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    XTLS

    XTLS/Xray-core

    #120 this week

    Xray, Penetrates Everything. Also the best v2ray-core. Where the magic happens. An open platform for various uses.

    networking
    cryptography
    anticensorship
    dns
    network
    proxy
    reality
    Go
    MPL-2.0
    42.8K stars
    6.1K forks
    420 GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 11, 2026
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    Where it stands

    Rank, growth pace and release cadence relative to everything GStars tracks.

    Ranks #2 among Networking repositories ranked this week, and #3 over the last 30 days; #120 of 163 repositories with measured growth this week (top 74%).

    This week's +205 stars is in line with its 30-day pace of about +176 per week.

    5 releases in the last 90 days, the latest 1 day ago, with 275 contributors on GitHub.

    Peaked at #20 in the weekly ranking the week of Feb 1, its best in the past year.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides an open platform for advanced network proxying and anti-censorship using protocols like VLESS, XTLS, and REALITY.
    • Delivers enhanced security and flexibility with support for multiple protocols and obfuscation techniques to bypass network restrictions.
    • Use for setting up secure, high-performance VPN and proxy servers to circumvent internet censorship.
    • Use for integrating with various client GUIs across platforms including Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS for seamless network tunneling.
    • Use for developing custom network tools or extensions leveraging its modular architecture and support for protocols like Shadowsocks, Trojan, and WireGuard.

    Should you depend on it?

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    License

    Mozilla Public License 2.0

    Weak copyleft: changes to the licensed code itself must be shared when you distribute it, but code that merely uses it can stay under your own license.

    Community files

    • README: present
    • Code of conduct: present

    Watch-outs

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    From the README

    Project X originates from XTLS protocol, providing a set of network tools such as Xray-core and REALITY.

    README is open, so feel free to submit your project here.

    Excerpt from the XTLS/Xray-core README on GitHub (MPL-2.0 license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

    Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots

    Aug 16: +27Aug 17: +13Aug 18: +8Sep 4: +7Sep 10: +15Sep 11: +28Sep 12: +16Sep 13: +14Sep 14: +20Sep 15: +19Sep 16: +20Sep 17: +3Oct 4: +8Oct 5: +24Oct 6: +6Oct 7: +25Oct 8: +14Oct 9: +31Oct 10: +6Oct 19: +25Oct 20: +29Oct 21: +9Oct 22: +17Oct 23: +19Oct 24: +23Oct 25: +25Oct 26: +19Oct 27: +26Oct 28: +38Oct 29: +26Oct 30: +35Nov 5: +23Nov 10: +26Nov 11: +47

    +1,763 stars over 88 days across 43 snapshot days; best day +47 on Nov 11.

    Forks

    6.1K+372

    Open issues

    80+14

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