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armon/go-socks5

SOCKS5 server in Golang observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/armon/go-socks5 · Go · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

32/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 4606
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 810
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2124 stars · 550 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A Go library that implements a SOCKS5 proxy server, supporting No-Auth and User/Password authentication and the CONNECT command. It offers granular command filtering rules and custom DNS resolution, and can be embedded into Go applications.

Use cases

  • run a socks5 proxy server in go
  • embed a socks5 proxy into my application
  • proxy traffic through an intermediate server to bypass firewalls or NAT
  • add username/password authentication to a socks5 proxy
  • filter which commands clients can use through the proxy
  • customize dns resolution for proxied connections

When to choose

  • you need a programmable SOCKS5 server embedded in a Go application
  • you need CONNECT support with No-Auth or User/Password auth
  • you want granular rules to filter proxy commands or custom DNS resolution

When to avoid

  • you need BIND or UDP ASSOCIATE commands, which are not implemented
  • you want a standalone ready-to-run proxy binary rather than a library
  • you need SOCKS4 support

Facets

library · maturity maintenance

networking proxy http-server auth security networking security privacy developer-tools backend go cross-platform windows socks5 proxy-server golang-library firewall-bypass nat-traversal linux macos

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