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What Is Port 1080?

Port 1080 is the port IANA registers for SOCKS, so it is the classic default for SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 proxy servers.

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The short answer

Port 1080 is registered with IANA for the SOCKS protocol. A proxy on host:1080 is very likely a SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 server, which can carry any TCP traffic (and UDP with SOCKS5), not just web pages.

What it means for you

Configure it as SOCKS, not HTTP: use socks5://host:1080 in code, or pick "SOCKS v5" in your browser or app. Choose socks5h:// in tools like curl if you want DNS lookups to happen at the proxy, which avoids DNS leaks.

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Also known as

SOCKS port, default SOCKS5 port.

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