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How censorship circumvention works, why it matters, and how to stay connected.

Guide5 min

Choosing a VPS for a proxy: the address matters more than the specs

What to check in a VPS for a Meridian exit or relay, how to test an address before you pay for it, and what to do when it gets blocked.

Self-hosted proxy tools compared: panels, apps, scripts, and Meridian

How 3x-ui, Marzban, Hiddify Manager, Remnawave, Outline, Amnezia, reality-ezpz, and Meridian differ in what they install, what they leave to you, and how users get connected.

How Meridian fits together: SNI routing, Remnawave, and a reviewed topology

How nginx, Xray, Remnawave, Realm, and the plan/apply engine divide the work in a Meridian fleet.

Guide4 min

The tech friend's guide: one proxy server for the whole family

How to deploy one Meridian server, give each relative their own connection page, handle support requests, and recover when the IP gets blocked.

Hardening a proxy server: what most guides get wrong

What Meridian changes on a fresh server (SSH, firewall, Docker ports, nginx routing, certificates, and congestion control) and why each setting matters.

Why VLESS+Reality: a proxy that answers probes with someone else's website

How VLESS+Reality resists protocol fingerprinting and active probing, where it stops helping, and how Meridian deploys it.