v1.10.1

Add CONTRIBUTING.md guideline with Docker and local development setup

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
           cd x-ui/bin
           
           # Download dependencies
-          Xray_URL="https://github.com/XTLS/Xray-core/releases/download/v26.1.31/"
+          Xray_URL="https://github.com/XTLS/Xray-core/releases/download/v26.2.6/"
           if [ "${{ matrix.platform }}" == "amd64" ]; then
             wget -q ${Xray_URL}Xray-linux-64.zip
             unzip Xray-linux-64.zip
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ jobs:
           cd x-ui\bin
           
           # Download Xray for Windows
-          $Xray_URL = "https://github.com/XTLS/Xray-core/releases/download/v26.1.31/"
+          $Xray_URL = "https://github.com/XTLS/Xray-core/releases/download/v26.2.6/"
           Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "${Xray_URL}Xray-windows-64.zip" -OutFile "Xray-windows-64.zip"
           Expand-Archive -Path "Xray-windows-64.zip" -DestinationPath .
           Remove-Item "Xray-windows-64.zip"

.gitignore

@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ release/
 /release.sh
 /x-ui
 .DS_Store
+/dev/

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+# Contribution guide
+
+This document describes **development-only** setup options for contributing to the x-ui project.
+Production deployments are **out of scope** for this guide.
+
+For safety, Docker-based development is **strongly recommended**.  
+Local installation should be performed **only inside a VM or disposable environment**.
+
+---
+
+## Recommended: Docker development setup
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Docker
+- Docker Compose (v2+)
+- Git
+
+### Steps
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/alireza0/x-ui.git
+# or:
+# git clone https://github.com/<your_fork_name>/x-ui.git
+
+docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f docker-compose.dev.yml up --build
+```
+
+### Explore panel
+
+- Panel should be available at localhost:54321 like: [http://127.0.0.1:54321](http://127.0.0.1:54321) for example
+- Default credentials: `admin` / `admin`
+
+To stop and remove containers or `ctrl` + `C`:
+
+```bash
+docker compose down
+```
+
+### Environment
+
+When using the Docker development setup, the [docker-compose.dev.yml](/docker-compose.dev.yml) file mounts the local database directory into the container:
+
+```yaml
+volumes:
+  - ./dev/db:/etc/x-ui
+```
+
+This means:
+
+- [./dev/db](/dev/db/) on the host is used to persist panel state during development
+- `/etc/x-ui` inside the container is the active database/config directory
+- Data will survive container restarts but is isolated from the host system
+- You can safely delete `./dev/db` to reset the development database
+
+---
+
+## Local development setup (unsafe on host OS)
+
+This method runs scripts with root privileges and alters the host system.
+Use **only inside a VM, container, or disposable test environment**.
+
+### Prerequisites
+
+- Ubuntu/Debian or Fedora (actually anything with systemd, just use proper package manager)
+
+### Install dependencies
+
+```bash
+# Ubuntu / Debian
+sudo apt update
+sudo apt upgrade -y
+sudo apt install -y golang unzip git wget
+
+# Fedora
+sudo dnf update -y
+sudo dnf install -y golang unzip git wget
+```
+
+### Setup panel
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/alireza0/x-ui.git
+# or:
+# git clone https://github.com/<your_fork_name>/x-ui.git
+
+cd x-ui/
+sudo bash x-ui.sh   # Select -> 10. Start
+```
+
+### Explore panel
+
+- Panel should be available at localhost:54321 like: [http://127.0.0.1:54321](http://127.0.0.1:54321) for example
+- Default credentials: `admin` / `admin`

DockerInitFiles.sh

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ case $1 in
 esac
 mkdir -p build/bin
 cd build/bin
-wget -q "https://github.com/XTLS/Xray-core/releases/download/v26.1.31/Xray-linux-${ARCH}.zip"
+wget -q "https://github.com/XTLS/Xray-core/releases/download/v26.2.6/Xray-linux-${ARCH}.zip"
 unzip "Xray-linux-${ARCH}.zip"
 rm -f "Xray-linux-${ARCH}.zip" geoip.dat geosite.dat LICENSE README.md
 mv xray "xray-linux-${FNAME}"

config/version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.10.0
+1.10.1

docker-compose.dev.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+services:
+  xui:
+    build:
+      context: .
+      target: builder
+    working_dir: /app
+    volumes:
+      - .:/app
+      - ./dev/db:/etc/x-ui
+    environment:
+      XUI_BIN_FOLDER: /app/dev/bin
+      XUI_DB_FOLDER: /etc/x-ui
+      XUI_LOG_LEVEL: debug
+      XUI_DEBUG: "true"
+    command: ["go","run","./main.go"]

go.mod

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/op/go-logging v0.0.0-20160315200505-970db520ece7
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.2.4
 	github.com/robfig/cron/v3 v3.0.1
-	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.25.12
+	github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.26.1
-	github.com/xtls/xray-core v1.260131.0
+	github.com/xtls/xray-core v1.260202.0
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0
 	golang.org/x/text v0.33.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.78.0
 	gorm.io/driver/sqlite v1.6.0
-	gorm.io/gorm v1.31.0
+	gorm.io/gorm v1.31.1
 )
 
 require (
@@ -30,13 +30,13 @@ require (
 	github.com/cloudflare/circl v1.6.3 // indirect
 	github.com/cloudwego/base64x v0.1.6 // indirect
 	github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.9.1 // indirect
-	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.12 // indirect
+	github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.13 // indirect
 	github.com/gin-contrib/sse v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-ole/go-ole v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/locales v0.14.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/universal-translator v0.18.1 // indirect
 	github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.30.1 // indirect
-	github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.18.0 // indirect
+	github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.19.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/btree v1.1.3 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/context v1.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/gorilla/securecookie v1.1.2 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.9.1 h1:a/k2f2HQU3Pi399RPW1MOaZyhKJL9w/xFpKAg4q1s
 github.com/ebitengine/purego v0.9.1/go.mod h1:iIjxzd6CiRiOG0UyXP+V1+jWqUXVjPKLAI0mRfJZTmQ=
 github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.12 h1:e9hWvmLYvtp846tLHam2o++qitpguFiYCKbn0w9jyqw=
 github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.12/go.mod h1:d+9Oxyo1wTzWdyVUPMmXFvp4F9tea18J8ufA774AB3s=
+github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.13 h1:46nXokslUBsAJE/wMsp5gtO500a4F3Nkz9Ufpk2AcUM=
+github.com/gabriel-vasile/mimetype v1.4.13/go.mod h1:d+9Oxyo1wTzWdyVUPMmXFvp4F9tea18J8ufA774AB3s=
 github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.1-0.20220118164431-d8423dcdf344 h1:Arcl6UOIS/kgO2nW3A65HN+7CMjSDP/gofXL4CZt1V4=
 github.com/ghodss/yaml v1.0.1-0.20220118164431-d8423dcdf344/go.mod h1:GIjDIg/heH5DOkXY3YJ/wNhfHsQHoXGjl8G8amsYQ1I=
 github.com/gin-contrib/gzip v1.2.5 h1:fIZs0S+l17pIu1P5XRJOo/YNqfIuPCrZZ3TWB7pjckI=
@@ -52,6 +54,8 @@ github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.5 h1:Fq85nIqj+gXn/S5ahsiTlK3TmC85qgirsdTP/+DeaC4=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.5/go.mod h1:oq7eo15ShAhp70Anwd5lgX2pLfOS3QCiwU/PULtXL6M=
 github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.18.0 h1:8W7wMFS12Pcas7KU+VVkaiCng+kG8QiFeFwzFb+rwuw=
 github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.18.0/go.mod h1:XBurs7gK8ATbW4ZPGKgcbrY1Br56PdM69F7LkFRi1kA=
+github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.19.2 h1:PmFC1S6h8ljIz6gMRBopkjP1TVT7xuwrButHID66PoM=
+github.com/goccy/go-yaml v1.19.2/go.mod h1:XBurs7gK8ATbW4ZPGKgcbrY1Br56PdM69F7LkFRi1kA=
 github.com/golang/mock v1.7.0-rc.1 h1:YojYx61/OLFsiv6Rw1Z96LpldJIy31o+UHmwAUMJ6/U=
 github.com/golang/mock v1.7.0-rc.1/go.mod h1:s42URUywIqd+OcERslBJvOjepvNymP31m3q8d/GkuRs=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.4 h1:i7eJL8qZTpSEXOPTxNKhASYpMn+8e5Q6AdndVa1dWek=
@@ -134,6 +138,8 @@ github.com/sagernet/sing-shadowsocks v0.2.9 h1:Paep5zCszRKsEn8587O0MnhFWKJwDW1Y4
 github.com/sagernet/sing-shadowsocks v0.2.9/go.mod h1:TE/Z6401Pi8tgr0nBZcM/xawAI6u3F6TTbz4nH/qw+8=
 github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.25.12 h1:e7PvW/0RmJ8p8vPGJH4jvNkOyLmbkXgXW4m6ZPic6CY=
 github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.25.12/go.mod h1:EivAfP5x2EhLp2ovdpKSozecVXn1TmuG7SMzs/Wh4PU=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.26.1 h1:TOkEyriIXk2HX9d4isZJtbjXbEjf5qyKPAzbzY0JWSo=
+github.com/shirou/gopsutil/v4 v4.26.1/go.mod h1:medLI9/UNAb0dOI9Q3/7yWSqKkj00u+1tgY8nvv41pc=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Yh+to48EsGEfYuaHDzXPcE3xhTkx73EhmCGUpEOglKo=
@@ -161,6 +167,8 @@ github.com/xtls/reality v0.0.0-20251116175510-cd53f7d50237 h1:UXjrmniKlY+ZbIqpN9
 github.com/xtls/reality v0.0.0-20251116175510-cd53f7d50237/go.mod h1:vbHCV/3VWUvy1oKvTxxWJRPEWSeR1sYgQHIh6u/JiZQ=
 github.com/xtls/xray-core v1.260131.0 h1:gPBykLhUvRZ8sfubNerkwWqV3c15UtmSYQG2cgKqrV4=
 github.com/xtls/xray-core v1.260131.0/go.mod h1:cxzYFZrxu1B1NtPjHsqv4UzgDvRA71mV4rXYH4KtO7Q=
+github.com/xtls/xray-core v1.260202.0 h1:dYduYxGlkn/krSQJbmksbTtCdRe8OFb3YwpuXXEJG5c=
+github.com/xtls/xray-core v1.260202.0/go.mod h1:cxzYFZrxu1B1NtPjHsqv4UzgDvRA71mV4rXYH4KtO7Q=
 github.com/xyproto/randomstring v1.0.5 h1:YtlWPoRdgMu3NZtP45drfy1GKoojuR7hmRcnhZqKjWU=
 github.com/xyproto/randomstring v1.0.5/go.mod h1:rgmS5DeNXLivK7YprL0pY+lTuhNQW3iGxZ18UQApw/E=
 github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi v1.2.4 h1:zFUKzehAFReQwLys1b/iSMl+JQGSCSjtVqQn9bBrPo0=
@@ -235,6 +243,8 @@ gorm.io/driver/sqlite v1.6.0 h1:WHRRrIiulaPiPFmDcod6prc4l2VGVWHz80KspNsxSfQ=
 gorm.io/driver/sqlite v1.6.0/go.mod h1:AO9V1qIQddBESngQUKWL9yoH93HIeA1X6V633rBwyT8=
 gorm.io/gorm v1.31.0 h1:0VlycGreVhK7RF/Bwt51Fk8v0xLiiiFdbGDPIZQ7mJY=
 gorm.io/gorm v1.31.0/go.mod h1:XyQVbO2k6YkOis7C2437jSit3SsDK72s7n7rsSHd+Gs=
+gorm.io/gorm v1.31.1 h1:7CA8FTFz/gRfgqgpeKIBcervUn3xSyPUmr6B2WXJ7kg=
+gorm.io/gorm v1.31.1/go.mod h1:XyQVbO2k6YkOis7C2437jSit3SsDK72s7n7rsSHd+Gs=
 gvisor.dev/gvisor v0.0.0-20260122175437-89a5d21be8f0 h1:Lk6hARj5UPY47dBep70OD/TIMwikJ5fGUGX0Rm3Xigk=
 gvisor.dev/gvisor v0.0.0-20260122175437-89a5d21be8f0/go.mod h1:QkHjoMIBaYtpVufgwv3keYAbln78mBoCuShZrPrer1Q=
 lukechampine.com/blake3 v1.4.1 h1:I3Smz7gso8w4/TunLKec6K2fn+kyKtDxr/xcQEN84Wg=

web/assets/js/model/inbound.js

@@ -596,7 +596,6 @@ class TlsStreamSettings extends XrayCommonClass {
         maxVersion = TLS_VERSION_OPTION.TLS13,
         cipherSuites = '',
         rejectUnknownSni = false,
-        pinnedPeerCertSha256 = [],
         disableSystemRoot = false,
         enableSessionResumption = false,
         certificates = [new TlsStreamSettings.Cert()],
@@ -611,7 +610,6 @@ class TlsStreamSettings extends XrayCommonClass {
         this.maxVersion = maxVersion;
         this.cipherSuites = cipherSuites;
         this.rejectUnknownSni = rejectUnknownSni;
-        this.pinnedPeerCertSha256 = pinnedPeerCertSha256;
         this.disableSystemRoot = disableSystemRoot;
         this.enableSessionResumption = enableSessionResumption;
         this.certs = certificates;
@@ -645,7 +643,6 @@ class TlsStreamSettings extends XrayCommonClass {
             json.maxVersion,
             json.cipherSuites,
             json.rejectUnknownSni,
-            json.pinnedPeerCertSha256 || [],
             json.disableSystemRoot,
             json.enableSessionResumption,
             certs,
@@ -663,7 +660,6 @@ class TlsStreamSettings extends XrayCommonClass {
             maxVersion: this.maxVersion,
             cipherSuites: this.cipherSuites,
             rejectUnknownSni: this.rejectUnknownSni,
-            pinnedPeerCertSha256: this.pinnedPeerCertSha256.length > 0 ? this.pinnedPeerCertSha256 : undefined,
             disableSystemRoot: this.disableSystemRoot,
             enableSessionResumption: this.enableSessionResumption,
             certificates: TlsStreamSettings.toJsonArray(this.certs),
@@ -984,6 +980,8 @@ class UdpMask extends XrayCommonClass {
             case 'header-dns':
             case 'xdns':
                 return { domain: settings.domain || '' };
+            case 'xicmp':
+                return { ip: settings.ip || '', id: settings.id ?? 0 };
             case 'mkcp-original':
             case 'header-dtls':
             case 'header-srtp':
@@ -1309,14 +1307,6 @@ class Inbound extends XrayCommonClass {
         return null;
     }
 
-    get kcpType() {
-        return this.stream.kcp.type;
-    }
-
-    get kcpSeed() {
-        return this.stream.kcp.seed;
-    }
-
     get serviceName() {
         return this.stream.grpc.serviceName;
     }
@@ -1392,8 +1382,6 @@ class Inbound extends XrayCommonClass {
             }
         } else if (network === 'kcp') {
             const kcp = this.stream.kcp;
-            obj.type = kcp.type;
-            obj.path = kcp.seed;
         } else if (network === 'ws') {
             const ws = this.stream.ws;
             obj.path = ws.path;
@@ -1456,8 +1444,6 @@ class Inbound extends XrayCommonClass {
                 break;
             case "kcp":
                 const kcp = this.stream.kcp;
-                params.set("headerType", kcp.type);
-                params.set("seed", kcp.seed);
                 break;
             case "ws":
                 const ws = this.stream.ws;
@@ -1561,8 +1547,6 @@ class Inbound extends XrayCommonClass {
                 break;
             case "kcp":
                 const kcp = this.stream.kcp;
-                params.set("headerType", kcp.type);
-                params.set("seed", kcp.seed);
                 break;
             case "ws":
                 const ws = this.stream.ws;
@@ -1642,8 +1626,6 @@ class Inbound extends XrayCommonClass {
                 break;
             case "kcp":
                 const kcp = this.stream.kcp;
-                params.set("headerType", kcp.type);
-                params.set("seed", kcp.seed);
                 break;
             case "ws":
                 const ws = this.stream.ws;

web/assets/js/model/outbound.js

@@ -345,7 +345,8 @@ class TlsStreamSettings extends CommonClass {
         fingerprint = '',
         allowInsecure = false,
         echConfigList = '',
-        verifyPeerCertByName = []
+        verifyPeerCertByName = 'cloudflare-dns.com',
+        pinnedPeerCertSha256 = '',
     ) {
         super();
         this.serverName = serverName;
@@ -353,7 +354,8 @@ class TlsStreamSettings extends CommonClass {
         this.fingerprint = fingerprint;
         this.allowInsecure = allowInsecure;
         this.echConfigList = echConfigList;
-        this.verifyPeerCertByName = Array.isArray(verifyPeerCertByName) ? verifyPeerCertByName.join(",") : verifyPeerCertByName;
+        this.verifyPeerCertByName = verifyPeerCertByName;
+        this.pinnedPeerCertSha256 = pinnedPeerCertSha256;
     }
 
     static fromJson(json = {}) {
@@ -363,7 +365,8 @@ class TlsStreamSettings extends CommonClass {
             json.fingerprint,
             json.allowInsecure,
             json.echConfigList,
-            json.verifyPeerCertByName
+            json.verifyPeerCertByName,
+            json.pinnedPeerCertSha256,
         );
     }
 
@@ -374,7 +377,8 @@ class TlsStreamSettings extends CommonClass {
             fingerprint: this.fingerprint,
             allowInsecure: this.allowInsecure,
             echConfigList: this.echConfigList,
-            verifyPeerCertByName: this.verifyPeerCertByName.length > 0 ? this.verifyPeerCertByName.split(",") : undefined,
+            verifyPeerCertByName: this.verifyPeerCertByName,
+            pinnedPeerCertSha256: this.pinnedPeerCertSha256
         };
     }
 }
@@ -577,6 +581,8 @@ class UdpMask extends CommonClass {
             case 'header-dns':
             case 'xdns':
                 return { domain: settings.domain || '' };
+            case 'xicmp':
+                return { ip: settings.ip || '', id: settings.id ?? 0 };
             case 'mkcp-original':
             case 'header-dtls':
             case 'header-srtp':

web/html/xui/form/outbound.html

@@ -586,8 +586,13 @@
             <a-form-item label="Allow Insecure">
                 <a-switch v-model="outbound.stream.tls.allowInsecure"></a-switch>
             </a-form-item>
-            <a-form-item label="VerifyPeerCertByNames">
+            <a-form-item label="Verify Peer Cert By Name">
-                <a-input v-model.trim="outbound.stream.tls.verifyPeerCertByNames"></a-input>
+                <a-input v-model.trim="outbound.stream.tls.verifyPeerCertByName"></a-input>
+            </a-form-item>
+            <a-form-item label="Pinned Peer Cert">
+                <a-input v-model.trim="outbound.stream.tls.pinnedPeerCertSha256"
+                    placeholder="Enter SHA256 fingerprints (base64)">
+                </a-input>
             </a-form-item>
         </template>
         

web/html/xui/form/stream/stream_finalmask.html

@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
                         v-if="['tcp', 'ws', 'httpupgrade', 'xhttp'].includes(inbound.stream.network)"
                         value="xdns">
                         xDNS (Experimental)</a-select-option>
+                    <a-select-option v-if="inbound.stream.network === 'kcp'"
+                        value="xicmp">
+                        xICMP (Experimental)</a-select-option>
                 </a-select>
             </a-form-item>
             <a-form-item label='Password'

web/html/xui/form/tls_settings.html

@@ -58,12 +58,6 @@
         <a-form-item label="Session Resumption">
         <a-switch v-model="inbound.stream.tls.enableSessionResumption"></a-switch>
         </a-form-item>
-        <a-form-item label="Pinned Peer Cert">
-        <a-select mode="tags" v-model="inbound.stream.tls.pinnedPeerCertSha256"
-            :dropdown-class-name="themeSwitcher.currentTheme"
-            placeholder="Enter SHA256 fingerprints (base64)">
-        </a-select>
-        </a-form-item>
         <a-divider :style="{ margin: '0' }"></a-divider>
         <template v-for="cert,index in inbound.stream.tls.certs">
             <a-form-item label='{{ i18n "certificate" }}'>

web/html/xui/inbound_info_modal.html

@@ -52,11 +52,6 @@
                   </td>
                 </tr>
               </template>           
-            <template v-if="inbound.isKcp">
-                <tr><td>kcp {{ i18n "encryption" }}</td><td><a-tag>[[ inbound.kcpType ]]</a-tag></td></tr>
-                <tr><td>kcp {{ i18n "password" }}</td><td><a-tag>[[ inbound.kcpSeed ]]</a-tag></td></tr>
-            </template>
-            
             <template v-if="inbound.isGrpc">
                 <tr><td>grpc serviceName</td><td>
                     <a-tooltip :title="[[ inbound.serviceName ]]">

web/html/xui/xray_rule_modal.html

@@ -220,13 +220,13 @@
             newRule = {};
             rule.type = "field";
             rule.domainMatcher = value.domainMatcher;
-            rule.domain = value.domain.length>0 ? value.domain.split(',') : [];
+            rule.domain = value.domain.length>0 ? value.domain.split(',').map(s => s.trim()) : [];
-            rule.ip = value.ip.length>0 ? value.ip.split(',') : [];
+            rule.ip = value.ip.length>0 ? value.ip.split(',').map(s => s.trim()) : [];
             rule.port = value.port;
             rule.sourcePort = value.sourcePort;
             rule.network = value.network;
-            rule.source = value.source.length>0 ? value.source.split(',') : [];
+            rule.source = value.source.length>0 ? value.source.split(',').map(s => s.trim()) : [];
-            rule.user = value.user.length>0 ? value.user.split(',') : [];
+            rule.user = value.user.length>0 ? value.user.split(',').map(s => s.trim()) : [];
             rule.inboundTag = value.inboundTag;
             rule.protocol = value.protocol;
             rule.attrs = Object.fromEntries(value.attrs);

web/locale/locale.go

@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ func InitLocalizer(i18nFS embed.FS, settingService SettingService) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func createTemplateData(params []string, seperator ...string) map[string]interface{} {
+func createTemplateData(params []string, separator ...string) map[string]interface{} {
 	var sep string = "=="
-	if len(seperator) > 0 {
+	if len(separator) > 0 {
-		sep = seperator[0]
+		sep = separator[0]
 	}
 
 	templateData := make(map[string]interface{})

web/service/setting.go

@@ -359,7 +359,12 @@ func (s *SettingService) GetTimeLocation() (*time.Location, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		defaultLocation := defaultValueMap["timeLocation"]
 		logger.Errorf("location <%v> not exist, using default location: %v", l, defaultLocation)
-		return time.LoadLocation(defaultLocation)
+		location, err = time.LoadLocation(defaultLocation)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Errorf("failed to load default location, using UTC: %v", err)
+			return time.UTC, nil
+		}
+		return location, nil
 	}
 	return location, nil
 }