Quickstart
This walks you from a brand-new account to a working VPN connection.
1. Create an account
Section titled “1. Create an account”- Open the user portal.
- Click Create account.
- Enter your email and a password (8+ characters).
- Submit. You start with a free trial, no card required.
A VPN account is provisioned automatically. You’re redirected to the Console showing your account status, data usage, expiry date, and connected nodes.
2. Grab your config
Section titled “2. Grab your config”Open the Subscription page (/console/subscription), pick your platform tab (Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, Linux), and find your client. Each client row shows its format, a one-click import link, a copy button for the subscription URL, and a QR button.
Formats served (via ?format=, or auto-detected from your client’s User-Agent when omitted):
| Format | Client | How to import |
|---|---|---|
| Clash (YAML) | Clash / mihomo | One-click import link, paste the subscription URL, or scan the QR code |
| sing-box (JSON) | sing-box and compatible clients | Paste the subscription URL or scan the QR code |
| Shadowrocket | Shadowrocket / Stash family | One-click import link or QR code |
| QuantumultX | QuantumultX | One-click import link or QR code |
| Surge (conf) | Surge / Surfboard | Paste the subscription URL or scan the QR code |
| vless | Any VLESS-capable client | Paste the raw vless:// URI |
The Console’s Get connected card shows the same URLs per format with copy, QR, and download actions.
For a single device, scanning the QR code is the fastest path: open the QR for your exact client and scan it from the client app.
3. Import into your client
Section titled “3. Import into your client”- One-click import: click the import link on your client’s row. The client opens with the subscription pre-filled.
- Manual: paste the subscription URL you copied into the client’s subscription / proxy group settings.
- The client pulls the latest config on a regular interval, so node changes reach you without manual work.
4. Connect
Section titled “4. Connect”Toggle the tunnel on in your client. Within 10-30 seconds, the Console shows your device as online.
To verify traffic is actually going through the VPN, visit any “what is my IP” page and confirm the IP matches a region served by OpenFreeNet.
5. Add more devices
Section titled “5. Add more devices”Repeat steps 2-3 on each device. The Console’s Devices page (/console/devices) shows what’s currently connected. The operator has set a device limit per account; if you hit it, disconnect an old device first, or ask the operator to raise the limit.
Troubleshooting
Section titled “Troubleshooting”- No connection after 30 seconds. Toggle the tunnel off and on. If still failing, see FAQ.
- Config import fails. Confirm you’re using the matching format. The raw
vless://URI only works in VLESS-capable clients. - Console shows “Service unreachable”. The portal is temporarily down; your existing tunnel may still work.
- QR code won’t scan. Open the QR from the row of the exact client you use; generic camera QR scanners won’t handle client import links.
Next step
Section titled “Next step”For everything you can do with your subscription URL, rotating, multi-device, troubleshooting, see Using Subscriptions.