A client save on the master always stamped a fresh updated_at, marked the node dirty, and let the 5s sync push a full inbounds/update to the node, where applying it removes and re-adds the Xray handler - killing live traffic on every edit, including no-op saves (open the editor, click Save). Nodes stayed online with Xray running while forwarding nothing until a manual Xray restart. - No-op client saves preserve the client's updated_at and return before any DB write, runtime RPC, or node dirty mark when the effective settings did not change. - Successful per-client add/update/delete pushes advance the node's reconcile-skip fingerprint only when the recorded fingerprint proves the node held the exact pre-edit payload and every push in the edit succeeded (Remote.AdvancePushedInbound). Anything unproven keeps the stale fingerprint so the dirty reconcile still sends the full inbound. Unconditional stamping would certify folded bulk changes (threshold, flow change, offline edit) or partially failed batches as delivered: a folded 41->6 bulk delete followed by one live edit left the node permanently serving all 41 clients in end-to-end testing, with the snapshot adoption then resurrecting the deleted clients on the master. - DeleteUser treats only an envelope-level not-found as already deleted; an HTTP 404 from an old node build without the detach endpoint surfaces as an error instead of certifying an undelivered delete. cacheDel drops the fingerprint alongside the id cache so DelInbound and tag renames leave no stale skip entry. - Adopting the node's own settings serialization into the master row now also stamps the fingerprint (RecordAdoptedInbound). Without it the serialization round-trip invalidated the fingerprint one sync tick after every push, so each edit degraded back to a full teardown push. - UpdateInboundClient applies the Shadowsocks method normalization before the no-op comparison (real method changes bump updated_at, SS no-op edits are detected) and syncs the generated subId into the pushed client so the node cannot mint a different one. Verified with a two-panel docker deployment: no-op saves produce zero node requests, real edits send one lightweight clients/update RPC with zero full inbound updates and zero handler teardowns, and folded bulk deletes still converge. Based on PR #5778 by @rqzbeh. Closes #5764 Closes #5771
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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, Hysteria2, 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.
- 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, 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.
- Outbound & routing — WARP, NordVPN, custom routing rules, load balancers, and outbound proxy chaining.
- Built-in subscription server with multiple output formats and custom page templates.
- Telegram bot for remote monitoring and management.
- RESTful API with in-panel Swagger documentation.
- Flexible storage — SQLite (default) or PostgreSQL.
- 13 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. v3.4.0):
bash <(curl -Ls https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mhsanaei/3x-ui/master/install.sh) v3.4.0
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.
For full documentation, please visit the project Wiki.
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 |
Supported Languages
The panel UI is available in 13 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)
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.
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