How to Install SocksBin on OpenBSD

SocksBin is a lightweight socks5 proxy written in C language. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install SocksBin on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

  • OpenBSD 6.8 or later
  • Root or sudo access

Installation

  1. Open the terminal on your OpenBSD system.

  2. Clone the SocksBin repository by running the following command:

git clone https://github.com/magnumdingusedu/socksbin.git
  1. Change the directory to the downloaded SocksBin directory:
cd socksbin
  1. Compile the source code by running the following command:
make
  1. Move the compiled binary to the /usr/local/bin directory:
sudo mv socksbin /usr/local/bin/
  1. Create a configuration file for SocksBin:
sudo vim /etc/socksbin.conf
  1. Add the following content to the /etc/socksbin.conf file:
listen-on = "127.0.0.1:1080"
max-connections = 128
  1. Save and close the /etc/socksbin.conf file.

Starting SocksBin

To start SocksBin, run the following command in the terminal:

sudo socksbin

Using SocksBin

Once SocksBin is running, you can configure your applications to use the socks5 proxy by setting the proxy address to 127.0.0.1:1080.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed SocksBin on OpenBSD. You can now use the socks5 proxy to secure your internet traffic.