forward socks5 to http/https
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Last edited Sep 29, 2016
Created on Mar 4, 2021
The example demonstrates how to route HTTP and HTTPS traffic through a SOCKS5 proxy by chaining command-line tools, using a shell script to install and configure Privoxy. It shows the setup steps: installing Homebrew via Ruby, installing Privoxy, editing its config file to add the `forward-socks5 / 127.0.0.1:1080 .` rule, starting the service with `brew services`, and exporting `http_proxy` and `https_proxy` environment variables. The visualization relies on the `curl` command, Ruby’s `-e` flag, and the `vim` editor, with the final proxy URL visible in the environment variable assignments.
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