# eggress-protocol-socks
> Part of [eggress](https://github.com/eggstack/eggress) — a Rust-native, embeddable, multi-protocol proxy framework targeting compatibility with Python `pproxy==2.7.9`.
SOCKS4, SOCKS4a, and SOCKS5 server and client implementations for eggress.
## When to use this crate
Use `eggress-protocol-socks` directly when building custom SOCKS protocol handlers. Most users depend on this crate transitively through `eggress-server`.
## Documentation
- [Workspace README](https://github.com/eggstack/eggress/blob/main/README.md)
- [Protocols overview](https://github.com/eggstack/eggress/blob/main/docs/protocols/)
- [Release process](https://github.com/eggstack/eggress/blob/main/docs/release/RELEASE_PROCESS.md)
## License
MIT OR Apache-2.0