* feat(amneziawg): add opt-in Linux kernel datapath Add the kernel backend as an explicit per-inbound option while keeping the embedded backend as the default. Include host preflight, UI/API support, the bundled installer CLI, lifecycle and accounting integration, regression tests, and upstream-facing documentation. Kernel mode is NAT-only and rejects unsupported routing, IPv6, forwarding, and pinned-listen configurations. Local saves check the local host; remote nodes check their own host during apply. Preserve adopted interface accounting across panel restarts, retain manager state after failed teardown so the job can retry, prevent embedded startup while a kernel interface remains live, and prune collector state for removed peers. Tested the restart accounting path on Debian 13 with XanMod 7.1.11 on x86_64; Docker and cross-kernel coverage are not claimed. * fix(amneziawg): align readiness and endpoint reporting Expire endpoint sightings using the latest handshake and sweep stale addresses for the polled interface. Keep the readiness API schema, generated client types, and ready-host empty blocker list consistent; watch the nested form field and defer local readiness checks for remote targets. Document safe rollback before using a build without kernel support. Regression evidence: the idle endpoint test failed before the collector change because the old address remained visible after 31 minutes; endpoint tests pass after the fix. The form component suite passes 3 tests; restoring the invalid array watch made its off-mode severity test fail, while the corrected dot-path watch passes. Targeted Go regressions across amneziawgkern, job, and service pass. * style(amneziawg): format readiness test * test: reproduce kernel AWG client validation gaps * test(service): cover kernel AWG shared client fanout * fix(amneziawg): validate kernel client fanout and config values * test(amneziawgkern): cover owned interface lifecycle recovery * fix(amneziawgkern): recover owned interfaces on restart * test(amneziawgkern): retain visibility after recovered cleanup failure * fix(amneziawgkern): report recovered interfaces while cleanup retries * style(amneziawgkern): satisfy static analysis * test(amneziawgkern): cover long rendered peer comments * fix(amneziawgkern): accept long generated config comments * test(amneziawgkern): refuse foreign occupied interfaces Capture the current Ensure ordering failure with real temporary config paths and manager side-effect boundaries. * test(amneziawgkern): cover stale interface collisions Extend the Ensure regression across absent links, mismatched live interfaces, cached manager state, and Remove teardown. * fix(amneziawgkern): verify interface ownership before mutation Refuse to replace or tear down links unless the canonical config is a valid panel-owned file and its key matches the live interface. Preserve normal adoption and key rotation, and document migration of legacy unmarked configs. Validation: go test ./internal/amneziawgkern -count=1; go test -race ./internal/amneziawgkern -count=1; golangci-lint run ./internal/amneziawgkern/...; git diff --check. * build: update Go toolchain to 1.27.3 * test(amneziawg): reproduce unsafe key rotation recovery Keep the previous owned config authoritative until teardown succeeds, and require fresh managers to rebuild structural key changes. These regressions expose the stuck live-key/disk-key mismatch after teardown failure. * fix(amneziawg): recover interrupted key rotations Keep the old owned config on disk until a structural rebuild has confirmed the previous interface is down. Fresh managers only adopt when the live config and desired structural identity match, so retries and removals retain the key needed to prove ownership. * fix(scanner): align Go image with module version * fix(docs): pin pnpm release with bootstrap fix pnpm 12.9.1 restores a Node launcher before its postinstall replaces the target with ELF; pnpm 11 then runs that binary as JavaScript. Pin 12.10.0, which includes the shim fix, so the docs CI bootstrap can switch versions safely. * fix(xray): build core from pinned module The configured Xray release asset tag is unpublished, and the latest published binary lacks GetUsersStats used by the panel. Build the packaged core from the exact Xray module version already selected in go.mod for Docker and release targets. * fix(tests): stabilize local network fixtures Keep the TUIC stream fragmentation check on a working UDP loopback path, allocate the AmneziaWG fixture ports dynamically, and wait for a real Xray stats response before starting API mutation assertions. Recreate failed readiness channels so an early connection cannot stall the probe. Verified host and offline parallel Go suites, repeated occupied-port and UDP tests, race/shuffle runs, and golangci-lint. Production behavior and dependency versions are unchanged. * fix(i18n): add the kernel-mode AmneziaWG keys to sk-SK main gained the sk-SK locale after this branch added its kernel-mode keys to the other 13, so i18n-dead-keys.test.ts failed on the merged tree. * refactor(amneziawgkern): apply kernel interfaces with direct commands, no awg-quick awg-quick evaluates PostUp/PostDown through a root shell, so every value the panel rendered into its config was one validation slip away from root command execution. The interface is now built with direct ip/awg/nft execs from a setconf-only file: link add, awg setconf, address, mtu, an atomically replaced nftables table per inbound, and the IPv4 forwarding sysctl written directly. - Panel-owned names and paths: xui-awg<id> interfaces, xui_awg<id> NAT tables and configs under the panel's data dir, so nothing collides with an operator's own awg0/awg1 awg-quick tunnels in /etc/amnezia/amneziawg. - FORWARD accepts (comment 3x-ui:xui-awg<id>) when iptables is present: Docker and ufw set the FORWARD policy to DROP, which silently black-holed the tunnel. - A full panel stop records the final counters and tears the interfaces down, like the embedded datapath; a stopped panel enforces no quota or expiry. Crash survivors are still adopted without a rebuild. - The job reads counters before reconciling, and from every managed interface, so a client disabled for quota, or a removed inbound, is charged for its last interval instead of losing it with the dropped peer. - An unchanged reconcile tick forks no process (it probed the live key with `awg show` every 10s); readiness no longer loads the module from a GET. Verified on the real module (WSL2 6.6 kernel, v3.1.20260906): create, peer and egress changes in place, SIGKILL adoption with the same ifindex, SIGTERM teardown leaving no link, table, FORWARD rule or config behind. * fix(amneziawg): gate kernel host readiness only when a save starts the datapath Every save of a kernel-mode inbound re-ran the host preflight, so a host that lost its module (a kernel upgrade without a DKMS rebuild) refused even disabling the inbound or switching it back to embedded mode. Host blockers now apply only when the save starts the kernel datapath: a new inbound, a switch from embedded, or enabling a disabled one. Feature blockers (IPv6, forwarded ports, pinned listen) still apply to every save. * feat(nodes): refuse kernel-mode AmneziaWG pushes to nodes that predate it A node built before kernel mode drops the unknown kernelMode field and serves the inbound on the embedded datapath while the master's form shows kernel mode on. Nodes now advertise awg-kernel in X-3x-Node-Caps, and Remote refuses to push a kernel-mode inbound to a node that has not advertised it, learning the caps with an inbound list first when this Remote has not heard from it. * fix(amneziawg): pin the kernel module installer to verified commits The installer ran as root and built whatever upstream tag sorted newest at install time. It now clones fixed tags (module v3.1.20260906, tools v3.1.20260812) and refuses unless each resolves to its recorded commit. The udp_tunnel perl patch is gone: those releases carry the kernel 7.1.5 compat upstream, so the patch never matched. * fix(i18n): translate the kernel-mode AmneziaWG strings All thirteen non-English locales carried the English text verbatim. * fix(amneziawg): skip the kernel traffic flush when no kernel interface runs Shutdown listed the desired AmneziaWG inbounds from the database even on a panel with no kernel interface, an unneeded query on every stop. A server stopped before its database was opened panicked on it, which turned TestServerStopWhenXrayNotRunningSucceeds red whenever it ran first. --------- Co-authored-by: MHSanaei <ho3ein.sanaei@gmail.com>
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3X-UI is an advanced, open-source web control panel for managing Xray-core servers. It provides a clean, multi-language interface for deploying, configuring, and monitoring a wide range of proxy and VPN protocols — from a single VPS to multi-node deployments.
Built as an enhanced fork of the original X-UI project, 3X-UI adds broader protocol support, improved stability, per-client traffic accounting, and many quality-of-life features.
Important
This project is intended for personal use only. Please do not use it for illegal purposes or in a production environment.
Features
- Multi-protocol inbounds — VLESS, VMess, Trojan, Shadowsocks, WireGuard, AmneziaWG, TUIC v5, Hysteria2, MTProto, HTTP, SOCKS (Mixed), Dokodemo-door / Tunnel, and TUN.
- Modern transports & security — TCP (Raw), mKCP, WebSocket, gRPC, HTTPUpgrade, and XHTTP, secured with TLS, XTLS, and REALITY.
- AmneziaWG built in — DPI-resistant WireGuard runs inside the panel on a userspace network stack, with no kernel module, DKMS, or extra packages to install.
- Native TUIC v5 server — In-process Go QUIC server with Xray routing and per-client traffic accounting; BBR and New Reno are available server-side. CUBIC is preserved in the client profile but currently falls back to New Reno on the server.
- MTProto proxies — per-client FakeTLS secrets, ad-tags, and quotas, applied live without dropping existing connections.
- Fallbacks — serve multiple protocols on a single port (e.g. VLESS and Trojan on 443) using Xray's fallback support.
- Per-client management — traffic quotas, expiry dates, IP limits with trusted-address exemptions, HWID device limits, scheduled renewal cycles, live online status, and one-click share links, QR codes, and subscriptions.
- Traffic statistics — per inbound, per client, and per outbound, with reset controls.
- Multi-node support — manage and scale across multiple servers from a single panel, including cloning inbounds onto other nodes.
- Outbound & routing — WARP, NordVPN, PIA, custom routing rules, load balancers with balancer-to-balancer fallback, and outbound proxy chaining. Bundled geosite and geoip categories are browsable straight from the rule editor.
- Built-in subscription server — raw, JSON, and Clash output, auto-selected from the client's User-Agent, plus custom page templates.
- Telegram and Discord bots for remote monitoring and management.
- RESTful API with scoped, optionally expiring tokens and an in-panel API reference.
- Installable panel (PWA) — pin 3X-UI to a desktop or phone home screen.
- Flexible storage — SQLite (default) or PostgreSQL.
- 14 UI languages with dark and light themes.
- Fail2ban integration for enforcing per-client IP limits.
Screenshots
Quick Start
bash <(curl -Ls https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhsanaei/3x-ui/master/install.sh)
To install a specific version, append its tag (e.g. v3.7.0):
bash <(curl -Ls https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhsanaei/3x-ui/master/install.sh) v3.7.0
To install the rolling dev build (latest per-commit pre-release from main, not a stable release), pass dev-latest:
bash <(curl -Ls https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhsanaei/3x-ui/master/install.sh) dev-latest
During installation a random username, password, and access path are generated. After installation, run x-ui to open the management menu, where you can start/stop the service, view or reset your login credentials, manage SSL certificates, and more.
Every release asset is published with a .sha256 sum next to it. Both install.sh and the updater verify the archive against that sum and abort on a mismatch.
For full documentation — installation, configuration, operations, and the complete API reference — visit docs.sanaei.dev.
Unattended install
The installer also runs non-interactively for cloud-init.
Set XUI_NONINTERACTIVE=1 (or pipe with no TTY) and it installs end-to-end with
zero prompts, generating random credentials and writing them to
/etc/x-ui/install-result.env. See deploy/ for:
- Cloud-init user-data — unattended install on any cloud (Hetzner/AWS/DO/Vultr/GCP/Azure/Oracle)
- Hetzner Cloud notes — cloud-init deployment on Hetzner
Supported Platforms
Operating systems: Ubuntu, Debian, Armbian, Fedora, CentOS, RHEL, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, Amazon Linux, Virtuozzo, Arch, Manjaro, Parch, openSUSE (Tumbleweed / Leap), Alpine, and Windows.
Architectures: amd64 · 386 · arm64 (aarch64) · armv7 · armv6 · armv5 · s390x.
Database Options
3X-UI supports two backends, chosen during the install:
- SQLite (default) — a single file at
/etc/x-ui/x-ui.db. Zero setup, ideal for small and medium deployments. - PostgreSQL — recommended for high client counts or multi-node setups. The installer can install PostgreSQL locally for you, or accept a DSN to an existing server.
At runtime the backend is selected via environment variables (the installer writes these to /etc/default/x-ui for you):
XUI_DB_TYPE=postgres
XUI_DB_DSN=postgres://xui:password@127.0.0.1:5432/xui?sslmode=disable
Migrating an existing SQLite install to PostgreSQL
x-ui migrate-db --dsn "postgres://xui:password@127.0.0.1:5432/xui?sslmode=disable"
# then set XUI_DB_TYPE and XUI_DB_DSN in /etc/default/x-ui and restart:
systemctl restart x-ui
The source SQLite file is left untouched; remove it manually once you have verified the new backend.
Docker
The default docker compose up -d keeps using SQLite. To run with the bundled PostgreSQL service, uncomment the two XUI_DB_* env lines in docker-compose.yml and start with the profile:
docker compose --profile postgres up -d
The image bundles Fail2ban (enabled by default) to enforce per-client IP limits. Fail2ban bans offenders with iptables, which requires the NET_ADMIN capability. docker-compose.yml already grants it via cap_add; if you start the container with docker run instead, add the capabilities yourself, otherwise bans are logged but never applied:
docker run -d --cap-add=NET_ADMIN --cap-add=NET_RAW ... ghcr.io/mhsanaei/3x-ui
Environment Variables
| Variable | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
XUI_DB_TYPE |
Database backend: sqlite or postgres |
sqlite |
XUI_DB_DSN |
PostgreSQL connection string (when XUI_DB_TYPE=postgres) |
— |
XUI_DB_FOLDER |
Directory for the SQLite database file | /etc/x-ui |
XUI_DB_MAX_OPEN_CONNS |
Maximum open connections (PostgreSQL pool) | — |
XUI_DB_MAX_IDLE_CONNS |
Maximum idle connections (PostgreSQL pool) | — |
XUI_INIT_WEB_BASE_PATH |
The initial URI path for the web panel | / |
XUI_ENABLE_FAIL2BAN |
Enable Fail2ban-based IP-limit enforcement | true |
XUI_LOG_LEVEL |
Log verbosity (debug, info, warning, error) |
info |
XUI_DEBUG |
Enable debug mode | false |
XUI_TUNNEL_HEALTH_MONITOR |
Enable the tunnel health monitor (probes a URL and restarts xray after repeated failures; a restart drops all clients) | false |
XUI_TUNNEL_HEALTH_PROXY |
Proxy the probe is sent through; point it at a local xray inbound so the probe tests the tunnel (e.g. socks5://127.0.0.1:1080). Empty means the probe only checks host connectivity |
— |
XUI_TUNNEL_HEALTH_URL |
URL probed for tunnel health | https://www.cloudflare.com/cdn-cgi/trace |
XUI_TUNNEL_HEALTH_INTERVAL |
Interval between probes | 30s |
XUI_TUNNEL_HEALTH_TIMEOUT |
Per-probe timeout | 10s |
XUI_TUNNEL_HEALTH_FAILURES |
Consecutive failures before a restart is triggered | 3 |
XUI_TUNNEL_HEALTH_COOLDOWN |
Minimum delay between consecutive restarts | 5m |
NODE_TOKEN_ENCRYPTION |
Encryption at rest for node API tokens: off, migration, or required (note: no XUI_ prefix) |
off |
XUI_NODE_TOKEN_KEY_FILE |
JSON keyring (mode 0600) holding the active key id and its base64 32-byte keys |
/etc/x-ui/node_token_key.json |
XUI_NODE_TOKEN_KEY |
A single base64 32-byte key, used only when the key file cannot be loaded | — |
The complete list is on the environment variables reference.
Supported Languages
The panel UI is available in 14 languages:
English · فارسی · العربية · 中文(简体) · 中文(繁體) · Español · Русский · Українська · Türkçe · Tiếng Việt · 日本語 · Bahasa Indonesia · Português (Brasil) · Slovenčina
Contributing
Contributions are welcome. Please read the Contributing Guide before opening an issue or pull request.
A Special Thanks to
Acknowledgment
- Iran v2ray rules (License: GPL-3.0): Enhanced v2ray/xray and v2ray/xray-clients routing rules with built-in Iranian domains and a focus on security and adblocking.
- Russia v2ray rules (License: GPL-3.0): This repository contains automatically updated V2Ray routing rules based on data on blocked domains and addresses in Russia.
Community Tools
Tools and integrations built by the community around 3x-ui.
- terraform-provider-3x-ui (License: MIT): Manage inbounds, clients, panel settings, and Xray configuration as code with Terraform / OpenTofu.
- 3X-UI Manager (License: MIT): Native Android client for 3x-ui — dashboard, inbounds, clients with QR sharing, nodes and multi-panel management. Available on F-Droid.
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