How to install SOCKS5Engine on Alpine Linux Latest

In this tutorial, we will walk you through the steps to install SOCKS5Engine on Alpine Linux Latest. SOCKS5Engine is a SOCKS5 server developed by VeeSecurity and it allows you to create a tunnel between your device and the internet, which can improve your security and privacy.

Prerequisites

Before we start, you need to have the following:

• A server running Alpine Linux Latest
• Root access or a user with sudo privileges
• Basic knowledge of using the command line

Step 1: Install dependencies

To install SOCKS5Engine, we need to first install its dependencies. Open the terminal on your Alpine Linux Latest server and run the following command:

sudo apk add git build-base libevent-dev

This command will install Git, the C compiler, and libevent-dev.

Step 2: Clone SOCKS5Engine repository

Next, we need to clone the SOCKS5Engine repository from Github. Use the following command to clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/VeeSecurity/SOCKS5Engine.git

This will create a directory named SOCKS5Engine in your current directory.

Step 3: Compile and install SOCKS5Engine

Go to the directory where you cloned the SOCKS5Engine repository by running:

cd SOCKS5Engine

Now, we need to compile and install SOCKS5Engine. Run the following commands:

make
sudo make install

This will compile and install the SOCKS5Engine binary to your system.

Step 4: Configure SOCKS5Engine

After installation, we need to configure SOCKS5Engine. Create a configuration file named socks5engine.conf by running:

sudo nano /usr/local/etc/socks5engine.conf

Add the following lines to the configuration file:

port = 1080
auth = no

Here, we are setting the SOCKS5Engine to listen on port 1080 and disabling authentication. You can modify these settings based on your requirements.

Save and exit the file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and then ENTER.

Step 5: Start SOCKS5Engine

Finally, we need to start SOCKS5Engine. Run the following command:

sudo socks5engine /usr/local/etc/socks5engine.conf

This will start the SOCKS5Engine server with the configuration you specified.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured SOCKS5Engine on Alpine Linux Latest. You can now use the SOCKS5Engine as a proxy server to improve your online security and privacy.

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