GorzVPN Setup Guide
Once you purchase an account, you will be given a text file containing your sublink. If you are not familiar with this type of VPN, in short, sublinks are links to automatically updated, dynamically generated configuration files. In the world of censhorship circumvention, being up-to-date and using latest technology are of paramount importance.
You can run this in two modes: proxy mode and full tunnel (VPN mode).
Proxy mode:
- ✅ It doesn't need adminstrator right and can be run as a user.
- ✅ It has no DNS leak.
- ✅ It can follow routing rules easily with separate routes for domestic and foreign connections.
- ❌ But it needs a proxy switcher like ZeroOmega.
- ❌ It is mainly for browsers because not every app can use a socks proxy.
To use the proxy mode, many apps such as v2rayN allow setting system proxy. But for better control, we advise you to install ZeroOmega extension for your browser. Create a new profile like the image below:
For other applications that support a socks proxy, set them to socks5 address 127.0.0.1 and port 10808.
VPN mode:
- ✅ All applications traffic run through the tunnel--suitable for PC gaming.
- ✅ It is easier to use.
- ❌ But it needs administrator rights.
- ❌ You can't separate domestic and foreign connections--all go in one route.
Some software and mainly mobile apps allow different routing in VPN mode but it causes DNS leak which affects your privacy. However, our own Windows software package doesn't produce any leak in VPN mode.
Android
Download V2rayNG app from Google Play store , or directly from their website: https://github.com/2dust/v2rayNG/releases/latest
Copy your sublink from inside the text file, tap on "+" and select "Import config from Clipboard".
Windows
While you can use software like V2rayN, we strongly recommend using our own solution. It is based on open-source software and has great advantages such as:
- ✅ More intuitive and user-friendly
- ✅ It is faster in connection, and is leaner too
- ✅ It follows our routing rules out of the box
- ✅ It fixes DNS leak effectively in VPN mode too
- ✅ It is more resilient to censorship
Depending on whether you want a proxy endpoint or a full tunnel, run GorzProxy.exe or GorzVPN.exe
Linux
We are developing our own solution just like the Windows version. Until it is ready, please use V2rayN.
Testing Your Setup
All of our accounts are configured to resolve DNS on our servers, and DNS queries are always handled via DNS over HTTPS. This means that all your requests to our servers are encrypted.
Once you are connected via GorzVPN, you can test the security of your connection. On all of the platfroms your traffic will be 100% encrypted and disguised. Also your name lookups will be protected by DNSSEC. To test the name protection visit a resolver test.
To check if you have any DNS leak, visit an online test tool like dnsleaktest.org and browserleaks.com. The result must show only 1 place like the image below:
DNS Leak on Android and iOS Devices
Unfortunately, current mobile apps in VPN mode might not completely prevent from DNS leak. This means that you connection queries might be handled by public servers such as Google and even your local ISPs. Our own Windows software package (and hopefully Linux and Mac soon) does not have this problem.