SVSOCKS - SOCKS5 server

svsocks is a lightweight and fast SOCKS5 server.

Table of Contents

1. Features
2. Installation
3. Usage
4. Contributing
5. License

Features

• IPv4 & IPv6 dual-stack server
• Thread pool for accepting connections
• Non-blocking sockets with edge-triggered polling (epoll)
• CONNECT command
• Username/Password authentication
• IPv4, IPv6 and Domain Name address types
• Syslog logging

Installation

• Clone the repository from GitHub or GitLab:

git clone https://github.com/fksvs/svsocks
git clone https://gitlab.com/fksvs/svsocks

• change directory to svsocks:

cd svsocks/

• build the source:

make

Usage

usage: ./svsocks [options]

Options:

• -6: Use IPv6 protocol.
• -a [listen address] : Specify the address for incoming connections. (Use the appropriate address format.)
• -p [listen port] : Specify the port for incoming connections.
• -n [number of threads] : Specify the number of threads for the thread pool.
• -u [username] : Username for username/password authentication.
• -P [password] : Password for username/password authentication.

Example

Start the server on a specific address and port with a custom number of threads:

./svsocks -a 192.168.1.100 -p 5000 -n 1000

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For bug fixes and small improvements, please submit a pull request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

License

This project is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GPLv3 license. See LICENSE for details.