# uku/unblock-youku

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3,173 stars · 641 forks · JavaScript · agpl-3.0

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/uku/Unblock-Youku
- Homepage: https://uku.im
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/uku-unblock-youku.md

## Topics

`chrome-extension`

## Description

Unblock-Youku is a geo-blocking circumvention tool and proxy server designed to grant access to region-locked video streaming and web services. It functions as a regional content unblocker that masks a user's location to bypass geographic restrictions.

The system operates as an SNI proxy server, forwarding HTTPS traffic based on the Server Name Indication without decrypting the payload. It also serves as a transparent proxy gateway and a DNS-based request router that directs network traffic to specific proxy servers by modifying name resolution records for regional domains.

Its capabilities cover DNS request routing, SNI proxy forwarding, and the redirection of traffic to overcome regional playback errors and location blocks. It utilizes domain-specific traffic splitting and HTTP proxy tunneling to facilitate regional content access.

## Tags

### Networking & Communication

- [SNI Routing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/tcp-proxies/sni-routing.md) — Routes encrypted TCP streams based on the Server Name Indication without decrypting the HTTPS payload.
- [Censorship Circumvention Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/censorship-circumvention-tools.md) — Provides utilities designed to bypass regional network restrictions and access blocked content.
- [Proxy DNS Routers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/dns-forwarding-routing/proxy-dns-routers.md) — Routes domain name resolution through an internal proxy client to control regional traffic handling.
- [Geographic Restriction Bypasses](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/network-infrastructure-routing/network-infrastructure-configuration/network-management/proxy-tunneling-clients/geographic-restriction-bypasses.md) — Bypasses geographic content restrictions by routing requests through verification proxies. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/uku/unblock-youku@master/README.md))
- [Geo-Restriction Bypassing Tools](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/network-infrastructure-routing/network-utilities/geo-restriction-bypassing-tools.md) — Routes traffic through proxies to circumvent regional content blocks for web services.
- [SNI Proxies](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/proxy-servers/sni-proxies.md) — Implements an SNI proxy server to forward encrypted traffic based on the server name without decrypting the payload.
- [Streaming Content Unblockers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/streaming-content-unblockers.md) — Acts as a network-level tool to bypass regional availability limits on streaming platforms.
- [Automatic Traffic Redirection Handlers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/traffic-redirection-tools/automatic-traffic-redirection-handlers.md) — Intercepts regional service requests and reroutes them to proxy servers to bypass blocks.
- [DNS-Based Routing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/traffic-routing/dns-based-routing.md) — Implements DNS-level resolution to steer traffic toward regional proxy servers.
- [Transparent Network Proxies](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/transparent-network-proxies.md) — Functions as a transparent proxy gateway that intercepts and reroutes network packets without requiring application-side configuration.
- [Domain Traffic Filters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/domain-traffic-filters.md) — Routes only specific regional domains through the proxy while allowing other traffic to follow standard paths.
- [HTTP Tunnels](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/network-infrastructure-routing/network-proxying-tools/network-proxies/udp-tunneling/http-tunnels.md) — Encapsulates web requests within HTTP tunnels to mask the client's geographic origin.
- [PROXY Protocol Forwarders](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/proxy-protocols/proxy-protocol-forwarders.md) — Forwards network traffic while preserving connection metadata to mask client location.
- [Transparent Proxying](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/networking-communication/transparent-proxying.md) — Intercepts and redirects network traffic through a proxy without requiring client-side modification.

### Security & Cryptography

- [Regional IP Routing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/location-locale-spoofing/regional-ip-routing.md) — Presents a target regional identity by routing requests through data centers in that specific region.
- [Regional Access Bypassing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/security-cryptography/regional-access-bypassing.md) — Circumvents geographic restrictions to access region-locked digital content and services.

### Graphics & Multimedia

- [Regional Streaming Access](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/graphics-multimedia/streaming-distribution/streaming-broadcasting/media-streaming/video-streaming/regional-streaming-access.md) — Overcomes regional playback errors to stream media from services requiring specific regional IPs.