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Install proxytunnel with Homebrew, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman

Create TCP tunnels through HTTPS proxies. Version 1.13.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-09-13. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install proxytunnel.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install proxytunnel

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install proxytunnel

MacPorts ports tree · net/proxytunnel/Portfile · source: api.github.com

Linux

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install proxytunnel

Debian stable package indexes · proxytunnel · source: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install proxytunnel

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · proxytunnel · source: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#proxytunnel

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/pr/proxytunnel/package.nix · source: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S proxytunnel

Arch Linux sync databases · proxytunnel · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

overview

Package summary

Create TCP tunnels through HTTPS proxies

Commands and aliases

  • proxytunnel

history

Project history and usage

Proxytunnel is a long-lived command-line utility for creating generic TCP tunnels through HTTP or HTTPS proxies, especially for SSH.

Project history

Jos Visser originally wrote Proxytunnel so SSH could reach a home machine through an HTTPS proxy; Mark Janssen is also credited by the project. The built-in version text dates the project to 2001, and maintenance has continued through modern releases with authentication, IPv4/IPv6, TLS, and daemon-mode improvements.

Adoption history

Proxytunnel became broadly packaged across Unix-like systems, including Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora-family distributions, Arch, Nix, Homebrew, and MacPorts. That breadth reflects its long-standing role as a small compatibility tool for restricted networks.

How it is used

The program connects stdin and stdout to an origin server through a proxy. Its canonical use is as an OpenSSH ProxyCommand, though any stream-oriented application can use the tunnel. It supports proxy authentication and generic HTTP CONNECT-style tunneling.

Why package nerds care

Proxytunnel is a classic Unix plumbing utility: it connects standard input and output to a remote TCP service while handling the proxy negotiation. Its age, small scope, SSH ProxyCommand use, and unusually broad distro coverage make it a recognizable package-manager staple.

Timeline

  • 2001: Proxytunnel's documented copyright history begins.
  • 2024: The official CLI still identifies the maintained 1.12.x line.
  • 2026: The official release page lists the 1.13.0 release.

Related projects

  • It is commonly paired with OpenSSH through ProxyCommand and is conceptually related to HTTP CONNECT helpers such as corkscrew.

Sources

  • Official README: https://github.com/proxytunnel/proxytunnel#readme
  • Official documentation directory: https://github.com/proxytunnel/proxytunnel/tree/master/docs
  • Official releases: https://github.com/proxytunnel/proxytunnel/releases

security posture

No protected-tool coverage found yet

No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for proxytunnel. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
  • Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
  • Build metadata lists 2 build dependencies.

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

CommandKindExposureNote
proxytunnelcliglobal executable

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 generated2026-09-19
manager version1.13.0
manager updated2026-09-13
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.13.0

https://github.com/proxytunnel/proxytunnel

  • okNo freshness warnings were generated.

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:proxytunnel
Version1.13.0
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/proxytunnel
Homepagehttps://github.com/proxytunnel/proxytunnel
Repositoryhttps://github.com/proxytunnel/proxytunnel
LicenseGPL-2.0-or-later WITH x11vnc-openssl-exception
Source archivehttps://github.com/proxytunnel/proxytunnel/archive/refs/tags/v1.13.0.tar.gz
Last updated2026-09-13T12:39:07Z
Pulseupdated
Dependenciesopenssl@4
Build dependenciesasciidoc, xmlto
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Nameproxytunnel
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • stable

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%

proxytunnel 1.12.3-1

Help SSH and other protocols through HTTP(S) proxies

https://proxytunnel.sourceforge.io/

sudo apt install proxytunnel
  • Section: net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxytunnel
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: proxytunnel from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

proxytunnel

nix profile install nixpkgs#proxytunnel
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxytunnel
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/pr/proxytunnel/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
Ubuntu apt95%

proxytunnel 1.12.1-1build2

Help SSH and other protocols through HTTP(S) proxies

https://proxytunnel.sourceforge.io/

sudo apt install proxytunnel
  • Section: universe/net
  • Architecture: amd64
  • 2 dependencies
  • 1 optional deps
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxytunnel
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: proxytunnel from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz
dnf95%

proxytunnel 1.13.0-1.fc46

Tool to tunnel a connection through an standard HTTP(S) proxy

https://github.com/proxytunnel/proxytunnel

sudo dnf install proxytunnel
  • License: GPL-2.0-or-later AND BSD-3-Clause AND ISC
  • Category: Unspecified
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: proxytunnel
  • 4 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxytunnel
Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: proxytunnel from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/652278618dec9c023176a80c435a32a2c8154869fb0eb662c267a54df28d77d9-primary.xml.zst
pacman95%

proxytunnel 1.13.0-1

Creates tunnels through HTTP(S) proxies for any TCP based protocol

https://github.com/proxytunnel/proxytunnel

sudo pacman -S proxytunnel
  • License: GPL-2.0-only WITH cryptsetup-OpenSSL-exception AND BSD-3-Clause
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxytunnel
Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: proxytunnel from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz
MacPorts95%

proxytunnel

sudo port install proxytunnel
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Proxytunnel
MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: net/proxytunnel/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

Related tools

  • openssl@4Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • asciidocBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.
  • xmltoBuild dependency declared by Homebrew.

Same workflow

  • connectShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, https-proxy, networking, proxy, ssh.
  • cloudflaredShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, tunnel, tunneling.
  • mihomoShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, tunnel.
  • boringShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, ssh, tunnel, tunneling.
  • gotunShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, ssh, tunneling.
  • sslhShares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, ssh.

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