Best VPS for Shadowsocks

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Shadowsocks is a lightweight encrypted proxy. It needs almost no resources — but if you’re connecting from mainland China, routing quality is everything.

What matters most

• CN2 GIA routing — the difference between usable and unusable from China.
• Minimal RAM — Shadowsocks runs in a few MB.
• Stable IP and uptime — reconnecting is painful when an IP is blocked.

The pick: BandwagonHost

BandwagonHost’s CN2 GIA-E plans (from $169.99/yr) offer China-optimized routing and rock-solid uptime, managed from the KiwiVM panel. For lighter use, the Basic 20G plan at $49.99/yr still beats most budget hosts on routing.

Install quickly

sudo apt install -y shadowsocks-libev

Then set a strong password and port in the config and restart the service.

• Use a high port and a strong password or AEAD cipher.
• Pick a datacenter with good CN2 routes — Los Angeles is the usual sweet spot.
• Test speed during peak hours before committing to a plan.

Bottom line: any VPS runs Shadowsocks; a good one keeps it fast from China. Routing, not RAM, is the spec that matters.