Guides
Solve the network problem you actually have
Practical, topology-aware guides for putting phones, consoles, TVs, and other devices behind an OpenSurge gateway.
Use a Mac as a proxy gateway without redesigning the whole LAN
Start with OpenSurge bypass-router mode, onboard one stable device, and verify gateway, DNS, HTTPS, and TUN evidence layer by layer.
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Route a PS5 through a Mac gateway with its own policy
Put a PS5 behind OpenSurge, keep local traffic direct, and select a dedicated mihomo egress without configuring an application proxy on the console.
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Route Claude Code from one downstream device with a reusable template
Use OpenSurge rule sets and an outlet-free Claude Code template to give one downstream device a controlled, independently switchable egress.
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Add a Pixel VPN by Google path as an OpenSurge outbound
Expose a Pixel phone's VPN path through a LAN HTTP or SOCKS5 port, import it as a mihomo node, and route selected downstream traffic through it.
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Take over LAN DHCP without losing the recovery path
Prepare, start, validate, stop, and safely recover a same-LAN OpenSurge DHCP takeover without treating one lease as proof of the whole gateway.
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Put a dedicated downstream LAN behind your Mac
Use OpenSurge as the DHCP, DNS and routing gateway for a separate downstream network while keeping the upstream router’s DHCP service unchanged.
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