How to set up a proxy in Clash

Which proxy works best with Clash?

Residential proxies with a sticky session are the usual choice for browsing, because the IP address looks like a home connection and stays the same while you work. For heavy use such as video, a time-based Unlimited Datacenter plan avoids paying by the gigabyte.

• Residentialfrom $3.52 per GB
• Mobilefrom $3.52 per GB
• Unlimited Datacenterfrom $0.56 per hour

Proxy settings for Clash: host, port and login

A BooProxies plan gives you four things: a host, a port, a username and a password. These are the values for Residential; the username and password are on your plan page.

The country and the session are chosen in the username, not in a separate setting. The generator on your plan page writes the username for you, and Targeting and sessions explains each part.

Clash proxy setup, step by step

1. Add the proxy to the proxies list in the configuration.
2. Put it in a proxy group and point your rules at that group.
3. Reload the configuration and check the address with an IP-check page.

Clash proxy example

config.yaml

proxies:
  - name: boo
    type: socks5
    server: resi.proxies.boo
    port: 1080
    username: USERNAME-country-us-time-600-session-a1b2c3d4
    password: PASSWORD

proxy-groups:
  - name: PROXY
    type: select
    proxies: [boo]

rules:
  - MATCH,PROXY

Replace USERNAME and PASSWORD with the login from your plan page. The example asks an IP-check address, so the output is the address your request left from.

Rotating or sticky sessions for Clash?

A device or browser that sends everything through the proxy is acting as one visitor, so a sticky session is usually what you want: the IP address stays the same while you work. Remember that gigabyte plans count all traffic, so video and large downloads use a plan up quickly.

A sticky username looks like this:

USERNAME-country-us-time-600-session-a1b2c3d4

Clash proxy not working?

• For the HTTP port, set type: http and port: 8080.
• Rules decide what uses your plan. Send only the sites you need through PROXY and the rest DIRECT.
• A 407 error means the username or password was not accepted. Copy both again from your plan page, and check that nothing added a space or cut the username short.
• If the IP address is in the wrong country, look at the username: the country code is part of it. More fixes.

Questions about Clash and proxies

Terms explained: proxy port, proxy format, HTTP proxy, SOCKS5 proxy, proxy checker.

Clash is a product of its own makers. BooProxies is not affiliated with it; the name is used here only to say what this guide is about. Use it within the rules of the sites you work with and our acceptable use policy.