SOCKS5 Proxy Configuration Master Guide

Automated Health Check Script

Save as check-proxy.sh to monitor uptime. No empty lines for peak performance.

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail
P="socks5h://proxyusername:proxypassword@proxyIP:proxyPORT"
echo "Testing..."
IP=$(curl -s --proxy "$P" https://ifconfig.me)
echo "Active Proxy IP: $IP"
curl -s --proxy "$P" https://dnsleaktest.com/ | grep "from" || echo "DNS Resolved via Proxy"

Python Requests + PySocks

Ensure pip install requests[socks] is installed before execution.

import requests
proxy_url="socks5h://proxyusername:proxypassword@proxyIP:proxyPORT"
proxies={"http":proxy_url,"https":proxy_url}
try:
 r=requests.get("https://ifconfig.me",proxies=proxies,timeout=10)
 print(f"Connection Successful: {r.text.strip()}")
except Exception as e:
 print(f"Error: {e}")

Routing Full Linux Apps

Use Proxychains-NG to force any application (like Nmap or SSH) through your SOCKS5 tunnel. Edit /etc/proxychains.conf:

[ProxyList]
socks5 proxyIP proxyPORT proxyusername proxypassword

Run via terminal: proxychains4 firefox-bin

Proxifier Configuration

Ideal for routing Windows apps that don't natively support proxies.

• Profile > Proxy Servers: Add IP and Port (SOCKS v5).
• Authentication: Input your HighProxies credentials.
• Rules: Assign specific .exe files to the proxy.