socks5-proxy-server
socks5-proxy-server is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Proxy & VPN category, licensed Apache-2.0 and written mainly in JavaScript. It ships a Docker image. It has 144 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 21, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
- Proxy & VPN
- JavaScript
- Apache-2.0
- Docker
- Maintained
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 144
- Forks
- 26
- Open issues
- 0
- Commits, last 12 months
- 1
- Last commit
- Oct 21, 2026
- Latest release
- v1.20.0Nov 29, 2025
- Created
- Apr 16, 2018
- License
- Apache-2.0Open source
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Project health
MaintainedMaintained: last commit Oct 21, 2026.
| Last commit | Oct 21, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 1 |
| Latest release | v1.20.0 (Nov 29, 2025) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 1 |
| Releases, all time | 18 |
| Open issues | 0 |
| Open pull requests | 1 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Apr 16, 2018 |
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About socks5-proxy-server
SOCKS5 proxy server with built-in authentication and Telegram-bot for user management and user statistics on data spent (handy when you pay per GB of data). It is dockerised and simple to install.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/nskondratev/socks5-proxy-server.
Topics
- socks5
- socks5-proxy
- self-hosted
- docker
- docker-compose
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Is socks5-proxy-server free and open source?
Yes. socks5-proxy-server is open-source software released under the Apache-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run socks5-proxy-server with Docker?
Yes. socks5-proxy-server provides a Docker image, so you can run it on any Linux server with Docker and Docker Compose installed. The project README lists the image name and the environment variables to set.
What are the best alternatives to socks5-proxy-server?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to socks5-proxy-server include frp, Headscale and NetBird.
Is socks5-proxy-server actively maintained?
The most recent commit to socks5-proxy-server was on Oct 21, 2026 with 1 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v1.20.0, published Nov 29, 2025. It had 0 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Maintained" as of Oct 26, 2026.