What is this?
A collection of rule files for the iOS app Shadowrocket that let you selectively route traffic through a proxy to get around China's firewall, while also filtering out ads in web pages, apps and videos.
A collection of rule files for the iOS app Shadowrocket that let you selectively route traffic through a proxy to get around China's firewall, while also filtering out ads in web pages, apps and videos.Is this an app, or just configuration files for another app?It is not an app by itself - it is a set of plain-text rule files you load into the existing Shadowrocket proxy client; a rule file alone cannot give you internet access.
It is not an app by itself - it is a set of plain-text rule files you load into the existing Shadowrocket proxy client; a rule file alone cannot give you internet access.How do I add these rules to Shadowrocket?Open Shadowrocket, go to the Config page and tap the QR-scan button to add a rule file by its URL, then activate it; it is recommended to disconnect and reconnect Shadowrocket afterward so the new rule takes effect.
Open Shadowrocket, go to the Config page and tap the QR-scan button to add a rule file by its URL, then activate it; it is recommended to disconnect and reconnect Shadowrocket afterward so the new rule takes effect.Do I need a jailbroken iPhone to use these rules?No - the rules are meant for selectively auto-routing traffic on non-jailbroken iOS devices, as long as you already have the Shadowrocket app installed.
No - the rules are meant for selectively auto-routing traffic on non-jailbroken iOS devices, as long as you already have the Shadowrocket app installed.Is this project still maintained, and is ad-blocking complete?No, the author has stopped updating the project because maintaining it took too much of their time; also ad filtering, especially for in-app and video ads, is never guaranteed to be complete since apps regularly change their ad strategies.
No, the author has stopped updating the project because maintaining it took too much of their time; also ad filtering, especially for in-app and video ads, is never guaranteed to be complete since apps regularly change their ad strategies.Is this only for people inside China trying to get out, or also for overseas Chinese?Both - besides the usual rules for bypassing the firewall from inside China, there is a dedicated 'return-to-China' rule set for overseas Chinese users who want to reach mainland Chinese internet services.
Both - besides the usual rules for bypassing the firewall from inside China, there is a dedicated 'return-to-China' rule set for overseas Chinese users who want to reach mainland Chinese internet services.How are the blacklist and whitelist rules different, and which should I pick?Blacklist rules proxy only sites on the auto-generated GFWList and default unknown sites to direct connection, while whitelist rules proxy everything except a curated list of reachable top-500/Chinese sites and default unknown sites to the proxy. If unsure, you can download both and switch between them.
Blacklist rules proxy only sites on the auto-generated GFWList and default unknown sites to direct connection, while whitelist rules proxy everything except a curated list of reachable top-500/Chinese sites and default unknown sites to the proxy. If unsure, you can download both and switch between them.Where do the underlying block and ad rules come from?The blacklist is auto-converted from the latest GFWList, the whitelist is generated periodically from the connectivity of the global top-500 sites, and ad filtering merges EasyList, EasyList China and the 'Chengfeng' ad rules, deduplicated automatically by a Python script.
The blacklist is auto-converted from the latest GFWList, the whitelist is generated periodically from the connectivity of the global top-500 sites, and ad filtering merges EasyList, EasyList China and the 'Chengfeng' ad rules, deduplicated automatically by a Python script.Will a huge rule file slow Shadowrocket down?No - Shadowrocket builds a DFA search tree from the rule file at load time instead of matching line by line, so a 2000-line rule file and a 50-line one both run in the same O(1) time per request.
No - Shadowrocket builds a DFA search tree from the rule file at load time instead of matching line by line, so a 2000-line rule file and a 50-line one both run in the same O(1) time per request.What are similar projects?panda-vpn-pro, clash, v2rayfree, SS-Rule-Snippet, ddgksf2013, Shadowrocket-ADBlock-Rules-Forever, free, fq-book
panda-vpn-pro, clash, v2rayfree, SS-Rule-Snippet, ddgksf2013, Shadowrocket-ADBlock-Rules-Forever, free, fq-bookWhich topics is it in?surge, shadowsocksr, shadowrocket, anticensorship, fanqiang, adblock, gfw, socks5, shadowsocks, ssr, configuration, anti-censorship
surge, shadowsocksr, shadowrocket, anticensorship, fanqiang, adblock, gfw, socks5, shadowsocks, ssr, configuration, anti-censorship