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+You can use a configuration file instead of command line arguments.
+
+Create a config file `/etc/shadowsocks.json`.
+Example:
+
+    {
+        "server":"my_server_ip",
+        "server_port":8388,
+        "local_address": "127.0.0.1",
+        "local_port":1080,
+        "password":"mypassword",
+        "timeout":300,
+        "method":"aes-256-cfb",
+        "fast_open": false
+    }
+
+Explanation of the fields:
+
+| Name          | Explanation                                     |
+| ------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| server        | the address your server listens                 |
+| server_port   | server port                                     |
+| local_address | the address your local listens                  |
+| local_port    | local port                                      |
+| password      | password used for encryption                    |
+| timeout       | in seconds                                      |
+| method        | default: "aes-256-cfb", see [Encryption]        |
+| fast_open     | use [TCP_FASTOPEN], true / false                |
+| workers       | number of workers, available on Unix/Linux      |
+
+To run in the foreground:
+
+    ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json
+
+To run in the background:
+
+    ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d start
+    ssserver -c /etc/shadowsocks.json -d stop
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