connect shadowsocks server on ubuntu via ss-local

#Server config
[Set up your own shadowsocks server](https://errong.win/2018/06/05/setup-shadowsocks-on-ubuntu-16-04/) or found/buy one.
You should have a shadowsocks server with below informations:
* server ip
* server port
* password
* method

#install
~~~
sudo apt-get install software-properties-common -y
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:max-c-lv/shadowsocks-libev -y
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt install shadowsocks-libev
~~~

#configure
match to the server's info.
~~~
sudo vim /etc/shadowsocks-libev/config.json
{
    "server":"xx.xx.xx.xx", // server IP
    "server_port":8911,
    "local_port":1008, // local port
    "password":"jesuslove",
    "timeout":60,
    "method":"chacha20-ietf-poly1305"
}
~~~

#run ss-local
```sudo ss-local -c  /etc/shadowsocks-libev/config.json```

#export socks proxy system wide
~~~
export http_proxy=socks5://127.0.0.1:1008
export https_proxy=socks5://127.0.0.1:1008
~~~

#use proxy extension set for chrome/firefox browser
config your proxy extension in your browser to use socks5 proxy
127.0.0.1:1008

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