ssh socks5 proxy setup with firefox

socksproxy.md

1. open ~/.ssh/config and add

    Host socksproxy
        HostName 1.2.3.4
        BatchMode yes
        RequestTTY no
        Compression yes
        DynamicForward localhost:8123
        IdentityFile ~/.ssh/proxy_rsa
        User username
   

2. open ~/.bashrc and add

    alias socksproxy='/usr/bin/firefox -no-remote -P socksproxy && ssh -nkN socksproxy'
   

3. open firefox, in the url bar type about:profiles and create a new profile called socksproxy load socksproxy profile open Preferences -> Network Settings -> Manual proxy configuration -> SOCKS Host set to localhost and Port to 8123, under No proxy for add localhost, 127.0.0.1. Activate Proxy DNS when using SOCKS v5 and click ok.

4. open terminal and type

    $ socksproxy 
   

5. wait until firefox profile is open and check your ip address. It should be the ip address of the proxy server.

Warning: May show warning Firefox is already running. Just click ok and refresh socksproxy profile of firefox.

For chrome browser to use proxy server open ~/.bashrc and add

    chromeproxy() { /usr/bin/google-chrome --proxy-server="socks5://localhost:8123" --host-resolver-rules="MAP * ~NOTFOUND , EXCLUDE localhost" "$@" & }

    alias socksproxychrome='chromeproxy && ssh -nkN socksproxy'