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+# socks5server #
+
+socks5server is a minimalist SOCKS5 proxy server.
+
+## Requirements
+
+* C99 compiler
+* libbsd
+* pthread
+
+## Instructions
+
+### Compile
+
+    apt-get install build-essential libbsd
+    make
+    sudo make install
+
+### Configuration
+
+* Edit /usr/local/etc/socks5server.conf
+* You must specify `LISTEN_PORT`
+* To make an open proxy you can use `ALLOW_ALL=1`
+* Alternatively you can have an unlimited number of `ALLOW_HOST_<anything>=<host>`
+* If you choose to specify a list of allowed hosts you can use DNS names or IP addresses