How do I create an SSH proxy in Linux?

There are several ways to create an SSH proxy in Linux, depending on your specific requirements. Here is a general overview of the steps involved:

1. Open a terminal application and connect to the remote host using SSH, specifying the destination port and setting up a tunnel: ssh -D <local_port> user@remote_host.

For example, to create a SOCKS proxy on port 8080, connected to remote_host with username user, type: ssh -D 8080 user@remote_host

1. Configure the applications on your local machine to use the proxy server at localhost: (replace with the local port you specified in the previous step).

For example, to configure Mozilla Firefox to use the newly created SOCKS proxy, go to Firefox preferences -> General -> Network Settings and select “Manual proxy configuration”. Leave all fields empty except for SOCKS Host, which you should set to “localhost” and the port to the number you specified in step 1.

That’s it! Now all traffic from your applications (such as web browsers) will be forwarded through the SSH tunnel to the remote host.

Keep in mind that there are many variations to this depending on your specific requirements, such as configuring specific applications to use the proxy, routing only certain traffic through the proxy, using configuration files, etc.