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Smart Routing Rules

Custom routing rules by app and website

Smart Routing Rules

Smart routing lets you precisely control which traffic goes through the proxy and which connects directly.

Routing Modes

RedstarV supports three routing strategies:

ModeDescription
Global ProxyAll traffic routes through proxy
Smart RoutingAuto-decide based on rules (Recommended)
DirectAll traffic bypasses proxy

Website Rules

Proxy Specific Websites

Add websites that need acceleration to the proxy list:

  1. Go to Rule ManagerWebsite Rules
  2. Click Add Rule
  3. Enter the domain (e.g., google.com)
  4. Choose a policy: Proxy / Direct / Reject

Wildcard Support

# Exact domain
google.com

# Subdomain wildcard
*.google.com

# Keyword match
DOMAIN-KEYWORD,youtube

App Rules

Route specific applications through proxy or direct:

  1. Go to Rule ManagerApp Rules
  2. Select your target app from the installed apps list
  3. Set the proxy policy for that app

Example Configuration

AppSuggested Policy
Chrome, SafariProxy
WeChat, AlipayDirect
XcodeProxy
Local dev serverDirect

Built-in AI Service Rules

RedstarV includes built-in rules for major AI services — ready to use out of the box:

  • ChatGPT / OpenAI
  • Claude / Anthropic
  • Gemini / Google AI
  • Midjourney, Stable Diffusion

Enable AI Service Rule Set in the Rule Manager to activate.

Rule Priority

Rules are matched in the following order:

  1. User-defined rules (highest priority)
  2. Built-in rule sets
  3. Default policy (lowest priority)