Brook

A cross-platform programmable network tool.

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Getting Started

Server

bash <(curl https://bash.ooo/nami.sh)

nami install brook

brook server -l :9999 -p hello

GUI Client

iOS	Android	Mac	Windows	Linux	OpenWrt
/	/	App Mode	How	How	How

CLI Client

brook client -s 1.2.3.4:9999 -p hello --socks5 127.0.0.1:1080

GUI Documentation

Software for which this article applies

• Brook
• Shiliew
• tun2brook

Programmable

Brook GUI will pass different global variables to the script at different times, and the script only needs to assign the processing result to the global variable out

Introduction to incoming variables

variable	type	condition	timing	description	out type
in_brooklinks	map	/	Before connecting	Predefine multiple brook links, and then programmatically specify which one to connect to	map
in_dnsquery	map	FakeDNS: On	When a DNS query occurs	Script can decide how to handle this request	map
in_address	map	/	When connecting to an address	script can decide how to connect	map
in_httprequest	map	/	When an HTTP(S) request comes in	the script can decide how to handle this request	map
in_httprequest,in_httpresponse	map	/	when an HTTP(S) response comes in	the script can decide how to handle this response	map

in_brooklinks

Key	Type	Description	Example
_	bool	meaningless	true

out, ignored if not of type map

Key	Type	Description	Example
...	...	...	...
custom name	string	brook link	brook://...
...	...	...	...

in_dnsquery

Key	Type	Description	Example
domain	string	domain name	google.com
type	string	query type	A
appid	string	App ID or path	com.google.Chrome.helper
interface	string	network interface. Mac only	en0

out, if it is error type will be recorded in the log. Ignored if not of type map

Key	Type	Description	Example
block	bool	Whether Block, default false	false
ip	string	Specify IP directly, only valid when type is A/AAAA	1.2.3.4
system	bool	Resolve by System DNS, default false	false
bypass	bool	Resolve by Bypass DNS, default false	false
brooklinkkey	string	When need to connect the Server，instead, connect to the Server specified by the key in_brooklinks	custom name

in_address

Key	Type	Description	Example
network	string	Network type, the value tcp/udp	tcp
ipaddress	string	IP type address. There is only of ipaddress and domainaddress. Note that there is no relationship between these two	1.2.3.4:443
domainaddress	string	Domain type address, because of FakeDNS we can get the domain name address here	google.com:443
appid	string	App ID or path	com.google.Chrome.helper
interface	string	network interface. Mac only	en0

out, if it is error type will be recorded in the log. Ignored if not of type map

Key	Type	Description	Example
block	bool	Whether Block, default false	false
ipaddress	string	IP type address, rewrite destination	1.2.3.4:443
ipaddressfrombypassdns	string	Use Bypass DNS to obtain A or AAAA IP and rewrite the destination, only valid when domainaddress exists, the value A/AAAA	A
bypass	bool	Bypass, default false. If true and domainaddress, then ipaddress or ipaddressfrombypassdns must be specified	false
mitm	bool	Whether to perform MITM, default false. Only valid when network is tcp. Need to install CA, see below	false
mitmprotocol	string	MITM protocol needs to be specified explicitly, the value is http/https	https
mitmcertdomain	string	The MITM certificate domain name, which is taken from domainaddress by default. If ipaddress and mitm is true and mitmprotocol is https then must be must be specified explicitly	example.com
mitmwithbody	bool	Whether to manipulate the http body, default false. will read the body of the request and response into the memory and interact with the script. iOS 50M total memory limit may kill process	false
mitmautohandlecompress	bool	Whether to automatically decompress the http body when interacting with the script, default false	false
mitmclienttimeout	int	Timeout for MITM talk to server, second, default 0	0
mitmserverreadtimeout	int	Timeout for MITM read from client, second, default 0	0
mitmserverwritetimeout	int	Timeout for MITM write to client, second, default 0	0
brooklinkkey	string	When need to connect the Server，instead, connect to the Server specified by the key in_brooklinks	custom name

in_httprequest

Key	Type	Description	Example
URL	string	URL	https://example.com/hello
Method	string	HTTP method	GET
Body	bytes	HTTP request body	/
...	string	other fields are HTTP headers	/

out, must be set to a request or response

in_httpresponse

Key	Type	Description	Example
StatusCode	int	HTTP status code	200
Body	bytes	HTTP response body	/
...	string	other fields are HTTP headers	/

out, must be set to a response

Write script

Tengo Language Syntax

Library

• text: regular expressions, string conversion, and manipulation

• math: mathematical constants and functions

• times: time-related functions

• rand: random functions

• fmt: formatting functions

• json: JSON functions

• enum: Enumeration functions

• hex: hex encoding and decoding functions

• base64: base64 encoding and decoding functions

• brook: brook module

  Constants
  
  * os: string, linux/darwin/windows/ios/android
  
  Functions
  
  * splithostport(address string) => map/error: splits a network address of the form "host:port" to { "host": "xxx", "port": "xxx" }
  * country(ip string) => string/error: get country code from ip
  * cidrcontainsip(cidr string, ip string) => bool/error: reports whether the network includes ip
  * parseurl(url string) => map/error: parses a raw url into a map, keys: scheme/host/path/rawpath/rawquery
  * parsequery(query string) => map/error: parses a raw query into a kv map
  * map2query(kv map) => string/error: convert map{string:string} into a query string
  * bytes2ints(b bytes) => array/error: convert bytes into [int]
  * ints2bytes(ints array) => bytes/error: convert [int] into bytes
  * bytescompare(a bytes, b bytes) => int/error: returns an integer comparing two bytes lexicographically. The result will be 0 if a == b, -1 if a < b, and +1 if a > b
  * bytescontains(b bytes, sub bytes) => bool/error: reports whether sub is within b
  * byteshasprefix(s bytes, prefix bytes) => bool/error: tests whether the bytes s begins with prefix
  * byteshassuffix(s bytes, suffix bytes) => bool/error: tests whether the bytes s ends with suffix
  * bytesindex(s bytes, sep bytes) => int/error: returns the index of the first instance of sep in s, or -1 if sep is not present in s
  * byteslastindex(s bytes, sep bytes) => int/error: returns the index of the last instance of sep in s, or -1 if sep is not present in s
  * bytesreplace(s bytes, old bytes, new bytes, n int) => bytes/error: returns a copy of the s with the first n non-overlapping instances of old replaced by new. If n < 0, there is no limit on the number of replacements
  * pathescape(s string) => string/error: escapes the string so it can be safely placed inside a URL path segment, replacing special characters (including /) with %XX sequences as needed
  * pathunescape(s string) => string/error: does the inverse transformation of pathescape
  * queryescape(s string) => string/error: escapes the string so it can be safely placed inside a URL query
  * queryunescape(s string) => string/error: does the inverse transformation of queryescape
  * hexdecode(s string) => bytes/error: returns the bytes represented by the hexadecimal string s
  * hexencode(s string) => string/error: returns the hexadecimal encoding of src
  

Debug script

It is recommended to use tun2brook on desktop to debug with fmt.println

Install CA

https://txthinking.github.io/ca/ca.pem

OS	How
iOS	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSGPC2vpDGk
Android	Android has user CA and system CA, must be installed in the system CA after ROOT
macOS	nami install mad ca.txthinking, sudo mad install --ca ~/.nami/bin/ca.pem
Windows	nami install mad ca.txthinking, Admin: mad install --ca ~/.nami/bin/ca.pem

Some software may not read the system CA，you can use curl --cacert ~/.nami/bin/ca.pem to debug

Resources

CLI	Description
nami	A clean and tidy decentralized package manager
joker	Joker can turn process into daemon. Zero-Configuration
nico	Nico can work with brook wsserver together
zhen	zhen - process and cron manager
tun2brook	Proxy all traffic just one line command
mad	Generate root CA and derivative certificate for any domains and any IPs
hancock	Manage multiple remote servers and execute commands remotely
sshexec	A command-line tool to execute remote command through ssh
jb	write script in an easier way than bash
bash	Many one-click scripts
pacman	pacman -S brook
brew	brew install brook
docker	docker run txthinking/brook

Resources	Description
Protocol	Brook Protocol
Blog	Some articles you should read
YouTube	Some videos you should watch
Telegram	Ask questions here
Announce	All news you should care
GitHub	Other useful repos
Socks5 Configurator	If you prefer CLI brook client
IPvBar	See domain, IP and country in browser
TxThinking SSH	A SSH Terminal
Brook Deploy	Deploy brook with GUI
brook-manager	Brook Manager is a Brook management system for medium to large merchants
TxThinking	Everything

CLI Documentation

NAME

Brook - A cross-platform programmable network tool

SYNOPSIS

Brook

brook --help

Usage:

Brook [GLOBAL OPTIONS] command [COMMAND OPTIONS] [ARGUMENTS...]

GLOBAL OPTIONS

• --clientHKDFInfo="": client HKDF info, most time you don't need to change this, if changed, all and each brook links in client side must be same, I mean each (default: "brook")

• --dialWithDNS="": When a domain name needs to be resolved, use the specified DNS. Such as 8.8.8.8:53 or https://dns.google/dns-query?address=8.8.8.8%3A443, the address is required. Note that for client-side commands, this does not affect the client passing the domain address to the server

• --dialWithDNSPrefer="": This is used with the dialWithDNS parameter. Prefer A record or AAAA record. Value is A or AAAA

• --dialWithIP4="": When the current machine establishes a network connection to the outside IPv4, both TCP and UDP, it is used to specify the IPv4 used

• --dialWithIP6="": When the current machine establishes a network connection to the outside IPv6, both TCP and UDP, it is used to specify the IPv6 used

• --dialWithNIC="": When the current machine establishes a network connection to the outside, both TCP and UDP, it is used to specify the NIC used

• --dialWithSocks5="": When the current machine establishes a network connection to the outside, both TCP and UDP, with your socks5 proxy, such as 127.0.0.1:1081

• --dialWithSocks5Password="": If there is

• --dialWithSocks5TCPTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --dialWithSocks5UDPTimeout="": time (s) (default: 60)

• --dialWithSocks5Username="": If there is

• --help, -h: show help

• --ipLimitInterval="": Interval (s) for ipLimitMax (default: 0)

• --ipLimitMax="": Limit the number of client IP addresses, be careful when using this parameter, as the client may have dynamic IP. Works with server/wsserver/wssserver/quicserver (default: 0)

• --ipLimitWait="": How long (s) to wait for recovery after exceeding ipLimitMax (default: 0)

• --log="": Enable log. A valid value is file path or 'console'. If you want to debug SOCKS5 lib, set env SOCKS5_DEBUG=true

• --pprof="": go http pprof listen addr, such as :6060

• --prometheus="": prometheus http listen addr, such as :7070. If it is transmitted on the public network, it is recommended to use it with nico

• --prometheusPath="": prometheus http path, such as /xxx. If it is transmitted on the public network, a hard-to-guess value is recommended

• --serverHKDFInfo="": server HKDF info, most time you don't need to change this, if changed, all and each brook links in client side must be same, I mean each (default: "brook")

• --serverLog="": Enable server log, traffic and more. A valid value is file path or 'console'. Mutually exclusive with the --log parameter. Works with server/wsserver/wssserver/quicserver

• --speedLimit="": Limit speed (b), such as 500kb/s: 500000, works with server/wsserver/wssserver/quicserver (default: 0)

• --tag="": Tag can be used to the process, will be append into log or serverLog, such as: 'key1:value1'

• --version, -v: print the version

COMMANDS

server

Run as brook server, both TCP and UDP

• --blockCIDR4List="": One CIDR per line, https://, http:// or local file absolute path, like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_cidr4.txt

• --blockCIDR6List="": One CIDR per line, https://, http:// or local file absolute path, like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_cidr6.txt

• --blockDomainList="": One domain per line, suffix match mode. https://, http:// or local file absolute path. Like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_domain.txt

• --blockGeoIP="": Block IP by Geo country code, such as US

• --listen, -l="": Listen address, like: ':9999'

• --password, -p="": Server password

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --updateListInterval="": Update list interval, second. default 0, only read one time on start (default: 0)

client

Run as brook client, both TCP and UDP, to start a socks5 proxy, [src <-> socks5 <-> $ brook client <-> $ brook server <-> dst]

• --http="": Where to listen for HTTP proxy connections

• --password, -p="": Brook server password

• --server, -s="": Brook server address, like: 1.2.3.4:9999

• --socks5="": Where to listen for SOCKS5 connections (default: 127.0.0.1:1080)

• --socks5ServerIP="": Only if your socks5 server IP is different from listen IP

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpovertcp: UDP over TCP

wsserver

Run as brook wsserver, both TCP and UDP, it will start a standard http server and websocket server

• --blockCIDR4List="": One CIDR per line, https://, http:// or local file absolute path, like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_cidr4.txt

• --blockCIDR6List="": One CIDR per line, https://, http:// or local file absolute path, like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_cidr6.txt

• --blockDomainList="": One domain per line, suffix match mode. https://, http:// or local file absolute path. Like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_domain.txt

• --blockGeoIP="": Block IP by Geo country code, such as US

• --listen, -l="": Listen address, like: ':80'

• --password, -p="": Server password

• --path="": URL path (default: /ws)

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --updateListInterval="": Update list interval, second. default 0, only read one time on start (default: 0)

• --withoutBrookProtocol: The data will not be encrypted with brook protocol

• --xForwardedFor: Replace the from field in --log, note that this may be forged

wsclient

Run as brook wsclient, both TCP and UDP, to start a socks5 proxy, [src <-> socks5 <-> $ brook wsclient <-> $ brook wsserver <-> dst]

• --address="": Specify address instead of resolving addresses from host, such as 1.2.3.4:443

• --http="": Where to listen for HTTP proxy connections

• --password, -p="": Brook wsserver password

• --socks5="": Where to listen for SOCKS5 connections (default: 127.0.0.1:1080)

• --socks5ServerIP="": Only if your socks5 server IP is different from listen IP

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --withoutBrookProtocol: The data will not be encrypted with brook protocol

• --wsserver, -s="": Brook wsserver address, like: ws://1.2.3.4:80, if no path then /ws will be used. Do not omit the port under any circumstances

wssserver

Run as brook wssserver, both TCP and UDP, it will start a standard https server and websocket server

• --blockCIDR4List="": One CIDR per line, https://, http:// or local file absolute path, like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_cidr4.txt

• --blockCIDR6List="": One CIDR per line, https://, http:// or local file absolute path, like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_cidr6.txt

• --blockDomainList="": One domain per line, suffix match mode. https://, http:// or local file absolute path. Like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_domain.txt

• --blockGeoIP="": Block IP by Geo country code, such as US

• --cert="": The cert file absolute path for the domain, such as /path/to/cert.pem. If cert or certkey is empty, a certificate will be issued automatically

• --certkey="": The cert key file absolute path for the domain, such as /path/to/certkey.pem. If cert or certkey is empty, a certificate will be issued automatically

• --domainaddress="": Such as: domain.com:443. If you choose to automatically issue certificates, the domain must have been resolved to the server IP and 80 port also will be used

• --password, -p="": Server password

• --path="": URL path (default: /ws)

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --updateListInterval="": Update list interval, second. default 0, only read one time on start (default: 0)

• --withoutBrookProtocol: The data will not be encrypted with brook protocol

wssclient

Run as brook wssclient, both TCP and UDP, to start a socks5 proxy, [src <-> socks5 <-> $ brook wssclient <-> $ brook wssserver <-> dst]

• --http="": Where to listen for HTTP proxy connections

• --link="": brook link, you can get it via $ brook link. The wssserver and password parameters will be ignored

• --password, -p="": Brook wssserver password

• --socks5="": Where to listen for SOCKS5 connections (default: 127.0.0.1:1080)

• --socks5ServerIP="": Only if your socks5 server IP is different from listen IP

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --wssserver, -s="": Brook wssserver address, like: wss://google.com:443, if no path then /ws will be used. Do not omit the port under any circumstances

quicserver

Run as brook quicserver, both TCP and UDP

• --blockCIDR4List="": One CIDR per line, https://, http:// or local file absolute path, like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_cidr4.txt

• --blockCIDR6List="": One CIDR per line, https://, http:// or local file absolute path, like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_cidr6.txt

• --blockDomainList="": One domain per line, suffix match mode. https://, http:// or local file absolute path. Like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_domain.txt

• --blockGeoIP="": Block IP by Geo country code, such as US

• --cert="": The cert file absolute path for the domain, such as /path/to/cert.pem. If cert or certkey is empty, a certificate will be issued automatically

• --certkey="": The cert key file absolute path for the domain, such as /path/to/certkey.pem. If cert or certkey is empty, a certificate will be issued automatically

• --domainaddress="": Such as: domain.com:443. If you choose to automatically issue certificates, the domain must have been resolved to the server IP and 80 port also will be used

• --password, -p="": Server password

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --updateListInterval="": Update list interval, second. default 0, only read one time on start (default: 0)

• --withoutBrookProtocol: The data will not be encrypted with brook protocol

quicclient

Run as brook quicclient, both TCP and UDP, to start a socks5 proxy, [src <-> socks5 <-> $ brook quicclient <-> $ brook quicserver <-> dst]. (Note that the global dial parameter is ignored now)

• --address="": Specify address instead of resolving addresses from host, such as 1.2.3.4:443

• --ca="": Specify ca instead of insecure, such as /path/to/ca.pem

• --http="": Where to listen for HTTP proxy connections

• --insecure: Client do not verify the server's certificate chain and host name

• --password, -p="": Brook quicserver password

• --quicserver, -s="": Brook quicserver address, like: quic://google.com:443. Do not omit the port under any circumstances

• --socks5="": Where to listen for SOCKS5 connections (default: 127.0.0.1:1080)

• --socks5ServerIP="": Only if your socks5 server IP is different from listen IP

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --withoutBrookProtocol: The data will not be encrypted with brook protocol

relayoverbrook

Run as relay over brook, both TCP and UDP, this means access [from address] is equal to [to address], [src <-> from address <-> $ brook server/wsserver/wssserver/quicserver <-> to address]

• --from, -f, -l="": Listen address: like ':9999'

• --link="": brook link, you can get it via $ brook link. The server and password parameters will be ignored

• --password, -p="": Password

• --server, -s="": brook server or brook wsserver or brook wssserver or brook quicserver, like: 1.2.3.4:9999, ws://1.2.3.4:9999, wss://domain:443/ws, quic://domain.com:443

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --to, -t="": Address which relay to, like: 1.2.3.4:9999

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

dnsserveroverbrook

Run as dns server over brook, both TCP and UDP, [src <-> $ brook dnserversoverbrook <-> $ brook server/wsserver/wssserver/quicserver <-> dns] or [src <-> $ brook dnsserveroverbrook <-> dnsForBypass]

• --blockDomainList="": One domain per line, suffix match mode. https://, http:// or local absolute file path. Like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_domain.txt

• --bypassDomainList="": One domain per line, suffix match mode. https://, http:// or local absolute file path. Like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_domain.txt

• --disableA: Disable A query

• --disableAAAA: Disable AAAA query

• --dns="": DNS server for resolving domains NOT in list (default: 8.8.8.8:53)

• --dnsForBypass="": DNS server for resolving domains in bypass list. Such as 223.5.5.5:53 or https://dns.alidns.com/dns-query?address=223.5.5.5:443, the address is required (default: 223.5.5.5:53)

• --link="": brook link, you can get it via $ brook link. The server and password parameters will be ignored

• --listen, -l="": Listen address, like: 127.0.0.1:53

• --password, -p="": Password

• --server, -s="": brook server or brook wsserver or brook wssserver or brook quicserver, like: 1.2.3.4:9999, ws://1.2.3.4:9999, wss://domain.com:443/ws, quic://domain.com:443

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

link

Generate brook link

• --address="": When server is brook wsserver or brook wssserver or brook quicserver, specify address instead of resolving addresses from host, such as 1.2.3.4:443

• --ca="": When server is brook wssserver or brook quicserver, specify ca for untrusted cert, such as /path/to/ca.pem

• --clientHKDFInfo="": client HKDF info, most time you don't need to change this, read brook protocol if you don't know what this is

• --fragment="": When server is brook wssserver, split the ClientHello into multiple fragments and then send them one by one with delays (millisecond). The format is min_length:max_length:min_delay:max_delay, cannot be zero, such as 50:100:10:50, Note that: This is an experimental feature, currently only supported by the brook CLI and tun2brook.

• --insecure: When server is brook wssserver or brook quicserver, client do not verify the server's certificate chain and host name

• --name="": Give this server a name

• --password, -p="": Password

• --server, -s="": Support brook server, brook wsserver, brook wssserver, socks5 server, brook quicserver. Like: 1.2.3.4:9999, ws://1.2.3.4:9999, wss://google.com:443/ws, socks5://1.2.3.4:1080, quic://google.com:443

• --serverHKDFInfo="": server HKDF info, most time you don't need to change this, read brook protocol if you don't know what this is

• --tlsfingerprint="": When server is brook wssserver, select tls fingerprint, value can be: chrome

• --udpovertcp: When server is brook server, UDP over TCP

• --username, -u="": Username, when server is socks5 server

• --withoutBrookProtocol: When server is brook wsserver or brook wssserver or brook quicserver, the data will not be encrypted with brook protocol

connect

Run as client and connect to brook link, both TCP and UDP, to start a socks5 proxy, [src <-> socks5 <-> $ brook connect <-> $ brook server/wsserver/wssserver/quicserver <-> dst]

• --http="": Where to listen for HTTP proxy connections

• --link, -l="": brook link, you can get it via $ brook link

• --socks5="": Where to listen for SOCKS5 connections (default: 127.0.0.1:1080)

• --socks5ServerIP="": Only if your socks5 server IP is different from listen IP

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

relay

Run as standalone relay, both TCP and UDP, this means access [from address] is equal to access [to address], [src <-> from address <-> to address]

• --from, -f, -l="": Listen address: like ':9999'

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --to, -t="": Address which relay to, like: 1.2.3.4:9999

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

dnsserver

Run as standalone dns server

• --blockDomainList="": One domain per line, suffix match mode. https://, http:// or local absolute file path. Like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_domain.txt

• --disableA: Disable A query

• --disableAAAA: Disable AAAA query

• --dns="": DNS server which forward to. Such as 8.8.8.8:53 or https://dns.google/dns-query?address=8.8.8.8%3A443, the address is required (default: 8.8.8.8:53)

• --listen, -l="": Listen address, like: 127.0.0.1:53

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

dnsclient

Send a dns query

• --dns, -s="": DNS server, such as 8.8.8.8:53 (default: 8.8.8.8:53)

• --domain, -d="": Domain

• --short: Short for A/AAAA

• --type, -t="": Type, such as A (default: A)

dohserver

Run as standalone doh server

• --blockDomainList="": One domain per line, suffix match mode. https://, http:// or local absolute file path. Like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_domain.txt

• --cert="": The cert file absolute path for the domain, such as /path/to/cert.pem. If cert or certkey is empty, a certificate will be issued automatically

• --certkey="": The cert key file absolute path for the domain, such as /path/to/certkey.pem. If cert or certkey is empty, a certificate will be issued automatically

• --disableA: Disable A query

• --disableAAAA: Disable AAAA query

• --dns="": DNS server which forward to. Such as 8.8.8.8:53 or https://dns.google/dns-query?address=8.8.8.8%3A443, the address is required (default: 8.8.8.8:53)

• --domainaddress="": Such as: domain.com:443, if you want to create a https server. If you choose to automatically issue certificates, the domain must have been resolved to the server IP and 80 port also will be used

• --listen="": listen address, if you want to create a http server behind nico

• --path="": URL path (default: /dns-query)

• --tcpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpTimeout="": time (s) (default: 0)

dohclient

Send a dns query

• --doh, -s="": DOH server, the address is required (default: https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query?address=9.9.9.9%3A443)

• --domain, -d="": Domain

• --short: Short for A/AAAA

• --type, -t="": Type, such as A (default: A)

dhcpserver

Run as standalone dhcp server. Note that you need to stop other dhcp servers, if there are.

• --cache="": Cache file, local absolute file path, default is $HOME/.brook.dhcpserver

• --count="": IP range from the start, which you want to assign to clients (default: 0)

• --dnsserver="": The dns server which you want to assign to clients, such as: 192.168.1.1 or 8.8.8.8

• --gateway="": The router gateway which you want to assign to clients, such as: 192.168.1.1

• --interface="": Select interface on multi interface device. Linux only

• --netmask="": Subnet netmask which you want to assign to clients (default: 255.255.255.0)

• --serverip="": DHCP server IP, the IP of the this machine, you shoud set a static IP to this machine before doing this, such as: 192.168.1.10

• --start="": Start IP which you want to assign to clients, such as: 192.168.1.100

socks5

Run as standalone standard socks5 server, both TCP and UDP

• --limitUDP: The server MAY use this information to limit access to the UDP association. This usually causes connection failures in a NAT environment, where most clients are.

• --listen, -l="": Socks5 server listen address, like: :1080 or 1.2.3.4:1080

• --password="": Password, optional

• --socks5ServerIP="": Only if your socks5 server IP is different from listen IP

• --tcpTimeout="": Connection deadline time (s) (default: 0)

• --udpTimeout="": Connection deadline time (s) (default: 0)

• --username="": User name, optional

socks5tohttp

Convert socks5 to http proxy, [src <-> listen address(http proxy) <-> socks5 address <-> dst]

• --listen, -l="": HTTP proxy which will be create: like: 127.0.0.1:8010

• --socks5, -s="": Socks5 server address, like: 127.0.0.1:1080

• --socks5password="": Socks5 password, optional

• --socks5username="": Socks5 username, optional

• --tcpTimeout="": Connection tcp timeout (s) (default: 0)

pac

Run as PAC server or save PAC to file

• --bypassDomainList, -b="": One domain per line, suffix match mode. http(s):// or local absolute file path. Like: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/txthinking/brook/master/programmable/list/example_domain.txt

• --file, -f="": Save PAC to file, this will ignore listen address

• --listen, -l="": Listen address, like: 127.0.0.1:1980

• --proxy, -p="": Proxy, like: 'SOCKS5 127.0.0.1:1080; SOCKS 127.0.0.1:1080; DIRECT' (default: SOCKS5 127.0.0.1:1080; SOCKS 127.0.0.1:1080; DIRECT)

testsocks5

Test UDP and TCP of socks5 server

• --dns="": DNS server for connecting (default: 8.8.8.8:53)

• --domain="": Domain for query (default: http3.ooo)

• --password, -p="": Socks5 password

• --socks5, -s="": Like: 127.0.0.1:1080

• --username, -u="": Socks5 username

• -a="": The A record of domain (default: 137.184.237.95)

testbrook

Test UDP and TCP of brook server/wsserver/wssserver/quicserver. (Note that the global dial parameter is ignored now)

• --dns="": DNS server for connecting (default: 8.8.8.8:53)

• --domain="": Domain for query (default: http3.ooo)

• --link, -l="": brook link. Get it via $ brook link

• --socks5="": Temporarily listening socks5 (default: 127.0.0.1:11080)

• -a="": The A record of domain (default: 137.184.237.95)

echoserver

Echo server, echo UDP and TCP address of routes

• --listen, -l="": Listen address, like: ':7777'

echoclient

Connect to echoserver, echo UDP and TCP address of routes

• --server, -s="": Echo server address, such as 1.2.3.4:7777

• --times="": Times of interactions (default: 0)

ipcountry

Get country of IP

• --ip="": 1.1.1.1

completion

Generate shell completions

• --file, -f="": Write to file (default: brook_autocomplete)

mdpage

Generate markdown page

• --file, -f="": Write to file, default print to stdout

• --help, -h: show help

help, h

Shows a list of commands or help for one command

manpage

Generate man.1 page

• --file, -f="": Write to file, default print to stdout. You should put to /path/to/man/man1/brook.1 on linux or /usr/local/share/man/man1/brook.1 on macos

help, h

Shows a list of commands or help for one command

Examples

List some examples of common scene commands, pay attention to replace the parameters such as IP, port, password, domain name, certificate path, etc. in the example by yourself

Run brook server

brook server --listen :9999 --password hello

then

• server: 1.2.3.4:9999
• password: hello

or get brook link

brook link --server 1.2.3.4:9999 --password hello --name 'my brook server'

or get brook link with --udpovertcp

brook link --server 1.2.3.4:9999 --password hello --udpovertcp --name 'my brook server'

Run brook wsserver

brook wsserver --listen :9999 --password hello

then

• server: ws://1.2.3.4:9999
• password: hello

or get brook link

brook link --server ws://1.2.3.4:9999 --password hello --name 'my brook wsserver'

or get brook link with domain, even if that's not your domain

brook link --server ws://hello.com:9999 --password hello --address 1.2.3.4:9999 --name 'my brook wsserver'

Run brook wssserver: automatically certificate

Make sure your domain has been resolved to your server IP successfully. Automatic certificate issuance requires the use of port 80

brook wssserver --domainaddress domain.com:443 --password hello

then

• server: wss://domain.com:443
• password: hello

or get brook link

brook link --server wss://domain.com:443 --password hello --name 'my brook wssserver'

Run brook wssserver Use a certificate issued by an existing trust authority

Make sure your domain has been resolved to your server IP successfully

brook wssserver --domainaddress domain.com:443 --password hello --cert /root/cert.pem --certkey /root/certkey.pem

then

• server: wss://domain.com:443
• password: hello

or get brook link

brook link --server wss://domain.com:443 --password hello --name 'my brook wssserver'

Run brook wssserver issue untrusted certificates yourself, any domain

Install mad

nami install mad

Generate root ca

mad ca --ca /root/ca.pem --key /root/cakey.pem

Generate domain cert by root ca

mad cert --ca /root/ca.pem --ca_key /root/cakey.pem --cert /root/cert.pem --key /root/certkey.pem --domain domain.com

Run brook

brook wssserver --domainaddress domain.com:443 --password hello --cert /root/cert.pem --certkey /root/certkey.pem

get brook link with --insecure

brook link --server wss://domain.com:443 --password hello --name 'my brook wssserver' --address 1.2.3.4:443 --insecure

or get brook link with --ca

brook link --server wss://domain.com:443 --password hello --name 'my brook wssserver' --address 1.2.3.4:443 --ca /root/ca.pem

withoutBrookProtocol

Better performance, but data is not strongly encrypted using Brook protocol. So please use certificate encryption, and it is not recommended to use --withoutBrookProtocol and --insecure together

withoutBrookProtocol automatically certificate

Make sure your domain has been resolved to your server IP successfully. Automatic certificate issuance requires the use of port 80

brook wssserver --domainaddress domain.com:443 --password hello --withoutBrookProtocol

get brook link

brook link --server wss://domain.com:443 --password hello --withoutBrookProtocol

withoutBrookProtocol Use a certificate issued by an existing trust authority

Make sure your domain has been resolved to your server IP successfully

brook wssserver --domainaddress domain.com:443 --password hello --cert /root/cert.pem --certkey /root/certkey.pem --withoutBrookProtocol

get brook link

brook link --server wss://domain.com:443 --password hello --name 'my brook wssserver' --withoutBrookProtocol

withoutBrookProtocol issue untrusted certificates yourself, any domain

Install mad

nami install mad

Generate root ca

mad ca --ca /root/ca.pem --key /root/cakey.pem

Generate domain cert by root ca

mad cert --ca /root/ca.pem --ca_key /root/cakey.pem --cert /root/cert.pem --key /root/certkey.pem --domain domain.com

Run brook wssserver

brook wssserver --domainaddress domain.com:443 --password hello --cert /root/cert.pem --certkey /root/certkey.pem --withoutBrookProtocol

Get brook link

brook link --server wss://domain.com:443 --password hello --withoutBrookProtocol --address 1.2.3.4:443 --ca /root/ca.pem

Run brook socks5, A stand-alone standard socks5 server

brook socks5 --listen :1080 --socks5ServerIP 1.2.3.4

then

• server: 1.2.3.4:1080

or get brook link

brook link --server socks5://1.2.3.4:1080

Run brook socks5 with username and password. A stand-alone standard socks5 server

brook socks5 --listen :1080 --socks5ServerIP 1.2.3.4 --username hello --password world

then

• server: 1.2.3.4:1080
• username: hello
• password: world

or get brook link

brook link --server socks5://1.2.3.4:1080 --username hello --password world

brook relayoverbrook can relay a local address to a remote address over brook, both TCP and UDP, it works with brook server wsserver wssserver.

brook relayoverbrook ... --from 127.0.0.1:5353 --to 8.8.8.8:53

brook dnsserveroverbrook can create a encrypted DNS server, both TCP and UDP, it works with brook server wsserver wssserver.

brook dnsserveroverbrook ... --listen 127.0.0.1:53

Brook OpenWRT Router: Perfectly supports IPv4/IPv6/TCP/UDP. Native IPv6

https://www.txthinking.com/talks/articles/brook-openwrt-en.article

Turn macOS into a Gateway with Brook

https://www.txthinking.com/talks/articles/brook-macos-gateway-en.article

Turn Windows into a Gateway with Brook

https://www.txthinking.com/talks/articles/brook-windows-gateway-en.article

Turn Linux into a Gateway with Brook

https://www.txthinking.com/talks/articles/brook-linux-gateway-en.article

brook relay can relay a address to a remote address. It can relay any tcp and udp server

brook relay --from :9999 --to 1.2.3.4:9999

brook socks5tohttp can convert a socks5 to a http proxy

brook socks5tohttp --socks5 127.0.0.1:1080 --listen 127.0.0.1:8010

brook pac creates pac server

brook pac --listen 127.0.0.1:8080 --proxy 'SOCKS5 127.0.0.1:1080; SOCKS 127.0.0.1:1080; DIRECT' --bypassDomainList ...

brook pac creates pac file

brook pac --file proxy.pac --proxy 'SOCKS5 127.0.0.1:1080; SOCKS 127.0.0.1:1080; DIRECT' --bypassDomainList ...

There are countless examples; for more feature suggestions, it's best to look at the commands and parameters in the CLI documentation one by one, and blog, YouTube...

Diagram

Maybe outdated

overview

withoutBrookProtocol

relayoverbrook

dnsserveroverbrook

relay

dnsserver

tproxy

gui

script