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title: v2Ray on Linux - Using as a proxy
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You'll have noticed that v2Ray does not take control of your connection. It's running, and it's connected, but your apps are not using it.

That's because v2Ray does not create a new network interface like some other VPN methods do. Instead, it runs a local proxy that your apps can use.

The details for this proxy are:

* Type: SOCKS
* Address: 127.0.0.1
* Port: 1080

Some apps, like the Firefox browser, can very easily be configured to use a SOCKS proxy. With other apps this may be more difficult, sometimes impossible.

As the SOCKS proxy is configured on a per-app basis, you can have some apps use the VPN while others do not, allowing you enjoy the best of both worlds.