Turn your Mac/Linux host to a SOCKS server in one cmd

socks_proxy.sh

#!/bin/bash

# try to kill existing process
ps aux | awk '/[s]sh -D 7070/ {print $2}' | xargs kill

# delay 1s
sleep 1

# start SOCKS proxy
ssh -D 7070 -fN user@host

socks_server.md

1. In terminal, run the below command: ssh -D7070 -fN <user>@<remote_host> or socks_proxy.sh

2. Configure proxy in your browser:

• Protocol: SOCKS5
• Server: localhost
• Port: 7070