macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install microsockslocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew / rank 4099
Install microsocks with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, pacman
Tiny, portable SOCKS5 server with very moderate resource usage. Version 1.0.5 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-12. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install microsocks.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add microsocksAlpine Linux edge package indexes · microsocks · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install microsocksDebian stable package indexes · microsocks · source: deb.debian.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#microsocksnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/mi/microsocks/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S microsocksArch Linux sync databases · microsocks · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
overview
Package summary
Tiny, portable SOCKS5 server with very moderate resource usage
Project links
Commands and aliases
- microsocks
history
Project history and usage
MicroSocks is a small C SOCKS5 server maintained in rofl0r's GitHub repository. Its README presents it as the successor to rocksocks5, rebuilt with different priorities: use standard libc where possible, remove artificial limits, favor small readable source over extreme binary-size minimization, and support IPv4, DNS, and IPv6 through common code paths.
How it is used
The project occupies the lightweight proxy-server niche rather than the full proxy-suite niche. A typical use is running a SOCKS5 service on a remote host when SSH tunneling is not suitable; it can start with no configuration file, listens on port 1080 by default, and exposes command-line options for listen address, port, username and password, bind address, whitelist, quiet logging, and one-time authentication. Its implementation model is deliberately simple: a low-stack thread per client and graceful refusal of new connections under resource exhaustion. In package managers it appears as a tiny standalone executable for users who need a SOCKS5 endpoint without deploying a larger daemon.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: blue
broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.
Risk classifier
blue risk · medium confidence · tool
Why
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
Signals
- text:server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
microsocks | executable | indexed executable | Discovered from the local executable index. |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-08-03
manager version1.0.5
manager updated2026-07-12
local dataunknown
upstreamnot available
latest detectednot detected
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:microsocks |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Homepage | https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks |
| Repository | https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks |
| Last updated | 2026-07-12T13:23:47+02:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Service | none declared |
source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
microsocks 1.0.5-1
multithreaded, small, efficient SOCKS5 server
https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks
sudo apt install microsocks- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Microsocks
Nix95%
microsocks
nix profile install nixpkgs#microsocks- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Microsocks
Ubuntu apt95%
microsocks 1.0.3-2
multithreaded, small, efficient SOCKS5 server
https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks
sudo apt install microsocks- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Microsocks
apk95%
microsocks 1.0.5-r0
multithreaded, small, efficient SOCKS5 server
https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks
sudo apk add microsocks- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: microsocks
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Microsocks
apk95%
microsocks-doc 1.0.5-r0
multithreaded, small, efficient SOCKS5 server (documentation)
https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks
sudo apk add microsocks-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: microsocks
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Microsocks
apk95%
microsocks-openrc 1.0.5-r0
multithreaded, small, efficient SOCKS5 server (OpenRC init scripts)
https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks
sudo apk add microsocks-openrc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: microsocks
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Microsocks
pacman95%
microsocks 1.0.5-1
Tiny, portable SOCKS5 server with very moderate resource usage
https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks
sudo pacman -S microsocks- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Microsocks
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- pkg.so package database
- pkgdb category and tag curation