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+[`Shadowsocks`][1] is a secure socks5 proxy,
+designed to protect your Internet traffic.
+
+> If you want to keep a secret,
+> you must also hide it from yourself.
+
+## docker-compose.yml
+
+```
+shadowsocks:
+  image: vimagick/shadowsocks:latest
+  ports:
+    - "8388:8388"
+  environment:
+    - PASSWORD=secret
+  restart: always
+```
+
+## server
+
+```
+$ docker-compose up
+```
+
+## client
+
+```
+$ sslocal -c config.json
+```
+
+[read more][2]
+
+[1]: http://shadowsocks.org
+[2]: https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks/wiki/Configuration-via-Config-File
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-shadowsocks:
-  image: vimagick/shadowsocks:latest
-  ports:
-    - "8388:8388"
-  environment:
-    - PASSWORD=secret
-  restart: always