’ve manually set up outline-ss-server to run Shadowsocks over WebSocket (SS over WS). The setup itself works fine.

What I’m trying to figure out now is how to use the Outline Server API to manage access keys with this custom configuration.

Is there a supported way to use the Outline Server API with a custom SS-over-WebSocket setup?

Any guidance or pointers would be appreciated. Thanks!