SSH SOCKS Proxy - a guide to fast and easy SSH tunnel setup on any OS
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CoinsHost · 2023-11-03 09:36

VPNs are popular for online security, but proxies can offer a more
lightweight way to change your online location without the overhead of
a full VPN. The guide breaks down how to [set up an SSH SOCKS
proxy](https://swissmade.host/en/blog/ultimate-guide-to-ssh-socks-
proxy-setup-secure-browsing-on-windows-macos-and-linux) for secure
browsing across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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mrmclabber · 2023-11-03 11:50

A socks proxy is problematic for security because unless you
*specifically* tell your app to use it, it's not going to use it. Many
apps don't even support socks proxies. I'm not sure what is meant by
"more lightweight" I wouldn't call wireguard a "heavy" application.
And you have the benefit of ALL traffic going across the connection
with leakage prevented. It's a tool to keep in the toolbelt for sure,
but a VPN just makes more sense in the vast majority of cases.

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ElevenNotes · 2023-11-03 12:11

Wireguard > basically anything else.

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MrZeugma · 2023-11-03 14:22

I use dante server since a few years, and it rocks !

[https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-dante-
proxy-on-
ubuntu-20-04](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-
set-up-dante-proxy-on-ubuntu-20-04)

I have both VPN and SOCKS Proxy, sometimes you just want to proxify
your browser traffic, but not the others software, like video games,
etc.

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Simplixt · 2023-11-03 21:05

I'm using [https://hub.docker.com/r/serjs/go-
socks5-proxy/](https://hub.docker.com/r/serjs/go-socks5-proxy/)
together with Wireguard.


It's great to generate SOCKS5-proxies fast that you can use e.g. for
Firefox Containers.

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adamshand · 2023-11-03 21:53

Depends on use case.  I use the SSH socks proxy all the time for
bypassing geoblocks and for testing things from remote locations.

In those cases all I want is one browser to use the proxy.