diff --git a/service/xboard/service.go b/service/xboard/service.go
index b0b53ddd..e2df89fe 100644
--- a/service/xboard/service.go
+++ b/service/xboard/service.go
@@ -129,8 +129,7 @@ type XInnerConfig struct {
 	Port            int             `json:"port"`
 	ServerPort      int             `json:"server_port"`
 	Protocol        string          `json:"protocol"`
-	Settings        json.RawMessage `json:"settings"`
-	StreamSettings  json.RawMessage `json:"streamSettings"`
+	NodeType        string          `json:"node_type"`
 	Cipher          string          `json:"cipher"`
 	ServerKey       string          `json:"server_key"`
 	TLS             int             `json:"tls"`
@@ -138,8 +137,11 @@ type XInnerConfig struct {
 	TLSSettings     *XTLSSettings   `json:"tls_settings"`
 	TLSSettings_    *XTLSSettings   `json:"tlsSettings"`
 	Network         string          `json:"network"`
-	NetworkSettings  json.RawMessage `json:"network_settings"`
+	NetworkSettings json.RawMessage `json:"network_settings"`
 	NetworkSettings_ json.RawMessage `json:"networkSettings"`
+	StreamSettings  json.RawMessage `json:"streamSettings"`
+	UpMbps          int             `json:"up_mbps"`
+	DownMbps        int             `json:"down_mbps"`
 }
 
 type HttpNetworkConfig struct {
@@ -451,11 +453,16 @@ func (s *Service) setupNode() error {
 	// Resolve protocol
 	protocol := inner.Protocol
 	if protocol == "" {
-		protocol = config.NodeType
+		protocol = inner.NodeType
 	}
 	if protocol == "" {
-		protocol = config.NodeType_
+		protocol = config.NodeType
 	}
+	if protocol == "" && inner.Cipher != "" {
+		// Fallback for shadowsocks where protocol might be missing but cipher is present
+		protocol = "shadowsocks"
+	}
+
 	if protocol == "" {
 		s.logger.Error("Xboard setup error: could not identify protocol. Please check debug logs for raw JSON.")
 		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported protocol: empty")