shoes by cfal
A multi-protocol proxy server written in Rust (HTTP, SOCKS5, Vmess, Vless, Shadowsocks, Trojan, Snell, Hysteria2, TUIC v5, AnyTLS, Naiveproxy, XTLS)
About shoes
From the project's README at github.com/cfal/shoes. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
shoes is a high-performance multi-protocol proxy server written in Rust. Supported Protocols Proxy Protocols HTTP/HTTPS SOCKS5 (with UDP ASSOCIATE) Mixed (auto-detect HTTP/SOCKS5) VMess AEAD VLESS (with fallback support) Shadowsocks Trojan Snell v3 Hysteria2 TUIC v5 AnyTLS NaiveProxy H2MUX (supported with VMess, VLESS, Trojan, Shadowsocks, Snell) Transport Protocols All server protocols plus: SagerNet UDP over TCP (for Shadowsocks, SOCKS5, AnyTLS, NaiveProxy) ShadowTLS v3 TLS WebSocket (Shadowsocks SIP003) XTLS Reality XTLS Vision (for VLESS) TUN/VPN Mode TUN device support - Layer 3 VPN for transparent proxying Supported platforms: Linux, Android, iOS Supported Ciphers VMess: , , Shadowsocks: , , , , , Snell v3: , , Features Multi-transport: TCP or QUIC for all protocols TLS with SNI routing: Route by Server Name Indication Upstream proxy chaining: Multi-hop chains with load balancing Rule-based routing: Route by IP/CIDR or hostname masks Named PEM certificates: Define once, reference everywhere TLS fingerprint authentication: Certificate pin
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 1.1k | github.com/cfal/shoes |
| GitHub forks | 98 | github.com/cfal/shoes |
| CRATES downloads (last month) | 128 | shoes |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 4.3 years | since Jan 2022 |
| Last commit | 10 days ago | Apr 27, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 10 | last: 4 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
Ready to self-host shoes?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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