Tor stuck at 10% bootstrap when using SOCKS5 proxy via Clash (VLESS+Reality)

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Hi,

I’m having trouble connecting to Tor on macOS when routing Tor through a local SOCKS5 proxy.

My setup:

  • macOS

  • Tor Browser (official bundle)

  • Local proxy: Clash

  • Backend: VLESS + Reality on VPS

  • Tor is configured to use SOCKS5 proxy: 127.0.0.1:

Tor cannot finish bootstrapping and gets stuck at 10%.

Relevant log:

[NOTICE] Bootstrapped 10% (conn_done): Connected to a relay
[WARN] Problem bootstrapping. Stuck at 10% (conn_done): Connected to a relay.
(unexpected eof while reading; TLS_ERROR)
[WARN] 10 connections died in state handshaking (TLS)

It repeatedly fails during TLS handshakes and then disables networking.

Normal web traffic works fine through this proxy, but Tor cannot connect.

Questions:

  • Is VLESS+Reality known to interfere with Tor TLS connections?

  • Are there recommended settings for using Tor over SOCKS5 proxies?

  • Is this likely a proxy/transport compatibility issue?

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks.

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My guess is that VLESS Reality is interfering with the TLS handshake.