"I installed the client but can't get it running" is the wall every free VPN beginner hits. This guide breaks Clash Verge setup into three steps — download and install, import a subscription, pick a node — across Windows, macOS and Linux, so you can be online in ten minutes.
Step 1: Download and Install
Head to the clashook.com download section and pick your system. Windows users download the exe installer and click through "Next"; macOS users download the dmg and drag Clash Verge into Applications; Linux users download the tar.gz, extract it, and run the executable inside. Installation differs across platforms, but the interface and everything after is identical — there's almost no learning curve between devices.
After installing and launching for the first time, the client asks whether to enable auto-start and system proxy. Keep the defaults for now and adjust later after configuration.
Step 2: Import a Subscription Link
The left sidebar is the navigation. Go to the "Profiles" page, click the plus icon in the top-right to create a new profile, paste your airport's subscription URL into the input, give it a recognizable name, and confirm. Then click "Update" on the profile card to fetch all the nodes inside.
A subscription link is the "key" to your node list, usually shaped like https://xxx.com/api/v1/client/subscribe?token=xxx. Never share it — it is effectively your account credential.
If the update fails, first check whether your network can reach the subscription server, then confirm the URL is complete and unexpired. Most "import failures" come from trailing spaces or newlines copied along with the link.
Step 3: Pick a Node and Connect
Back on the "Proxies" page, you'll see nodes grouped by profile. Click the lightning icon above the group to run a batch latency test; after a few seconds, nodes sort from low to high latency. Pick routes under 100ms and click to switch.
Finally, toggle "System Proxy" on the home page and your browser routes through the proxy. If you also need games or CLI tools, enable "TUN mode". After these three steps, you're using Clash Verge; deeper routing and subscription management are covered in our other guides.
Comments (4)
Followed this and had it running in ten minutes after struggling alone for ages. The subscription step was especially clear.
Glad the Linux steps are included — I'm on Ubuntu and it just worked after extraction.
So trailing spaces in the URL cause failures — that's why I kept erroring out. Fixed instantly.
Clean three-step flow. The node-testing step is practical; recommended it to new teammates.