# Shadowsocks (شادو سوكس)

> Shadowsocks is accessible in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: accessible
- Outreach: No Outreach
- Company: [Shadowsocks](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/shadowsocks.md)
- Categories: Proxy Services, VPN Services
- Official site: https://shadowsocks.org
- Community votes: 4
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/shadowsocks

## About

Open-source encrypted proxy protocol designed to bypass internet censorship

## Activity summary

Accessible in Syria, verified in March 2026. Community testing confirmed the site loads without restrictions, the documentation is available, and client downloads work through both GitHub and IPFS mirrors. No outreach was needed.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-05 — Verified. Community testing confirmed that Shadowsocks is fully accessible from Syria. The main site at shadowsocks.org loads without restrictions, documentation is available, and client downloads are accessible via both GitHub and IPFS mirrors. Status updated from unknown to accessible. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/nkisd0sr1fesl7wm65oguam3/vhsx25rcy474rkffwhl2zx56-screenshot-2026-03-05-at-11.03.12.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/n76cuud5mwmviptf0i0xje1y/yfu5exsfn99lfrizlygeptug-screenshot-2026-03-05-at-11.03.27.png)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/shadowsocks?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/shadowsocks/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/shadowsocks
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/shadowsocks.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/shadowsocks.md