Editorial Policy

We are an independent editorial team that writes guides and reference material about the Happ app. The site is not the official Happ website and is not affiliated with its developers. The app's official sources are the happ.info website, the docs.happ.info documentation, the App Store and Google Play pages, and the repository on GitHub. We keep the full list on the "Official Happ sources" page.

Happ is a client app built on the Xray-core engine. We describe how to install it, set it up, connect it to your own servers or to a provider's subscription, and what to do when errors appear. We do not sell servers or subscriptions.

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  Anna Koroleva

  Editor-in-chief

  Fact-checking and final sign-off on publications

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  Dmitry Sokolov

  Lead technical writer

  Platform guides and connection error breakdowns

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  Ekaterina Lebedeva

  Knowledge Base editor

  Glossary, wiki, reference articles and links between terms

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  Artem Volkov

  Technical reviewer

  Checking guides and settings before publication, the “Fact-checked” field

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  Maria Belova

  SEO editor

  Section structure, metadata, internal links

Every statement has a source. We use them in this order:

1. The official Happ documentation at docs.happ.info.
2. Releases and change notes in the official repository on GitHub.
3. The Xray-core documentation, for protocols, transports and routing.
4. The app's pages in the App Store and Google Play, for system requirements and versions.
5. Our own checks on devices. In the text we state the device, the operating system version and the Happ version.

We publish numbers such as ping, speed and connection time only with the measurement date, the measurement point and the method. If there is no measurement, there is no number.

Two people check every guide. The author goes through all the steps personally, then the technical reviewer repeats them on a different device. If the results differ, the article is not published until the difference is explained in the text.

We do not publish guides that break the law, and we do not describe ways to reach resources whose access is restricted. The user is responsible for using the app in accordance with local law.

• On a schedule. We revise installation and setup guides and error breakdowns every 30 days. Reference articles and the glossary are revised every 90 days.
• After a Happ release. When a new version comes out, we check the articles about the affected features and platforms.
• After a documentation change. If the official documentation changes the app's parameters or behavior, we correct our material.
• After reader reports. We check every report of a mistake and reply to its author.

Each article shows the publication date, the update date, the date of the last check and the guide version. At the bottom of the page is the change history: what changed and when. Corrections of factual errors are marked in the history on a separate line.

The buttons on the plans page lead to a third-party subscription provider's website through our referral link. Signing up through it gives a free 1-day trial. TODO: state whether the editorial team receives a reward for sign-ups. The choice of provider does not affect the content of our guides: we describe how Happ works in the same way for any servers.

To report a mistake, suggest a topic or ask a question about an article: editorial@happvpn.io.

We reply within three business days. Questions about how a specific subscription works are better sent to your provider's support: the editorial team has no access to your account or servers.