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/shadowsocks_2022/outbound.go:70

		}
		o.method = method
	} else {
		return nil, errors.New("unknown method ", config.Method)
	}
	return o, nil
}

func (o *Outbound) Process(ctx context.Context, link *transport.Link, dialer internet.Dialer) error {
	var inboundConn net.Conn
	inbound := session.InboundFromContext(ctx)
	if inbound != nil {
		inboundConn = inbound.Conn
	}

	outbounds := session.OutboundsFromContext(ctx)
	ob := outbounds[len(outbounds)-1]
	if !ob.Target.IsValid() {
		return errors.New("target not specified")
	}
	ob.Name = "shadowsocks-2022"
	ob.CanSpliceCopy = 3
	destination := ob.Target
	network := destination.Network

	errors.LogInfo(ctx, "tunneling request to ", destination, " via ", o.server.NetAddr())

	serverDestination := o.server
	serverDestination.Network = network
	connection, err := dialer.Dial(ctx, serverDestination)
	if err != nil {
		return errors.New("failed to connect to server").Base(err)
	}

	if session.TimeoutOnlyFromContext(ctx) {
		ctx, _ = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
	}

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at proxy/shadowsocks_2022/outbound.go:70 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/7f847d0a64df82a2. Report an issue: GitHub.