How It Works

From picking a plan to a protected connection — four simple steps. 404 VPN doesn't have its own app yet, and that's exactly why the whole process is fully transparent.

4 steps to a protected connection

No 404 VPN app to install — just open, well-tested VLESS clients you may already know.

1

Pick a plan

Free — 5GB of traffic a day, no card required. Plus and Premium — unlimited traffic, if you need consistent speed.

2

Get your key

In your dashboard, copy the VLESS link for a server or scan the QR code — takes a couple of seconds.

3

Import into an app

Happ, Hiddify, V2Ray, NekoBox, or any other VLESS-compatible client → "Add configuration" → "Import from link."

4

Connect

Tap "Connect" in the app. Done — your traffic now runs through an encrypted tunnel.

This is what your key looks like in the dashboard:

dashboard.404vpn.io
vless://8f2c1a9e-44b0-4d3a-9c21-af0b3e2d7c15@nl-ams-1.404vpn.io:443?encryption=none&security=tls&type=ws&host=nl-ams-1.404vpn.io&path=%2Fws#Amsterdam

Why there's no 404 VPN app

We'd rather not promise something we haven't built yet. Instead of our own client, we use open and well-tested apps that support the VLESS protocol — it takes an extra minute during first setup, but you're not locked into our code, you can switch apps any time, and you can see exactly how the connection works before you commit.

Kill Switch and DNS leak protection, in this setup, are settings of the client app you choose (like Happ or Hiddify), not of our infrastructure. We say this plainly on our Security & Transparency page.

Frequently Asked Questions

guest@404vpn:~$ cat how-it-works-faq.md
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