Advanced Matching Rule
Chute supports several advanced matching rules for fine-grained traffic control.
Notice: SUBNET matches against the network the device is currently on, and HOSTNAME-TYPE against the request's address family or hostname. Apple TV has no network identity, so SUBNET never matches there. IN-TYPE and IN-USER match live traffic too: IN-TYPE names the inbound a connection arrived on (
HTTP,SOCKS5orTUN), and IN-USER the user name that inbound verified againsthttp-auth— with no credentials configured nothing is verified, so IN-USER matches nothing. IN-NAME is accepted so that a Surge profile loads, but Chute runs a single unnamed HTTP listener and a single unnamed SOCKS5 listener, so there is no inbound name to match and the rule never fires; use IN-TYPE or IN-PORT instead.
SUBNET
Rule matches based on network subnet attributes. Uses KEY:VALUE syntax.
SUBNET,TYPE:WIFI,Proxy
SUBNET,SSID:MyWiFi,DIRECT
SUBNET,BSSID:00:11:22:33:44:55,Proxy
SUBNET,ROUTER:192.168.1.1,DIRECT
Supported keys:
| Key | Description |
|---|---|
TYPE |
Network type (e.g. WIFI, CELLULAR, WIRED) |
SSID |
Wi-Fi SSID name |
BSSID |
Wi-Fi access point BSSID (MAC address) |
ROUTER |
Router/gateway IP address |
MCCMNC |
Carrier code — accepted so that a Surge profile loads, logged with a notice, and never matches |
HOSTNAME-TYPE
HOSTNAME-TYPE,AAAA,Proxy
Rule matches on the DNS record type of the request — the address family the client connects to: A for an IPv4 destination (resolved or a literal address), AAAA for IPv6. On the HTTP and SOCKS5 proxy inbounds a hostname that has not been resolved yet has no record type and does not match; on the TUN inbound the record type is read from the address family of the packet's destination, fake IP included, so a domain session matches A or AAAA on the first pass already. Useful for routing IPv4 and IPv6 traffic differently. DOMAIN matches a request that names a hostname rather than an IP address, and SIMPLE one whose hostname is a single label with no dot (such as printer); neither needs a resolved address.
Values: A or IPv4, AAAA or IPv6, DOMAIN, SIMPLE. Any other value is a configuration error.
IN-TYPE
IN-TYPE,SOCKS5,Proxy
Rule matches based on the inbound connection type. Supported values:
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
HTTP |
HTTP proxy inbound |
SOCKS5 |
SOCKS5 proxy inbound |
TUN |
TUN/VIF interface inbound |
Alternatives are separated with /, so IN-TYPE,HTTP/SOCKS5,Proxy takes both proxy inbounds and leaves TUN traffic to the rules below it. The value is compared case-insensitively.
IN-USER
IN-USER,user1,Proxy
Rule matches based on the inbound authentication username. Useful when Chute is configured with multiple inbound proxies with different credentials.
IN-NAME
IN-NAME,my-proxy,Proxy
Rule matches based on the named inbound proxy configuration. Useful when running multiple proxy server instances with different names.