In this tutorial, we will take you through the step-by-step process of installing the Socks5-Proxy-Server which is available on Github at socks5-proxy-server">https://github.com/nskondratev/socks5-proxy-server on OpenBSD.
It is always a good idea to start with updating OpenBSD to the latest version available. This can be done by running the following command:
sudo sysupgrade
This command will update OpenBSD to the latest stable release.
Before we start installing the Socks5-Proxy-Server, we need to install the following dependencies:
The PKG_PATH is the location where the OpenBSD package manager will look for the required dependencies. You can set PKG_PATH with the following command:
export PKG_PATH=http://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/$(uname -r)/packages/$(uname -m)/
Now we will install GCC with the following command:
sudo pkg_add gcc
We will now clone the Socks5-Proxy-Server repository from Github using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/nskondratev/socks5-proxy-server.git
This command will download the Socks5-Proxy-Server repository to your current directory.
To install the Socks5-Proxy-Server, navigate to the downloaded directory and run the following command:
sudo make install
Once this command finishes executing, the Socks5-Proxy-Server should be installed and ready to use.
By default, the Socks5-Proxy-Server listens on port 1080. You can change this by editing the configuration file located at /etc/socks5-proxy/socks5-proxy.conf. You can open this file with your preferred text editor and modify the 'port' field to your desired value.
To start the Socks5-Proxy-Server, run the following command:
sudo rcctl start socks5-proxy
If you want the Socks5-Proxy-Server to start automatically at system boot, you can enable the service with the following command:
sudo rcctl enable socks5-proxy
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure Socks5-Proxy-Server on OpenBSD. Now you can use it to improve your internet privacy and security. If you have any difficulties or issues, please refer to the official documentation or seek help from the OpenBSD community.
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