Install ShadowSocks server on Debian 10

To install ShadowSocks server on Debian 10, run

apt install -y shadowsocks

Create config file

vi /etc/shadowsocks/config.json

Add following

{
    "server":"SERVER_IP",
    "server_port":8044,
    "local_port":0,
    "password":"PASSWOARD_HERE",
    "timeout":600,
    "method":"aes-256-cfb"
}

You can change server_port if required.

To enable service, run

systemctl enable shadowsocks-server@config

To start shadowsocks proxy, run

systemctl start shadowsocks-server@config

For status/restart

systemctl status shadowsocks-server@config
systemctl restart shadowsocks-server@config