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pawdroid/free-servers

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TLDR

A regularly-refreshed list of free proxy server nodes for ss, v2ray, and trojan protocols with subscription URLs you can paste into clients like Clash, V2rayN, or Shadowrocket to route your traffic through other locations.

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    What it does
      Free proxy nodes
      Updated every 6 hours
      Subscription URLs and QR codes
    Protocols
      vmess and vless
      trojan
      Shadowsocks ss
    Supported Clients
      Clash
      V2rayN and V2rayW
      Shadowrocket
    Audience
      Home users
      VPN alternative seekers
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Things people build with this

USE CASE 1

Import a free subscription URL into Clash or V2rayN to get working proxy nodes without paying for a commercial VPN.

USE CASE 2

Use the QR code to quickly add the node subscription to Shadowrocket on an iPhone.

USE CASE 3

Convert the node list to a different subscription format using the linked converter tool for clients that need a different style.

Getting it running

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Node quality and uptime depend on volunteers, free nodes may be slow or unreliable compared to paid VPN services.

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In plain English

Free-servers is a repository that publishes a free, regularly refreshed list of proxy server nodes and subscription addresses that people can plug into proxy and VPN-style client apps to route their internet traffic through other locations. The description says the node list is shared, updated every six hours, and completely free, and it specifically calls out subscription addresses and nodes for the ss, v2ray, and trojan protocols, plus a free clash subscription address. The README itself is offered in many languages, including Chinese, English, Arabic, German, Spanish, Russian, Korean, French, Japanese, Hindi, and several others. In practice the README does two things. First, it shows a sample of around twenty nodes inline, each annotated with country, latency, and a protocol-specific URL such as vmess://, vless://, trojan://, or ss://. Those URLs are what proxy clients import. Second, it provides permanent subscription URLs (and QR codes) that point to the up-to-date node list, so users can paste one link into their client and let it auto-update. The README mentions client apps such as Clash, Shadowrocket, V2rayN, and V2rayW, and links to a converter for clients that need the list reformatted into another subscription style. There are also promotional sections for paid VPN services. Someone would use this if they want to try free shared proxy nodes through one of the supported clients rather than buying a commercial VPN, while accepting that quality and uptime depend on volunteers. There is no language or installable software in the repo itself, it is essentially a curated list. The full README is longer than what was provided.

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Prompt 1
How do I add the free-servers subscription URL to Clash on Windows and configure it to auto-update every 6 hours?
Prompt 2
Walk me through importing a vmess:// node URL from free-servers into V2rayN on Windows step by step.
Prompt 3
How do I use a subscription converter to reformat the free-servers node list for a client that requires a different subscription format?
Prompt 4
What is the difference between the ss, v2ray, trojan, and vmess protocols listed in free-servers, and how do I pick the right one for my client app?
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