Docker example to run Dante SOCKS proxy server.

0.README.md

How to use Dante SOCKS proxy server

Create sockd.conf file locally on the docker host machine and map it with -v option of docker run.

Run socks server

docker run -d -p 1080:1080 -v /etc/sockd.conf:/etc/sockd.conf --name socks-server vimagick/dante

Add user

docker exec -it socks-server /bin/bash
useradd proxy_user
echo proxy_user:proxy_password | chpasswd

Use the Socks proxy server from a cURL command

curl -vvv -x socks5h://proxy_user:proxy_password@localhost:1080 https://example.com

sockd.conf

debug: 0
logoutput: stderr
internal: 0.0.0.0 port = 1080
external: eth0
socksmethod: username none
clientmethod: none
user.privileged: root
user.unprivileged: nobody

client pass {
    from: 0.0.0.0/0 port 1-65535 to: 0.0.0.0/0
    log: error
}

socks pass {
    from: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0
    socksmethod: username
    log: error
}