Example of installing the SOCKS5 proxy server DANTE-SERVER in UBUNTU 12.04

Dante-server is a good software for S4/5 proxy servers.

Install with apt-get

Apt-get install dante-server

Add a user

Useradd proxyuser
Passwd proxyuser
Prohibit proxyuser from logging on to the system (security considerations)

Sudo vim/etc/passwd

Change the shell of proxyuser to/bin/false.

Configure danted. conf

Sudo mv/etc/danted. conf/etc/danted. conf_old
Sudo vim/etc/danted. conf
Enter the following content:

#
# Logoutput: stderr
# Logoutput: syslog
Logoutput:/var/log/sockd. log
 
Internal: 0.0.0.0 port = 10080
 
External: eth0
 
# Method: username none
# Method: pam
Method: username
 
User. privileged: root
 
User. notprivileged: proxyuser
 
User. libwrap: nobody
 
Compatibility: sameport
Compatibility: reuseaddr
Extension: bind
 
Client pass {
 
From: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0
 
Log: connect disconnect error
 
}
 
Pass {
 
From: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0
 
Command: bind
 
Log: connect disconnect error
 
}
 
Pass {
 
From: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0
 
Command: bindreply udpreply
 
Log: connect error
 
}
 
Pass {
 
From: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0 port 1-65535
 
Protocol: tcp udp
 
}
 
Pass {
 
From: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0 port 1-65535
 
Command: udpassociate
 
}
 
# Block {
# From: 0.0.0.0/0 to: 0.0.0.0/0 port 1-65535
# Protocol: tcp udp
# Log: connect erro
#}
Create a log folder

Mkdir/var/log/sockd

Start dante-server

/Etc/init. d/danted start

Check whether the listener is successful:

Netstat-anp | grep 10080

Now you can use socks5.