Installing psiphon

In order to create an installation of psiphon you will need a computer with an uncensored Internet connection running Windows. You may also need to set up a port forwarding rule in your router to forward port 443 to your Windows computer. How to do this is explained in your router manual or on http://portforward.com/english/applications/port_forwarding/HTTPS/HTTPSindex.htm.

To get started, download the script from http://www.psiphon.ca/download.php (about 2MB).

Double-click the Installer file (ending in ".msi"), click "Next" and choose a directory where psiphon should be installed. If you are not sure, just leave the default folder as is and click "Next".

To start the program, double-click the "psiphon" icon on your desktop. When you do this the first time, you may see a Windows firewall warning. If so, choose "Unblock".

 

Then you have to configure your psiphon node. First choose a name for your psiphon node, for example "cship". This name will be part of the URL which you or your buddy will use to access the node.

To allow new users to use your psiphon node, you have to create an account for them. To do so, click "Add" and enter the required details.

 
 

You can then start your psiphon node by clicking "Start".

 

The program will automatically detect your external IP address and tell you the Link at which other users can access your node. To share the node, provide the link, user name, and password information to your new user.