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Run a dedicated Snowflake proxy

This method is tested on a fully updated Debian 12 install.

Step 1: Install docker and docker-compose: 


  $ sudo apt install docker.io docker-compose -y

Step 2: Create a folder in the home directory of a sudo user: 


  $ mkdir SNOWFLAKE-PROXY

Step 3: Create a docker-compose file and edit it with nano: 


  $ touch docker-compose.yml && nano docker-compose.yml

Step 4: Paste the following content into the file: 

services:
  snowflake-proxy:
      network_mode: host
      image: thetorproject/snowflake-proxy:latest
      container_name: snowflake-proxy
      restart: unless-stopped
      # For a full list of Snowflake Proxy CLI parameters see
      # https://gitlab.torproject.org/tpo/anti-censorship/pluggable-transports/snowflake/-/tree/main/proxy?ref_type=heads#running-a-standalone-snowflake-proxy
      #command: [ "-ephemeral-ports-range", "30000:60000" ]
  watchtower:
      image: containrrr/watchtower
      container_name: watchtower
      volumes:
        - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
      command: snowflake-proxy

Step 5: Exit nano and execute the containers for the first time: 


  $ sudo docker-compose up

Wait until the containers fully started and then exit with "CTRL" + "C".

Step 6: Running in the background: 


  $ sudo docker-compose up -d

To see if everything worked, you can read the logs live: Look for completed connections: 


  $ sudo docker logs -f snowflake-proxy



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