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The rule engine matches conditions like DOMAIN-SUFFIX, DOMAIN-KEYWORD, GEOIP, and IP-CIDR from top to bottom, stopping at the first hit, with MATCH as the catch-all at the end. For everyday use, just stay in rule mode—sites inside and outside mainland China each take their own path without interference. Rules in the config file can reference remote rule sets maintained centrally, so you don't need to write every entry by hand; to redirect a specific site, add a more precise entry near the top of the list to override the default. Rule syntax is covered section by section, with examples, in this site's configuration reference.

After the original Clash core repository stopped updating in 2023, the community-maintained mihomo (formerly Clash Meta) picked up development. It fully supports the original YAML config structure, so old configs can migrate with little change; on top of that it adds newer protocols like VLESS and Hysteria2, rule-providers rule sets, a GeoSite database, and finer-grained DNS policies. Clients listed on this site's download page—Clash Plus, Clash Verge Rev, FlClash, and others—all bundle this core; the blog has a dedicated post comparing the differences and migration points.

A subscription is essentially a config file hosted remotely; the client downloads it from the URL and parses out nodes, proxy groups, and rules. Importing just means copying the link and pasting it on the config page—when the provider updates its nodes later, the client fetches the new version automatically at the set interval, no repeated manual work needed. Multiple subscriptions can be saved and switched between without overwriting each other; update failures usually mean an expired link or a network issue, and the troubleshooting path is fully covered in step two of the tutorial page. The blog has a dedicated post breaking down the difference between YAML and Base64 subscription formats.

A traditional system proxy only affects apps that actively read the proxy settings—game clients and some dev tools bypass it entirely. TUN mode creates a virtual network adapter on the system, routes all outbound traffic from the device into the core, and applies the same rule set, giving coverage comparable to a router-level proxy. The toggle lives in the client's settings page; Windows needs the virtual adapter driver installed with admin rights, and macOS needs the network extension approved. Once TUN is on, turn off the system proxy to avoid conflicts. The FAQ section gives a one-line take on choosing between the two.

Proxy groups sit above individual nodes as a scheduling layer: a url-test group pings a test URL at a fixed interval, records each node's latency, and automatically picks the best one; a fallback group checks availability in order and moves to the next node if the preferred one fails; a load-balance group spreads connections across multiple nodes. The one-click test button in the client panel manually triggers a round of testing for the current group, with latency numbers shown right next to each node for easy manual picking. The configuration reference has a dedicated section on proxy group fields and nesting syntax, with YAML examples ready to copy.

Clients on each platform look different, but they all run the same core and parse the same config format: Clash Plus and Clash Verge Rev on desktop, a VpnService-based APK on Android, Clash Plus from the App Store on iOS, and the core binary running directly on Linux servers. Importing a subscription link on any platform produces the exact same node list, proxy groups, and routing behavior; rules tuned on a desktop keep working the same way on a phone. Installation differences for each platform are covered in the matching section of the download page, no need to look elsewhere.