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SOCKS5 setup
SOCKS5 relays application traffic without interpreting it as HTTP and can support remote DNS, authentication, and optional UDP.
Use socks5h:// in cURL when the hostname should be resolved through the proxy. The h is the important part of this example.
With socks5://, cURL resolves the hostname locally before connecting to the proxy. With socks5h://, hostname resolution goes through the proxy, which avoids a local DNS lookup for that request.
After the SOCKS5 setup guide
Each current paid product lists SOCKS5 and uses the product zone to choose its shared exit network. The paid path adds managed username/password routing and an orderable allowance; SOCKS5 still does not encrypt the application, guarantee a fresh IP or establish UDP support.
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