diff --git a/crates/shadowsocks-service/src/config.rs b/crates/shadowsocks-service/src/config.rs
index 873ef4ed..18488828 100644
--- a/crates/shadowsocks-service/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/shadowsocks-service/src/config.rs
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ struct SSConfig {
     #[cfg(feature = "local-online-config")]
     #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
     online_config: Option<SSOnlineConfig>,
+
+    #[cfg(feature = "local-online-config")]
+    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
+    version: Option<u32>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug, Default)]
@@ -425,6 +429,11 @@ pub enum ConfigType {
 
     /// Config for Manager server
     Manager,
+
+    /// Config for online config (SIP008)
+    /// https://shadowsocks.org/doc/sip008.html
+    #[cfg(feature = "local-online-config")]
+    OnlineConfig,
 }
 
 impl ConfigType {
@@ -442,6 +451,12 @@ impl ConfigType {
     pub fn is_manager(self) -> bool {
         self == ConfigType::Manager
     }
+
+    /// Chec if it is online config type (SIP008)
+    #[cfg(feature = "local-online-config")]
+    pub fn is_online_config(self) -> bool {
+        self == ConfigType::OnlineConfig
+    }
 }
 
 cfg_if! {
@@ -1834,6 +1849,25 @@ impl Config {
                 //
                 // This behavior causes lots of confusion. use outbound_bind_addr instead
             }
+            #[cfg(feature = "local-online-config")]
+            ConfigType::OnlineConfig => {
+                // SIP008. https://shadowsocks.org/doc/sip008.html
+                // "version" should be set to "1"
+                match config.version {
+                    Some(1) => {}
+                    Some(v) => {
+                        let err = Error::new(
+                            ErrorKind::Invalid,
+                            "invalid online config version",
+                            Some(format!("version: {v}")),
+                        );
+                        return Err(err);
+                    }
+                    None => {
+                        warn!("OnlineConfig \"version\" is missing in the configuration, assuming it is a compatible version for this project");
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         // Standard config
@@ -2566,6 +2600,16 @@ impl Config {
             return Err(err);
         }
 
+        #[cfg(feature = "local-online-config")]
+        if self.config_type.is_online_config() && self.server.is_empty() {
+            let err = Error::new(
+                ErrorKind::MissingField,
+                "missing any valid servers in configuration",
+                None,
+            );
+            return Err(err);
+        }
+
         if self.config_type.is_manager() && self.manager.is_none() {
             let err = Error::new(
                 ErrorKind::MissingField,
@@ -2606,6 +2650,20 @@ impl Config {
                             return Err(err);
                         }
                     }
+
+                    #[cfg(feature = "local-online-config")]
+                    if self.config_type.is_online_config() {
+                        // Only server could bind to INADDR_ANY
+                        let ip = sa.ip();
+                        if ip.is_unspecified() {
+                            let err = Error::new(
+                                ErrorKind::Malformed,
+                                "`server` shouldn't be an unspecified address (INADDR_ANY)",
+                                None,
+                            );
+                            return Err(err);
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
                 ServerAddr::DomainName(dn, port) => {
                     if dn.is_empty() || *port == 0 {
diff --git a/crates/shadowsocks/src/config.rs b/crates/shadowsocks/src/config.rs
index fb617942..1c2ea525 100644
--- a/crates/shadowsocks/src/config.rs
+++ b/crates/shadowsocks/src/config.rs
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ impl Default for ServerUserManager {
 }
 
 /// The source of the ServerConfig
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum ServerSource {
     Default,       //< Default source, created in code
     Configuration, //< Created from configuration
diff --git a/src/service/local.rs b/src/service/local.rs
index a4566436..a4a5f743 100644
--- a/src/service/local.rs
+++ b/src/service/local.rs
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ pub fn define_command_line_options(mut app: Command) -> Command {
 
 /// Create `Runtime` and `main` entry
 pub fn create(matches: &ArgMatches) -> Result<(Runtime, impl Future<Output = ExitCode>), ExitCode> {
+    #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "local-online-config"), allow(unused_mut))]
     let (mut config, runtime) = {
         let config_path_opt = matches.get_one::<PathBuf>("CONFIG").cloned().or_else(|| {
             if !matches.contains_id("SERVER_CONFIG") {
@@ -1140,8 +1141,7 @@ async fn get_online_config_servers(
         }
     };
 
-    // NOTE: ConfigType::Local will force verify local_address and local_port keys. SIP008 standard doesn't include those keys.
-    let online_config = match Config::load_from_str(&body, ConfigType::Server) {
+    let online_config = match Config::load_from_str(&body, ConfigType::OnlineConfig) {
         Ok(c) => c,
         Err(err) => {
             error!(
@@ -1152,6 +1152,14 @@ async fn get_online_config_servers(
         }
     };
 
+    if let Err(err) = online_config.check_integrity() {
+        error!(
+            "server-loader task failed to load from url: {}, error: {}",
+            online_config_url, err
+        );
+        return Err(Box::new(err));
+    }
+
     Ok(online_config.server)
 }
 
@@ -1188,6 +1196,7 @@ impl ServerReloader {
 
         struct ConfigDisplay<'a>(&'a ServerReloader);
         impl Display for ConfigDisplay<'_> {
+            #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "local-online-config"), allow(unused_assignments, unused_variables))]
             fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
                 let mut is_first = true;
 
@@ -1266,6 +1275,7 @@ impl ServerReloader {
 
         #[cfg(unix)]
         {
+            #[cfg_attr(not(feature = "local-online-config"), allow(unused_mut))]
             let mut has_things_to_do = arc_self.config_path.is_some();
             #[cfg(feature = "local-online-config")]
             {