Build ss service (VPN) under ubuntu16

0. Update the software source

sudo apt-get update

1. Install pip3

sudo apt-get install python3-pip

2. First install shadowsocks with python3:

sudo pip3 install shadowsocks

3. Edit the configuration file

sudo vim /etc/shadowsocks.json

The configuration file is set as follows:

{
    "server":"你的主机的IP地址。 好像0.0.0.0 也可以",
    "server_port": 9999,
    "password":"password",
    "timeout":600,
    "method":"aes-256-cfb",
    "port_password":
	{
		"5200":"password",
		"5201":"password",
		"5202":"password",
		"5203":"password",
		"5204":"password",
		"5205":"password",
		"1314":"password"
	}
}

4. Start the service (start in the background)

sudo ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d start