diff --git a/client/core/controllers/coreController.cpp b/client/core/controllers/coreController.cpp
index 8f0fee0a5..1c6993630 100644
--- a/client/core/controllers/coreController.cpp
+++ b/client/core/controllers/coreController.cpp
@@ -56,11 +56,15 @@ void CoreController::initLocalProxy()
         if (port < 1024) {
             qWarning() << "Local proxy: invalid HTTP API port" << port << ", stopping server";
             m_proxyServer->stop();
+            m_settings->setLocalProxyHttpEnabled(false);
+            emit m_settings->localProxyStartFailed(tr("Local proxy disabled: invalid HTTP API port."));
             return;
         }
 
         if (!m_proxyServer->start(port)) {
             qWarning() << "Local proxy: failed to start on port" << port;
+            m_settings->setLocalProxyHttpEnabled(false);
+            emit m_settings->localProxyStartFailed(tr("Local proxy failed to start. Check if the port is available."));
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/client/core/local-proxy/proxyservice.cpp b/client/core/local-proxy/proxyservice.cpp
index 745916f76..6286ee089 100644
--- a/client/core/local-proxy/proxyservice.cpp
+++ b/client/core/local-proxy/proxyservice.cpp
@@ -44,24 +44,14 @@ bool ProxyService::startXray()
 
     QString error;
     const auto configData = m_configManager->buildConfig(error);
-    qDebug() << "configData:" << configData.value().serializedConfig;
-    qDebug() << "configData:" << configData.value().parsedConfig;
     if (!configData) {
         logConfigError(error);
         return false;
     }
 
-    QString configPath;
-    if (!m_configManager->writeTempConfig(configData->serializedConfig, configPath, error)) {
-        qDebug() << "configPath:" << configPath;
-        logConfigError(error);
-        return false;
-    }
-    qDebug() << "configPath:" << configPath;
-
     m_cachedConfig = configData->parsedConfig;
 
-    const bool success = m_xrayController->start(configPath);
+    const bool success = m_xrayController->start(configData->serializedConfig);
     if (success) {
         ProxyLogger::getInstance().info("Xray started successfully");
         emit xrayStatusChanged(true);
@@ -78,7 +68,6 @@ bool ProxyService::stopXray()
     const bool stopped = m_xrayController->stop();
     if (stopped) {
         ProxyLogger::getInstance().info("Xray stopped");
-        m_configManager->removeTempConfig();
         emit xrayStatusChanged(false);
         return true;
     }
diff --git a/client/core/local-proxy/xraycontroller.cpp b/client/core/local-proxy/xraycontroller.cpp
index 02081df47..d96b44e0a 100644
--- a/client/core/local-proxy/xraycontroller.cpp
+++ b/client/core/local-proxy/xraycontroller.cpp
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #include "proxylogger.h"
 #include "core/ipcclient.h"
 
-#include <QFile>
-
 namespace {
 const QString kIpcUnavailableError = QStringLiteral("Failed to communicate with IPC service");
 }
@@ -20,25 +18,25 @@ XrayController::~XrayController()
     stop();
 }
 
-bool XrayController::start(const QString &configPath)
+bool XrayController::start(const QString &configJson)
 {
-
     if (m_isRunning) {
         ProxyLogger::getInstance().info("Xray is already running");
         return true;
     }
-    
+
     ProxyLogger::getInstance().info("Request to start Xray via IPC");
 
     m_lastError.clear();
 
-    QString configContent;
-    if (!loadConfigFile(configPath, configContent)) {
+    if (configJson.trimmed().isEmpty()) {
+        m_lastError = QStringLiteral("Config content is empty");
+        ProxyLogger::getInstance().error(m_lastError);
         return false;
     }
 
     const bool ipcResult = IpcClient::withInterface([&](QSharedPointer<IpcInterfaceReplica> iface) {
-        iface->xrayStart(configContent);
+        iface->xrayStart(configJson);
         return true;
     }, []() {
         return false;
@@ -89,39 +87,4 @@ qint64 XrayController::getProcessId() const
 QString XrayController::getError() const
 {
     return m_lastError;
-}
-
-bool XrayController::loadConfigFile(const QString &configPath, QString &configContent)
-{
-    if (configPath.isEmpty()) {
-        m_lastError = "Config path is empty";
-        ProxyLogger::getInstance().error(m_lastError);
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    QFile configFile(configPath);
-    if (!configFile.exists()) {
-        m_lastError = QString("Config file not found at: %1").arg(configPath);
-        ProxyLogger::getInstance().error(m_lastError);
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    if (!configFile.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly | QIODevice::Text)) {
-        m_lastError = QString("Failed to open config file: %1").arg(configFile.errorString());
-        ProxyLogger::getInstance().error(m_lastError);
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    QByteArray data = configFile.readAll();
-    configFile.close();
-
-    if (data.isEmpty()) {
-        m_lastError = QString("Config file is empty: %1").arg(configPath);
-        ProxyLogger::getInstance().error(m_lastError);
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    configContent = QString::fromUtf8(data);
-    ProxyLogger::getInstance().debug(QString("Loaded Xray config from %1").arg(configPath));
-    return true;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/core/local-proxy/xraycontroller.h b/client/core/local-proxy/xraycontroller.h
index 6cbf9284d..f45dbaf7e 100644
--- a/client/core/local-proxy/xraycontroller.h
+++ b/client/core/local-proxy/xraycontroller.h
@@ -10,15 +10,13 @@ public:
     explicit XrayController(QObject* parent = nullptr);
     ~XrayController();
 
-    bool start(const QString& configPath);
+    bool start(const QString& configJson);
     bool stop();
     bool isXrayRunning() const;
     qint64 getProcessId() const;
     QString getError() const;
 
 private:
-    bool loadConfigFile(const QString& configPath, QString& configContent);
-
     bool m_isRunning {false};
     QString m_lastError;
 }; 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/settings.h b/client/settings.h
index 63da0dad0..e300f7f6d 100644
--- a/client/settings.h
+++ b/client/settings.h
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ signals:
     void serverRemoved(int serverIndex);
     void settingsCleared();
     void localProxySettingsChanged();
+    void localProxyStartFailed(const QString &message);
 
 private:
     QVariant value(const QString &key, const QVariant &defaultValue = QVariant()) const;
diff --git a/client/ui/controllers/settingsController.cpp b/client/ui/controllers/settingsController.cpp
index 227d15bfa..1ee14d0a9 100644
--- a/client/ui/controllers/settingsController.cpp
+++ b/client/ui/controllers/settingsController.cpp
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ SettingsController::SettingsController(const QSharedPointer<ServersModel> &serve
     toggleDevGatewayEnv(m_isDevModeEnabled);
 
     connect(m_settings.get(), &Settings::localProxySettingsChanged, this, &SettingsController::localProxySettingsUpdated);
+    connect(m_settings.get(), &Settings::localProxyStartFailed, this, &SettingsController::localProxyStartFailed);
 }
 
 QString getPlatformName()
diff --git a/client/ui/controllers/settingsController.h b/client/ui/controllers/settingsController.h
index b54851e58..79d8c6c29 100644
--- a/client/ui/controllers/settingsController.h
+++ b/client/ui/controllers/settingsController.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ signals:
     void isHomeAdLabelVisibleChanged(bool visible);
     void startMinimizedChanged();
     void localProxySettingsUpdated();
+    void localProxyStartFailed(const QString &message);
 
 private:
     QSharedPointer<ServersModel> m_serversModel;