macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install dantelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install danteMacPorts ports tree · net/dante/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install dante with Homebrew, apk, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, apt, zypper
SOCKS server and client, implementing RFC 1928 and related standards. Version 1.4.4 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-19.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add danteAlpine Linux edge package indexes · dante · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install danteFedora Rawhide package metadata · dante · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#dantenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/da/dante/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S danteArch Linux sync databases · dante · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
Ubuntu aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install dante-clientUbuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · dante-client · source: archive.ubuntu.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install danteopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · dante · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
SOCKS server and client, implementing RFC 1928 and related standards
Project links
Commands and aliases
- sockd
- socksify
history
Project history and usage
Dante is Inferno Nettverk's SOCKS client and server package, implementing RFC 1928 and related standards for proxying and network access control. It includes the sockd server, the socks client library, and the socksify wrapper for already compiled dynamic binaries.
Project history
Inferno Nettverk describes Dante as a complete source-available SOCKS client/server product rather than a single daemon. The documentation covers server configuration, client routing, authentication methods, commercial modules, and operational topics such as capacity estimation and fault-tolerant deployments.
The public site shows a long production history. Its copyright footer begins in 1998, advisories go back to 2005, and recent news records major 1.3.x and 1.4.x maintenance, performance, and security work across the 2010s and 2020s. The development roadmap updated in December 2025 describes the 1.5.x line as under testing with planned improvements to server-chaining scalability, monitoring, and client IPv6 support.
Adoption history
Dante earned durable Unix adoption because it supplies both a network service and a compatibility trick. The official site says it is used by Fortune 100 companies and large international organizations as both a forward and reverse proxy server.
The socksify wrapper is a major part of that adoption story: it can make many dynamically linked networking programs use SOCKS by setting LD_PRELOAD to libdsocks, so older programs can be proxied without source changes or recompilation.
The documentation is operator-oriented rather than tutorial-only. It covers access-control rules, authentication methods such as PAM, GSSAPI, username, and ident-style checks, client route selection, logging, and stress testing for production capacity.
How it is used
Operators normally configure sockd.conf for server rules, routes, access control, logging, and authentication methods. The sockd.conf manual separates client-rules, which decide whether a client may connect, from socks-rules, which evaluate the actual SOCKS request.
Client-side use is controlled through socks.conf routes or through environment variables such as SOCKS_SERVER and SOCKS_CONF. The socksify command can prefix an existing program, for example socksify ftp ftp.example.org, and route its networking calls through the Dante client library.
Why package nerds care
Dante is a classic infrastructure package: daemon, client library, preload-style wrapper, manpage-heavy configuration, and real production tuning material.
For package nerds, it represents the kind of Unix network plumbing that remains valuable because it can sit under applications rather than asking every application to grow its own SOCKS support.
Timeline
- 1998: The official Dante site copyright range begins.
- 2005-01-28: Inferno Nettverk records an early Dante advisory.
- 2011-06-14: The site records the first full 1.3.x release.
- 2013-11-18: The site records the full 1.4.0 release and configuration upgrade material.
- 2015-03-11: Dante capacity-estimation documentation was added.
- 2017-11-08: Fault-tolerant and load-balanced deployment documentation was added.
- 2024-12-15: Dante 1.4.4 was announced with a security fix.
- 2025-12: The official roadmap describes the 1.5.x line as finished and under testing.
Related projects
- Dante sits beside SOCKS-aware applications, firewall and proxy setups, LDAP/GSSAPI/PAM authentication infrastructure, LD_PRELOAD client wrappers, and older applications with no native SOCKS support.
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:client,server
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 8 platform targets.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Unix
/etc/sockd.conf/etc/socks.conf
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
sockd | cli | global executable | |
socksify | cli | global 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 generated2026-07-08
manager version1.4.4
manager updated2026-06-19
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.inet.no/dante/none confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:dante |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.4.4 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/dante |
| Homepage | https://www.inet.no/dante/ |
| Upstream docs | https://www.inet.no/dante/doc/latest |
| License | BSD-Inferno-Nettverk |
| Source archive | https://www.inet.no/dante/files/dante-1.4.4.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-19T12:30:05-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Uses from macOS | libxcrypt |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | dante |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Nix95%
dante
nix profile install nixpkgs#dante- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
Ubuntu apt95%
dante-client 1.4.3+dfsg-1
SOCKS wrapper for users behind a firewall
sudo apt install dante-client- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: all
- Source Package: dante
- 2 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
Ubuntu apt95%
dante-server 1.4.3+dfsg-1
SOCKS (v4 and v5) proxy daemon (danted)
sudo apt install dante-server- Section: universe/net
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dante
- 4 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
Ubuntu apt95%
libdsocksd0t64 1.4.3+dfsg-1
SOCKS library preloaded in user applications
sudo apt install libdsocksd0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dante
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
Ubuntu apt95%
libsocksd0-dev 1.4.3+dfsg-1
Development files for compiling programs with SOCKS support
sudo apt install libsocksd0-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dante
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
Ubuntu apt95%
libsocksd0t64 1.4.3+dfsg-1
SOCKS library for packages built using libsocksd-dev
sudo apt install libsocksd0t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: dante
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
apk95%
dante 1.4.4-r1
Dante is SOCKS server and a SOCKS client
sudo apk add dante- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dante
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
apk95%
dante-dev 1.4.4-r1
Dante is SOCKS server and a SOCKS client (development files)
sudo apk add dante-dev- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dante
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
apk95%
dante-doc 1.4.4-r1
Dante is SOCKS server and a SOCKS client (documentation)
sudo apk add dante-doc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dante
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
apk95%
dante-server 1.4.4-r1
Dante is SOCKS server and a SOCKS client
sudo apk add dante-server- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dante
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
apk95%
dante-server-openrc 1.4.4-r1
Dante is SOCKS server and a SOCKS client (OpenRC init scripts)
sudo apk add dante-server-openrc- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dante
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
dnf95%
dante 1.4.4-10.fc44
A free SOCKS v4/v5 client implementation
sudo dnf install dante- License: BSD-Inferno-Nettverk
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: dante
- 5 dependencies
- 4 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
dnf95%
dante-devel 1.4.4-10.fc44
Development libraries for SOCKS
sudo dnf install dante-devel- License: BSD-Inferno-Nettverk
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: i686
- Source Package: dante
- 2 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
dnf95%
dante-server 1.4.4-10.fc44
A free SOCKS v4/v5 server implementation
sudo dnf install dante-server- License: BSD-Inferno-Nettverk
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dante
- 11 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
pacman95%
dante 1.4.4-2
SOCKS v4 and v5 compatible proxy server and client
sudo pacman -S dante- License: LicenseRef-Dante
- Architecture: x86_64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
zypper95%
dante 1.4.4-2.2
A SOCKSv4 and v5 client implementation
sudo zypper install dante- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Category: Productivity/Networking/Security
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: dante
- 3 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Dante
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