In this tutorial, we will go through the steps to install SocksBin on Windows 11. SocksBin is a tool that allows you to create a local SOCKS5 proxy server that can be used for various purposes, such as bypassing geo-restrictions and hiding your IP address.
Before we begin, there are a few prerequisites that you need to have:
The first step is to download the SocksBin repository from GitHub. Open your web browser and go to the following link: https://github.com/magnumdingusedu/socksbin.
Once you are on the repository page, click on the green "Code" button and select "Download ZIP". This will download the repository as a ZIP file to your computer.
Once the download is complete, extract the ZIP file to a folder of your choice.
SocksBin relies on several Python packages that need to be installed before we can run the tool.
Open your command prompt and navigate to the folder where you extracted the repository.
Then, enter the following command to install the required dependencies:
pip install -r requirements.txt
This command will install all the dependencies required by SocksBin.
Once the dependencies are installed, you can start the SocksBin proxy server.
Navigate to the folder where you extracted the repository and open the "socksbin" folder.
Inside the "socksbin" folder, you will find a file called "config.ini". Open this file in a text editor and change the settings to your liking. For example, you can change the port number, username, and password.
Once you have configured the settings, open your command prompt and navigate to the "socksbin" folder.
Then, enter the following command to start the proxy server:
python socksbin.py
This command will start the proxy server and you should see a message indicating that the server is listening on the specified port.
Now that the proxy server is running, you can configure your computer to use it.
Open your web browser and go to the settings page. Look for the section that allows you to configure your proxy settings.
Enter the IP address of your computer and the port number you specified in the "config.ini" file. You can also enter the username and password you specified.
Save the settings and you should now be able to browse the internet using the SocksBin proxy server.
In this tutorial, we went through the steps to install SocksBin on Windows 11. We downloaded the repository from GitHub, installed the required dependencies, started the proxy server, and configured our proxy settings. With these steps, you can now use SocksBin to bypass geo-restrictions and hide your IP address.
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