Installation

Supported OS Platforms

The following platforms are supported by V2Ray:

  • Windows 7 and later(x86 / amd64 / arm32)
  • macOS 10.10 Yosemite and later(amd64)
  • Linux 2.6.23 and later(x86 / amd64 / arm / arm64 / mips64 / mips / ppc64 / s390x / riscv64)
    • including but not limited to Debian 7 / 8, Ubuntu 12.04 / 14.04 and later, CentOS 6 / 7 and Arch Linux
  • FreeBSD (x86 / amd64)
  • OpenBSD (x86 / amd64)
  • Dragonfly BSD (amd64)

Download V2Ray

Compiled binary packages can be found via the following links.

  1. Github Release: github.com/v2fly/v2ray-coreopen in new window
  2. Arch Linux: packages/community/x86_64/v2ray/open in new window

All packages are in the .zip format. Look for the file matching your platform and unzip it to get started.

Package Integrity

The integrity of V2Ray can be validated in two ways:

  1. The SHA1 / SHA256 digest information can be found in the corresponding .dgst files.
  2. Run v2ctl verify --sig=Release example-file

Windows Installation

Then run V2Ray in command line.

macOS Installation

Then run V2Ray in command line.

Linux Distro Repository

Some distros may have included V2Ray to their repositories. It is recommended to use these repositories for better compatibility before using any installation script.

Installing on Linux by Script

The original installation script is deprecated and replaced by fhs-install-v2rayopen in new window.

Go to #2328open in new window for related discussions.

What's new?

  • Changed Installation Path V2Ray to comply with FHS.
  • Stopped supporting stone age platforms, such as CentOS 6.
  • Stopped supporting System V.
  • Changed the service user from root to nobody.

FAQ (In Chinese)

Docker

The V2Ray Docker Image is also available:

The Structure of Docker Image:

  • /etc/v2ray/config.json: Config File
  • /usr/bin/v2ray/v2ray: V2Ray Main Process
  • /usr/bin/v2ray/v2ctl: V2Ctl Commandline Tools
  • /usr/bin/v2ray/geoip.dat: GeoIP Data
  • /usr/bin/v2ray/geosite.dat: GeoSite Data