

You’ll be presented with the configuration setup options. But first, you’ll need to create a SSH tunnel & login to your seedbox through a shell client: Create Your SSH Tunnelġ.

PuTTY doesn’t have this.įor this demonstration we’ll be using a real server and it’s true IP address, so as to explain how to implement it through PuTTY and various webapps. SSH client, such as PuTTY, Tunnelier is another good option because it supports an auto-reconnect feature for when your proxy connection drops. Note: Most shared seedbox providers do not include shell access.Ģ. You don’t need “root” and it doesn’t have to be a dedicated server or VPS, just so long as you have SSH/shell. A seedbox server (VPS, dedi) that comes with shell (SSH) access.

Because of the nature of SSH tunneling, your traffic is well concealed. As a web proxy - You’ll be able to bypass any IP restrictions & firewalls, unblock certain websites, or torrent from college or work.Reasons/scenarios for how this can be applied: And it works for most Internet apps that support SOCKS5 (web browser, IRC/MSN, even a home uTorrent client). We’ll explain how you can run a SSH tunnel through your seedbox server, in order to use your seedbox’s IP address as a proxy on your local machine (home PC). Fair enough – but a seedbox (server) can be used to implement a variety of tasks that extend far beyond just torrenting. Faster torrents, high connectivity and seed-ability are notably the primary reasons why most of us opt to use a seedbox.
