# shadowsocksr-backup/shadowsocksr

Python port of ShadowsocksR

Repository: https://github.com/shadowsocksr-backup/shadowsocksr
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shadowsocksr
Language: Python
License: Apache-2.0
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2021-09-24T18:40:55+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3324, "days_push": 1804, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6131, forks 3019 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:36.371912+00:00)

## What it is
A Python port of ShadowsocksR, a fast encrypted tunnel proxy that helps users bypass firewalls and censorship. It provides a command-line server (ssserver) that works with GUI clients on Windows, macOS, Android, iOS, and OpenWRT.

## Use cases
- bypass firewalls and internet censorship
- run an encrypted proxy server on a VPS
- tunnel traffic through a SOCKS5 proxy
- set up a self-hosted shadowsocks server
- circumvent the Great Firewall
- encrypt network traffic to evade DPI

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight Python-based proxy server you can deploy on any Linux server
- you want the ShadowsocksR protocol with its additional obfuscation features
- you prefer a simple CLI server paired with existing GUI clients

## When to avoid
- you need a modern, actively maintained implementation - consider shadowsocks-rust or sing-box instead
- you want a GUI application rather than a command-line server
- you need protocols beyond ShadowsocksR such as VLESS or Trojan

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: proxy, vpn, networking, security, cryptography
- domain: privacy, censorship-circumvention, networking, security
- platform: windows, python, cli, self-hosted
- tags: shadowsocksr, socks-proxy, firewall-bypass, tunnel-proxy, python-port, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- shadowsocksr-backup/shadowsocksr (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:36.371912+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:47:58.282449+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/shadowsocksr-backup/shadowsocksr (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:36.371912+00:00, sha 2d80d2ec2779)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.