Socks5-proxy-server is a lightweight and easy-to-use SOCKS5 proxy server written in Go. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing and running socks5-proxy-server on Arch Linux.
Before proceeding with this tutorial, make sure you have the following prerequisites:
The first step is to install Go, the programming language in which socks5-proxy-server is written. To install Go, run the following command in your terminal:
sudo pacman -S go
The next step is to download and compile the socks5-proxy-server source code from Github. To do so, follow these steps:
Open your terminal and navigate to the directory in which you want to store the source code by using the cd command.
Clone the socks5-proxy-server repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/nskondratev/socks5-proxy-server.git
Navigate to the downloaded repository by running the following command:
cd socks5-proxy-server
Compile the source code using the following command:
go build
This will create an executable file named socks5-proxy-server in the current directory.
To run the socks5-proxy-server, use the following command:
./socks5-proxy-server -b 0.0.0.0 -p 8080
This command will start the socks5-proxy-server on your local machine and listen on port 8080. Any incoming SOCKS5 connections will now be tunneled through this proxy server.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and started socks5-proxy-server on Arch Linux.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and use socks5-proxy-server on Arch Linux. You are now ready to use this lightweight SOCKS5 proxy server to tunnel your internet traffic securely.
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