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nathanleclaire / ssh-tunnel-proxy-digitalocean.md
Last active September 2, 2021 08:53
A description of how to get started using SSH tunneling. Intended for subverting network shaping and other nasty things imposed on you by arbitrary networks.

This is a method to create a proxy which is pretty simple and does not involve using shady websites or proprietary applications, etc.

  1. First, create a server, such as a DigitalOcean droplet.

  2. Once the server is created, verify that you can login via SSH:

    $ ssh user@<ip>

  3. If that is working, creating a local [SOCKS5] proxy using OpenSSH is just one command. Here is one suggestion: