XTLS/Xray-core · error

target not specified

Error message

target not specified

What it means

Error "target not specified" thrown in XTLS/Xray-core.

Source

Thrown at proxy/hysteria/client.go:57

	if config.Server == nil {
		return nil, errors.New(`no target server found`)
	}
	server, err := protocol.NewServerSpecFromPB(config.Server)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, errors.New("failed to get server spec").Base(err)
	}

	return &Client{
		server:        server,
		policyManager: p,
	}, nil
}

func (c *Client) Process(ctx context.Context, link *transport.Link, dialer internet.Dialer) error {
	outbounds := session.OutboundsFromContext(ctx)
	ob := outbounds[len(outbounds)-1]
	if !ob.Target.IsValid() {
		return errors.New("target not specified")
	}
	ob.Name = "hysteria"
	ob.CanSpliceCopy = 3
	target := ob.Target

	conn, err := dialer.Dial(hysteria.ContextWithDatagram(ctx, target.Network == net.Network_UDP), c.server.Destination)
	if err != nil {
		return errors.New("failed to find an available destination").AtWarning().Base(err)
	}
	defer conn.Close()
	errors.LogInfo(ctx, "tunneling request to ", target, " via ", target.Network, ":", c.server.Destination.NetAddr())

	var newCtx context.Context
	var newCancel context.CancelFunc
	if session.TimeoutOnlyFromContext(ctx) {
		newCtx, newCancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at proxy/hysteria/client.go:57 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of XTLS/Xray-core@7d214f8b09 (2026-08-15). Data as JSON: /api/errors/431d2a4e716d71b7. Report an issue: GitHub.