Tor-socks-proxy

The super easy way to set up a Tor SOCKS5 proxy server inside a Docker container, without Tor relay/exit node function enabled.

Docker image Repository

We push the built image to Docker Hub and GitHub Container Registry:

• GitHub Container Registry:
  • ghcr.io/peterdavehello/tor-socks-proxy
  • https://github.com/PeterDaveHello/tor-socks-proxy/pkgs/container/tor-socks-proxy
• Docker Hub:
  • peterdavehello/tor-socks-proxy
  • https://hub.docker.com/r/peterdavehello/tor-socks-proxy/

Use the prefix ghcr.io/ if you prefer to use GitHub Container Registry.

Usage

First-Time Setup

docker run -d --restart=always --name tor-socks-proxy -p 127.0.0.1:9150:9150/tcp peterdavehello/tor-socks-proxy:latest

• --restart=always: This ensures the container automatically restarts whenever the system reboots.
• -p 127.0.0.1:9150:9150/tcp: This binds the container to localhost, and you should not change this IP unless you want to expose the proxy to a local network or the Internet.
  • You can change the first 9150 to any available port. Please note that ports 9050/9150 may be occupied if you are running another Tor client like TorBrowser.

Start or stop an existing Instance manually

docker start tor-socks-proxy

docker stop tor-socks-proxy

Checking the Proxy Status and logs

docker logs tor-socks-proxy

Configuring a Client to Use the Proxy

curl --socks5-hostname 127.0.0.1:9150 https://ipinfo.tw/ip

Stopping the Proxy

docker stop tor-socks-proxy

IP Renewal

By default, Tor automatically changes IPs every 10 minutes. You can manually renew the IP by restarting the container:

docker restart tor-socks-proxy

DNS over Tor

Publish DNS port during setup to query DNS requests over Tor:

docker run -d --restart=always --name tor-socks-proxy -p 127.0.0.1:9150:9150/tcp -p 127.0.0.1:53:8853/udp peterdavehello/tor-socks-proxy:latest

Sponsor

This project is now sponsored by DigitalOcean, providing us with a dedicated development and testing environment.

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Support Tor Project

Support the Tor project by setting up Tor bridge/exit nodes and donating.