# 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 ```sh sudo av install brew:microsocks ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install microsocks ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - apk (92%): ```sh sudo apk add microsocks ``` Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: microsocks from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install microsocks ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: microsocks from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#microsocks ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/microsocks/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S microsocks ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: microsocks from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:microsocks - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Package manager page:** - **Version:** 1.0.5 - **Source summary:** Tiny, portable SOCKS5 server with very moderate resource usage - **Homepage:** - **Repository:** - **Upstream docs:** - **License:** MIT - **Source archive:** - **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00 ## Executables - microsocks (cli) - microsocks (alias) ## Install behavior - Post-install hook: not defined - Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-07-08 - Package-manager version: 1.0.5 - Local data: ok - Upstream repository: https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks - Upstream latest detected: v1.0.5 (current) - info: No package-manager update timestamp was available. ## 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 Notes broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. - **Geiger risk:** blue / medium - broad file, network, media, or database tool signal ## 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:** - **Deprecated:** no - **Disabled:** no - **Keg Only:** no - **URL Keys:** head, stable ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - microsocks - 1.0.5-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: microsocks from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | multithreaded, small, efficient SOCKS5 server | https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks - Nix - microsocks: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/mi/microsocks/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - Ubuntu apt - microsocks - 1.0.3-2: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: microsocks from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | multithreaded, small, efficient SOCKS5 server | https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks - apk - microsocks - 1.0.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: microsocks from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | multithreaded, small, efficient SOCKS5 server | https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks - apk - microsocks-doc - 1.0.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: microsocks-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | multithreaded, small, efficient SOCKS5 server (documentation) | https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks - apk - microsocks-openrc - 1.0.5-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: microsocks-openrc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/testing/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | multithreaded, small, efficient SOCKS5 server (OpenRC init scripts) | https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks - pacman - microsocks - 1.0.5-1: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: microsocks from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | Tiny, portable SOCKS5 server with very moderate resource usage | https://github.com/rofl0r/microsocks ## Related links - [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family. - [Secret-risk packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals. - [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata. - [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata. - [dante](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/dante/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, server. - [glider](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/glider/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, socks5. - [nylon](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/nylon/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, server. - [shadowsocks-libev](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shadowsocks-libev/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, socks5. - [shadowsocks-rust](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/shadowsocks-rust/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy, socks5. - [brook](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/brook/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [cntlm](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/cntlm/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. - [connect](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/connect/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, networking, proxy. ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/microsocks.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/microsocks.yml) ## Sources - Nucleus package database - Geiger risk classifier - package-page enrichment - curated package history - package version freshness - av.db category and tag curation - package relationship graph - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph