Install Socks Proxy

Steps to install sSocks

 

1. Create a temp folder to download sSocks.

mkdir /tmp/proxy
cd /tmp/proxy

2. Install gcc and make

yum -y install gcc make

3. Install sSocks

wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/ssocks/ssocks-0.0.14.tar.gz
tar xvzf ssocks-0.0.14.tar.gz
cd ssocks-0.0.14
./configure
make
make install

4. Copy conf files

cd src
cp ssocksd.conf /etc
cp ssocksd.auth /etc

5. (Optional – Enabling Authentication) Edit the conf file

cd /etc
vi ssocksd.conf

(Modify the line below – Remove “#”)

(Before)
# auth = /etc/ssocksd.auth
(After)
auth = /etc/ssocksd.auth

6. (Optional – Enabling Authentication) Edit the auth file

vi ssocksd.auth

(Change the username and the password below)

admin:abcde

7. Add sSocks to Firewall

firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=1080/tcp

8. Start ssocksd

ssocksd --file /etc/ssocksd.conf &

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