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DIRECT

Defines a direct connection as a named node, letting you set a specific egress IP version, network interface, or routing mark for it — unlike using the built-in DIRECT keyword directly in rules/proxy groups, this is a customizable direct-connect node.

Example Config

config.yaml YAML

proxies:
  - name: "direct"
    type: direct
    udp: true
    ip-version: ipv4
    interface-name: eth0
    routing-mark: 1234

Field Reference

There are no protocol-specific fields — it's all common fields: udp is already enabled by default, and ip-version/interface-name/routing-mark let you set a specific egress IP version and network interface for this direct connection.

This is typically used together with dialer-proxy or multi-interface routing setups, to give a specific type of traffic a dedicated direct-connect egress. The DIRECT you normally write inside rules/proxy-groups refers to the one from built-in proxy strategies and doesn't need to be defined separately.