Proxying cli traffic to burp suite using proxychains

Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000

proxychains ↗️ is a tool which forwards TCP traffic via a proxy. You run other applications via it. For example

proxychains curl www.example.com

The relevant part of config for HTTP traffic is in /etc/proxychains.conf

#socks4 127.0.0.1 9050 # comment this line out. TODO: Why?
# Add the following line
http 127.0.0.1 8080

This config forwards the traffic to a proxy on 8080 which is the default for burp. Change the setup as needed for other tools.

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