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1

Run the Network check

Open Settings -> Network -> Network check -> Check and follow the advice under the result. What the result meansCan’t sign in? On the sign-in screen click Continue without signing in: Settings is there too.
2

Turn zapret off completely

Close the .bat window or stop the zapret service. Click Check again.
3

Works now? Add the exclusions

Add these lines to lists/list-exclude-user.txt in the zapret folder, with no spaces or empty lines:
All four are needed: these are the old and new project addresses. Turn zapret on. No such file? zapret creates it on its first start. If the Network check sees zapret, it shows these lines with a copy button.
Write only to files with -user in the name. zapret overwrites list-general.txt and list-exclude.txt when it updates.
4

Still broken? Add to the bypass list

Add the lines scnative.dev and scnative.space to lists/list-general-user.txt, turn zapret on and check again. Got worse: remove them.
5

Nothing helps

A VPN is what is left: when it helps.

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Common questions

Add two lines to lists/list-general-user.txt (Linux, macOS: /opt/zapret/ipset/zapret-hosts-user.txt) and restart zapret:
Tracks then come straight from SoundCloud again, which is faster.
This is the browser step of signing in: what to do.
Common mistakes:
  • Edited the wrong file: you need the files with -user in the name.
  • Spaces or empty lines between the entries.
  • zapret was not restarted after the edit.
  • Added only SoundCloud’s own domains, not our domains from step 3.
The mode is shown in service.bat, item IPSet Filter. In none mode there is nothing to add.For loaded and any, add the server addresses to lists/ipset-exclude-user.txt, one per line. Copy them from the Network check window: the addresses change, so they are not listed here.
The Network check says this when zapret uses a strategy with ts. Turn TCP timestamps on: on Windows in PowerShell as administrator, on Linux in a terminal.
Do not turn zapret off for good. Add the exclusions from step 3 and keep zapret on.
There is no officially recommended one. Add the exclusions from step 3 first.
Add them by suffix, an entry covers all subdomains:
For direct track downloads also soundcloud.com and sndcdn.com. The app process on Windows is soundcloud-desktop.exe, for the portable app soundcloud-desktop-portable.exe.Do not write down IP addresses, they change.

Still broken? Write to us

Attach the Network check report, your zapret build and the strategy.