SOCKS5 Proxy Configuration Guide

Save as /usr/local/bin/test-socks.sh, make executable, then run:

#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail
P="socks5h://proxyusername:proxypassword@proxyIP:proxyPORT"
echo "Testing SOCKS5 connection..."
IP=$(curl -s --proxy "$P" https://ifconfig.me)
echo "External IP: $IP"
echo "Checking DNS (manual if blocked)..."
curl -s --proxy "$P" https://dnsleaktest.com || echo "Open dnsleaktest.com in browser using the proxy"

Compact format — no empty lines.

Run directly from terminal:

pip install requests[socks]
python3 - <<'EOF'
import requests
proxy="socks5h://proxyusername:proxypassword@proxyIP:proxyPORT"
proxies={"http":proxy,"https":proxy}
r=requests.get("https://ifconfig.me",proxies=proxies,timeout=10)
print("External IP:",r.text.strip())
EOF

Save as test_socks.py and run with python3 test_socks.py:

#!/usr/bin/env python3
import requests
proxy="socks5h://proxyusername:proxypassword@proxyIP:proxyPORT"
proxies={"http":proxy,"https":proxy}
r=requests.get("https://ifconfig.me",proxies=proxies,timeout=10)
print("External IP:",r.text.strip())

Edit /etc/proxychains.conf and add:

[ProxyList]
socks5 proxyIP proxyPORT proxyusername proxypassword

proxychains4 curl https://ifconfig.me

• Profile → Proxy Servers → Add
• Address: proxyIP, Port: proxyPORT
• Protocol: SOCKS Version 5
• Authentication: Username proxyusername, Password proxypassword
• Click “Check” → OK → Apply

• Profile → Proxification Rules → Add → select target apps
• Open browser → visit ifconfig.me to verify proxy IP

• Settings → Network Settings → Manual proxy configuration
• SOCKS Host: proxyIP, Port: proxyPORT
• Select SOCKS v5 and enable “Proxy DNS when using SOCKS v5”
• Enter Username proxyusername and Password proxypassword

• Launch with flag (no auth):

google-chrome --proxy-server="socks5://proxyIP:proxyPORT"

• For auth, use the SwitchyOmega extension and enter credentials.