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These are really good points. Thank you.
Currently, Caonima is optimized for China, so our VPS is located in Japan and the use of the obfuscation plugin is required. After registering, users get a link with their client configuration. Users can connect with any device on which they managed to install the Shadowsocks client and the obfuscation plugin. This seems to be a pain
point. Some users do not get past that stage. Caonima provides a ready-to-use server connection. For client installation, we refer our users to the official Shadowsocks channels. Caonima is compatible with the subset of Shadowsocks clients that support the SIP003 plugins
(https://shadowsocks.org/en/spec/Plugin.html). In other words, the better maintained ones, like the C libev implementation. Shadowsocks has a good installation story on Android, too, with the app store and configuration via QR code or paste link. Last time I checked, Potatso on iOS was not supporting the SIP003 plugins. With Caonima, I was able to watch Youtube videos in China without lag. If there will be demand, we will provide kcptun connections for further optimization. So here are some questions to which I have no answers yet. Who needs Shadowsocks as a service? People who travel to destinations where the Internet is restricted, and for which the installation and maintenance of a Shadowsocks server is overkill? Expats who expect the best speed and performance from their proxy? ISP customers who suffer from net
neutrality violations? Organisations that do business with China, whose employees travel to China, and who might benefit from a lightweight solution? Ultimately, I hope that the service can prove beneficial to its target audience. It's true that I don't know yet who that is, but I do know that it grows everyday, unfortunately. We live in a world where open, unfettered access to the Internet is
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