How to Install SocksBin on Debian Latest

SocksBin is an open source toolkit for routing HTTP and TCP traffic through a chain of encrypted SOCKS5 proxies. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install SocksBin on Debian Latest.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, make sure you have the following:

• A Debian Latest server instance
• A user account with sudo privileges

Step 1 - Update the System

The first step is to update the system to ensure all the packages are up to date.

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2 - Install Dependencies

SocksBin has a couple of dependencies that need to be installed on the system. To do this, run the following command:

sudo apt install curl git build-essential libssl-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev

Step 3 - Clone SocksBin Repository

Clone the SocksBin repository from https://github.com/magnumdingusedu/socksbin.

git clone https://github.com/magnumdingusedu/socksbin.git

Step 4 - Build SocksBin

Navigate to the SocksBin directory and build SocksBin using the following commands:

cd socksbin
make

Step 5 - Test SocksBin

To test SocksBin, first create a configuration file as follows:

nano config.json

Add the following code to the configuration file:

{
    "listen": {"ip":"0.0.0.0", "port":1080, "proto":"socks5"},
    "nodes":
        [
            {"ip":"127.0.0.1", "port":1081, "proto":"socks5"},
            {"ip":"127.0.0.1", "port":1082, "proto":"socks5"}
        ]
}

Next, start SocksBin using the following command:

./socksbin config.json

You should see SocksBin start without any errors.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed SocksBin on Debian Latest. You can now use SocksBin to route HTTP and TCP traffic through a chain of encrypted SOCKS5 proxies.

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