add HowTo install via snap

shadowsocks · Jul 31, 2023 · 817a98b · 817a98b
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@@ -89,6 +89,36 @@ For macOS and Linux, you can install it using [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/):
 brew install shadowsocks-rust
 ```
 
+### **Install using snap**
+
+```bash
+# Install from snapstore
+snap install shadowsocks-rust
+
+# List services
+snap services shadowsocks-rust
+
+# Enable and start shadowsocks-rust.sslocal-daemon snap service
+snap start --enable shadowsocks-rust.sslocal-daemon
+
+# Show generated systemd service status
+systemctl status snap.shadowsocks-rust.sslocal-daemon.service
+
+# Override generated systemd service (configure startup options)
+systemctl edit snap.shadowsocks-rust.sslocal-daemon.service
+
+## NOTE: you can pass args to sslocal:
+##  [Service]
+##  ExecStart=
+##  ExecStart=/usr/bin/snap run shadowsocks-rust.sslocal-daemon -b "127.0.0.1:1080" --server-url "ss://...."
+
+# Restart generated systemd service to apply changes
+systemctl restart snap.shadowsocks-rust.sslocal-daemon.service
+
+# ... and show service status
+systemctl status snap.shadowsocks-rust.sslocal-daemon.service
+```
+
 ### **Download release**
 
 Download static-linked build [here](https://github.com/shadowsocks/shadowsocks-rust/releases).