Clash Meta Blog
Tutorials, tips and troubleshooting for mihomo, Clash Verge Rev and FlClash — 30 articles and counting.
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Choosing a Reliable Provider: Six Hard Metrics
From protocol support and line quality to payment options and exit-scam risk — an actionable checklist for picking a proxy provider.
Privacy and Safety When Using a Proxy
A proxy is not anonymity. Traffic visibility, account safety, client provenance and payment privacy — a practical checklist.
Gaming Through Clash: UDP Forwarding and Mode Choices
Using Clash for overseas game servers the right way: enable TUN, verify UDP support, and pin a low-latency node.
Do You Still Need SwitchyOmega with Clash?
How Clash's system proxy relates to browser proxy extensions, why most people can drop them, and the few cases where they still help.
Running mihomo in Docker: Up in One Command
The official metacubex/mihomo image: volume layout, port mapping, a compose sketch, and how to upgrade.
Deploying mihomo on Linux with systemd
Long-running mihomo on a server or NAS: download the binary, write a systemd unit, enable at boot, read logs.
mihomo on OpenWrt: Whole-Home Transparent Proxy
Run mihomo on a soft router so every device at home is routed automatically — the approach, the Nikki plugin, and the basic steps.
VLESS + Reality in Plain Words: a New Anti-Censorship Design
How Reality borrows a real website's TLS fingerprint so proxy traffic becomes nearly indistinguishable — and what to keep in mind.
Hysteria2 Deep Dive: Why It Is So Fast
How QUIC transport and aggressive congestion control keep Hysteria2 fast on lossy international links — and when it backfires.
Which Protocols Does Clash Meta Support? A Field Guide
SS, VMess, VLESS, Trojan, Hysteria2, TUIC — the protocols mihomo speaks, their traits, and how to choose between nodes.
Windows Antivirus Flags Clash: How to Handle False Positives
Why proxy cores trip Defender and other antivirus tools, how to whitelist safely, and how to verify a download is clean.
Subscription Update Failing? Five Common Causes and Fixes
Timeouts, 404s and fetch errors when updating a subscription: a checklist from local network to provider-side issues.
Clash Won't Open or the Core Fails to Start? A Triage Guide
Port already in use, core startup failure, missing tray icon, white window — the four frequent failures and their fixes.
GeoIP and GeoSite Databases: What They Are, How to Update
Clash routing leans on two geo databases. What they do, what goes wrong when they age, and the one-click update in your client.
Load Balancing and Failover: load-balance and fallback Groups
Two advanced policy group types: spreading traffic across nodes with load-balance, and automatic failover with fallback.
Latency Testing and Auto-Select: url-test Groups Explained
Let Clash pick the fastest node automatically: how latency tests work, the url-test parameters that matter, and why results sometimes lie.
Clash Verge Rev: Launch on Boot and Silent Start
Two switches make Clash Verge Rev connect automatically in the background after boot — plus the service mode that makes it bulletproof.
System Proxy vs TUN Mode: Which Should You Use Daily?
Two ways to feed traffic into the core, compared by coverage, overhead and compatibility — with a simple recommendation.
What Is TUN Mode? How to Enable It and When You Need It
TUN mode captures all system traffic through a virtual network adapter, catching apps the system proxy cannot. Principles, setup, caveats.
mihomo Configuration Basics: the YAML Structure Explained
The five building blocks of a mihomo (Clash Meta) config file: ports, DNS, proxies, groups and rules — the foundation for any customization.
Rule, Global and Direct: the Three Clash Proxy Modes
What each mode does, when to switch, and why Rule mode should be your everyday default.
Importing a Clash Subscription: Three Ways That Cover Everything
URL import, clipboard import and local file import — how each works and when to use which.
Providers, Subscriptions and Nodes Explained for Beginners
What proxy jargon actually means: the provider sells nodes, the subscription URL lists them, and your Clash client connects. Here is how it fits together.
Clash Meta for Android (CMFA): Getting Started
CMFA is the Android client maintained by MetaCubeX itself. What makes it special, how to set it up, and how it compares to FlClash.
FlClash vs Clash Verge Rev: Which One Should You Use?
The two mainstream Clash Meta clients compared: platform coverage, feature depth and ease of use, in one checklist.
FlClash on Android: From Install to Connected
FlClash is one of the best open-source Clash Meta clients on Android. Choosing the right APK, importing a subscription, enabling the VPN.
Clash Verge Rev on macOS: Install Guide and Gotchas
Installing Clash Verge Rev on a Mac: picking Apple Silicon vs Intel builds, getting past Gatekeeper, enabling the system proxy.
Clash Verge Rev on Windows: Full Install Guide (2026)
Step-by-step Windows setup for Clash Verge Rev: download the installer, import your subscription, enable the system proxy — done in five minutes.
The mihomo Core Explained: the Heart of Clash Meta
mihomo is the proxy core that powers Clash Verge Rev, FlClash and friends. Here is what it does, how it works, and who needs it directly.
What Is Clash Meta? How It Differs from the Original Clash
Understand where Clash Meta (mihomo) came from, how it relates to the original Clash, and which client you should download today.