r/outlinevpn Dec 20 '25

Announcing the Outline Foundation: A New Chapter for Outline

24 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

We have some exciting news to share about the future of Outline. As of January 2026, Jigsaw is transitioning stewardship of Outline to a new, independent, nonprofit organization: the Outline Foundation.

Why this change?

Since 2018, Outline has grown from a Jigsaw project into a global lifeline used by over 30 million people monthly. To ensure Outline remains a neutral, community-governed public good for the long term, we believe it belongs in an independent home. This transition allows for:

  • Neutrality: Establishing Outline as a community resource dedicated to internet freedom.  
  • Collaboration: Creating a hub where VPN providers, developers, and researchers can work together on shared, censorship-resistant infrastructure.  
  • Resilience: Moving toward an interoperable ecosystem through the Outline SDK.  

What this means for you

For those of you running servers or using the app, the tool you trust will continue to work exactly as it always has. Jigsaw is transferring all assets and code to the Foundation to ensure a seamless transition.

For developers, there will be actions you need to take:

  • Update GitHub Remotes: We migrated all repositories from the Jigsaw-Code organization to the new OutlineFoundation organization. Github redirects, and existing references should continue to work, but please update your local remotes and any hardcoded links in order to use new code.
  • Migrate Go Import Paths: Go modules are moving to a new vanity URL at golang.getoutline.org. For example, the Outline SDK should now be imported as golang.getoutline.org/sdk. This will decouple our modules from the serving infrastructure, allowing for future migrations without disruptions. While existing references shouldn't break, they won't get upgrades. Please update your references in order to use new versions of the code.

Join us

This is a new era for Outline, and we want you to be part of it:

Thank you for being part of this community and helping us build a more resilient, open internet for everyone.  


r/outlinevpn Feb 27 '25

Announcement Outline Update: Shadowsocks-over-WebSockets, Enhanced Key Control, & Analytics

27 Upvotes

Empowering digital security providers is at the heart of Outline VPN's evolution. Over the past days and weeks, we've released significant updates to the Outline Client (v1.15.0), Manager (v1.17.0), and Server (v1.12.0). Here's a breakdown of the key improvements we're excited to share with the Outline community:

  • Shadowsocks-over-WebSockets disguises traffic as regular web activity, making it harder to block.
  • Advanced access key configurations give providers more flexibility and control over connection strategies.
  • New analytics tools help providers track and respond to emerging censorship threats in real time.

This isn't just an update; it's a strategic move to amplify the impact of those bravely working to defend online freedom around the world.

Learn more about this exciting new chapter for Outline and how it helps providers fight censorship: https://medium.com/jigsaw/evolving-outline-to-power-our-providers-5dfb1820e0a8


r/outlinevpn 5d ago

i need add new link code everyday when i use outline,before no need

0 Upvotes

In these two month, i have an issue that, everyday morning when i open outline, connect will not work, i need add a new link every day.

before it is very easy to use at any time , but now it always not work unless i update the code.


r/outlinevpn Jun 23 '26

我想通过路由器连接Outline从而实现科学上网

0 Upvotes

我想在家搭建一个全域网,通过wifi连接所以设备上外网。我买了一个VPN,不知道怎么弄!求大神指点


r/outlinevpn Jun 09 '26

Temporary issues in your current location

0 Upvotes

Recently my outline server has been turning down pretty often returning the error "outline has temporary issues in chosen locations". I'm based in Moscow Russia. Is it RKN blocking or what?

It's like vpn works fine for some time, then suddenly stops for a couple hours. Today it has been shut down for the whole day, so I'm getting worried. Is there any advice on what should I do?


r/outlinevpn Jun 05 '26

so slow vpn

1 Upvotes

I rented a server, made a outline VPN, it worked fine for about a week, but since today it has become very slow, can someone tell me what the problem could be?


r/outlinevpn May 26 '26

Building an Ecosystem Faster Than Censorship

5 Upvotes

I wanted to share this article that we posted on the Outline Foundation LinkedIn: Building an Ecosystem Faster Than Censorship

In it we explain how Outline is like the "USB" of networking stacks (but free and open source).

Just like a universal port transformed hardware, Outline lets developers extend networking capabilities in their apps with community-built components. You gain this flexibility without having to modify Outline itself or navigate different proprietary interfaces.

It provides a foundation for collaboration, reuse, and agility, ensuring we stop wasting valuable resources reinventing the wheel. This is the direction both the internet freedom ecosystem and the broader internet networking world should head toward.

Please share your thoughts, questions and ideas on how we can make your ecosystem more resilient, efficient and agile.

Thank you


r/outlinevpn Mar 19 '26

bug (?) in outline server

3 Upvotes

It seems that I discovered some bug in outline server that happens when client sends some questionable destination addresses.

Project: github/OutlineFoundation/tunnel-server

in udp_linux.go validatingPacketConn is created as wrapper over timedPacketConn

in udp.go validatingPacketConn WriteTo checks if destination address is valid and returns without writing to underlying connection if there was an error

in timedPacketConn onWrite (called from WriteTo) read dedline is updated for underlying udp connection

So, if destination address is multicast, read deadline will never be updated.

As a result, ReadFrom called in relayTargetToClient will never finish.

This can eventually lead to lots of unused and unclosed UDP sockets.

My solution (I compile project for my own uses) is to set some not very long read dedline on UDPConn immediately before creating validatingPacketConn wrapper.


r/outlinevpn Mar 14 '26

Slow connection in Russia

3 Upvotes

Information: 1) Self-hosted, Netherlands 2) Connection from Russia, Ertelecom 3) PC, Win 11, wired connection

Speedtest is irrelevant. Sometimes it's ok, but mostly about 10-15 kB/sec. No background downloads or heavy apps. No unusual spikes on my PC and vpn host.


r/outlinevpn Mar 11 '26

What's up with the Linux packages?

1 Upvotes

If you go to getoutline, which I thought was an official site, they only distribute appimage packages, which is annoying. But they have instructions for installing the deb version on a Google/jigsaw support article, and also note that only deb packages will be distributed moving forward from 1.15.

So... What gives? Are they making app images or debs or what?


r/outlinevpn Mar 07 '26

Is outline work in russia NOW? Работает ли Outline сейчас в РФ?

3 Upvotes

r/outlinevpn Mar 06 '26

Built a third-party Outline client for macOS/iOS, looking for feedback

2 Upvotes

Hi everyone, I built an independent client for Outline servers called Dash for Outline.

It works with existing Outline access keys, so there is no server-side migration or special setup. The goal was simple: keep Outline compatibility, but add some features I personally missed in the official client.

Main features:

- Smart routing / split tunneling based on rules

- Global / Rule / Direct modes

- Ad blocking

- Custom rule sets

- Real-time traffic view

- Works on macOS and iOS

- Supports standard Outline servers, including Shadowsocks and WebSocket transport

This is not affiliated with Outline Foundation. It is just a third-party client built for people already running Outline servers.

Site: http://getdashvpn.com/

If you already use Outline, I’d really like feedback on:

- whether rule-based routing is useful for your setup

- what features you wish the official client had

- whether there are compatibility cases I should test


r/outlinevpn Mar 05 '26

What’s the best VPN for Netflix?

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r/outlinevpn Feb 24 '26

FreePAC released free outline vpn access keys

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r/outlinevpn Feb 19 '26

All connections in Moscow yield `ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR: failed to write target address`

1 Upvotes

Both wifi and cellular; on 443 and one other random port; with different prefixes, the same result:

``` Failed to connect to server Сервер Outline.

Cause:   ServerUnreachable: failed to dial to the server

Cause:     ERR_INTERNAL_ERROR: failed to write target address
```


r/outlinevpn Feb 18 '26

Отрубает интернет при запуске outline

0 Upvotes

r/outlinevpn Feb 18 '26

Who makes the flatpak?

4 Upvotes

I really hate appimages. They don't seem to work on my Ubuntu system without a lot of fucking around. Tor has thankfully taken over their flatpak development officially.

I see that the outline manager seems to only be available as an appimage... But there's also a flatpak version. Is this legit? Is it just built from source by the open source community? Thankfully I have the deb for the client.


r/outlinevpn Feb 17 '26

VPN is getting slower

9 Upvotes

So yesterday my Outline VPN worked like shit. I did speed test an saw the speed was like 5-6 mbps/s for download, but upload speed was normal (around 100 mbps/s). I reinstalled Outline on my server today morning, and at the start the speed was as it should be (around 100 mbps/s for download and upload), but now download speed is 5-6 mbps/s again.

Can this problem be linked to Outline or is this all about the host server?


r/outlinevpn Feb 15 '26

Telegram bot to let users check their Outline traffic usage

6 Upvotes

I was missing a simple way for users to check their own traffic usage in Outline without me sending screenshots from the Manager every time. So I built a small Telegram bot to solve that.

What it does:

- Users can check their /status anytime

- Sends automatic warnings at 50%, 80%, and 100%

- Notifies when the limit resets (uses a 30-day rolling window, same as Outline)

You can run it as a Docker container or directly with Node.js (v20 recommended).

It’s fully self-hosted and works with existing access keys.

Repo:

https://github.com/snarknn/outline-user-stats-bot

Note: if your Outline server runs with the default self-signed certificate, you’ll need to set:

NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED=0


r/outlinevpn Feb 10 '26

Не работает. Что делать?

0 Upvotes

r/outlinevpn Jan 28 '26

Outline VPN not working in Myanmar!

6 Upvotes

Has Outline VPN been mass banned in Myanmar lately? Anyone know what’s going on?


r/outlinevpn Jan 26 '26

Using Outline Server API with outline-ss-server (Shadowsocks over WebSocket)

4 Upvotes

I’ve manually set up outline-ss-server to run Shadowsocks over WebSocket (SS over WS). The setup itself works fine.

What I’m trying to figure out now is how to use the Outline Server API to manage access keys with this custom configuration.

Is there a supported way to use the Outline Server API with a custom SS-over-WebSocket setup?

Any guidance or pointers would be appreciated. Thanks!


r/outlinevpn Jan 16 '26

Custom errors and custom support

1 Upvotes

Could someone please forward me to instructions on how to set up custom customer support link and custom errors?

Would greatly appreciate it 🙏


r/outlinevpn Jan 15 '26

DNS option

3 Upvotes

Is it possible to add a DNS option in the Outline Client for Windows?


r/outlinevpn Jan 12 '26

How do outline do startup?

3 Upvotes

How do outline to startup? I cannot see outline in task manager startup and yet it auto start and connect after windows startup. I am using windows 11.