macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install microsockslocal Homebrew formula metadata
brew
Install microsocks with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix, pacman
Tiny, portable SOCKS5 server with very moderate resource usage. Version 1.0.5 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
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 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.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
microsocks | 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 version1.0.5
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv1.0.5
https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:microsocks |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.0.5 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/microsocks |
| Homepage | https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks |
| Repository | https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks/archive/refs/tags/v1.0.5.tar.gz |
| 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 | microsocks |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| 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.
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
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment