wernight / docker-dante

Dante SOCKS proxy server

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What is Dante

Dante consists of a SOCKS server and a SOCKS client, implementing RFC 1928 and related standards. It can in most cases be made transparent to clients, providing functionality somewhat similar to what could be described as a non-transparent Layer 4 router. For customers interested in controlling and monitoring access in or out of their network, the Dante SOCKS server can provide several benefits, including security and TCP/IP termination (no direct contact between hosts inside and outside of the customer network), resource control (bandwidth, sessions), logging (host information, data transferred), and authentication.

Usage example

$ docker run -d -p 1080:1080 wernight/dante

Change its configuration by mounting a custom /etc/sockd.conf (see sample config files).

Client-side set up

Set your browser or application to use SOCKS v4 or v5 proxy localhost on port 1080, like for example:

$ curl --proxy socks5://localhost:1080 https://example.com

... or set to use PAC script like:

function FindProxyForURL(url, host) {
  return "SOCKS localhost:1080";
}

Requiring authentication

The default config in this image allows everyone to use the proxy. You can add a simple authentication (which will send data unencrypted) by setting up a Dockerfile like:

FROM wernight/dante

# TODO: Replace 'john' and 'MyPassword' by any username/password you want.
RUN printf 'MyPassword\nMyPassword\n' | adduser john

Uncomment line in sockd.conf:

socksmethod: username

Then use SOCKS v5, for example:

$ curl --proxy socks5://john:MyPassword@localhost:1080 https://example.com

Note: SOCKS v4 will be blocked.

WARNING: Many browsers do not support SOCKS authentication (e.g. see this Chrome bug).

Feedbacks

Suggestions are welcome on our GitHub issue tracker.

docker-dante's Issues

Code contains malvare

Installed this one on two different servers. Used only by myself. At both cases container made DoS attack and spawed on emails

Not working at all

Started container with:
docker run -d -p 1080:1080 wernight/dante

Checking with:
curl -x socks5://localhost:1080 http://api.myip.com

And nothing happens, the terminal stupidly waits and stays we dont know why, maybe if Id waited more I would get a timeout err, it's now 3 minutes

How to change the dante conf?

How to add tor?

Is it possible to add a tor service and have the dante server redirect to it?
As in:
remote computer sending:
curl -x socks5://user:pass@IP@PORT END_URL

can't access the youtube.com

-> 3754: local client error (Connection reset by peer).  Session duration: 1s,