https://blog.nousiainen.xyz/tags/tor/ Recent content in Tor on Panic! At The Terminal Hugo en-us Sat, 24 Oct 2026 21:16:14 +0300 https://blog.nousiainen.xyz/docs/networking/socks5-proxy/ Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.nousiainen.xyz/docs/networking/socks5-proxy/ <p>This is a quick guide to routing command-line traffic through a SOCKS5 proxy using Tor Browser&rsquo;s built-in Tor instance and <code>proxychains4</code>.</p> <h2 id="why-use-a-socks5-proxy"> Why use a SOCKS5 proxy <a class="anchor" href="#why-use-a-socks5-proxy">#</a> </h2> <p>Routing traffic through a SOCKS5 proxy lets you make requests that exit from a different IP than your own, useful for testing.</p> <h2 id="prerequisites"> Prerequisites <a class="anchor" href="#prerequisites">#</a> </h2> <ul> <li>Tor Browser installed and running (its bundled Tor instance listens on <code>127.0.0.1:9150</code> by default, this is different from the system <code>tor</code> package, which uses port <code>9050</code>)</li> <li><code>proxychains4</code> installed</li> </ul> <h2 id="1-install-proxychains4"> 1. Install proxychains4 <a class="anchor" href="#1-install-proxychains4">#</a> </h2> <div class="highlight"><pre tabindex="0" style="color:#f8f8f2;background-color:#272822;-moz-tab-size:4;-o-tab-size:4;tab-size:4;-webkit-text-size-adjust:none;"><code class="language-bash" data-lang="bash"><span style="display:flex;"><span>sudo apt install proxychains4 </span></span></code></pre></div><h2 id="2-point-it-at-tor-browsers-socks5-port"> 2. Point it at Tor Browser&rsquo;s SOCKS5 port <a class="anchor" href="#2-point-it-at-tor-browsers-socks5-port">#</a> </h2> <p>Confirm Tor Browser&rsquo;s proxy is actually listening:</p>