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If you're playing Soku on Windows 64 bits, use autopunch instead, a much more user-friendly and simpler tool to do the same thing!

This program lets you host & connect to friends to play peer-to-peer games without having to open or redirect any port.

Technical details: proxypunch creates a user-friendly UDP proxy/tunnel between two peers by hole punching the user's NAT with a custom STUN-like server which additionally "matchmakes" users based on their internal port rather than their NAT-ed port.

How to use

  • Download the latest version for Windows 64 bits (for other OS check the latest release page)
  • Simply double-click the downloaded executable file to run it; there is no setup or anything so put the file somewhere you'll remember
  • If a Windows Security Alert popup appears, check all checkboxes and click on "Allow access"
  • If prompted for an update, press Enter to accept the update; proxypunch will update and restart automatically
  • Choose between server (hosting) and client (connecting to a host) by typing s or c, then pressing Enter
  • Instructions continue below depending on your choice
Server / Hosting
  • When prompted for a port, choose any port (if you're not sure, choose any randon number between 10000 and 60000), type it and press Enter
  • In your game, start your server / start hosting on the port you chose
  • Ask your peer to connect to the shown host and port, the peer must connect with proxypunch as explained below, not directly
  • Wait for the peer to connect, then play & profit
  • When you're done playing with this peer, stop hosting, and close the proxypunch window (start it again and repeat the process to play with someone else)
  • Next time you run proxypunch, you can simply press Enter to use the same settings as last time you connected
Client / Connecting to a host
  • Wait for the person hosting to send you a host and port to connect to
  • Enter the host and port when prompted to by typing it and pressing Enter
  • In your game, connect to the shown host and port (not the host and port your peer gave you)
  • Profit & play
  • When you're done playing with this peer, disconnect, and close the proxypunch window (start it again and repeat the process to play with someone else)
  • Next time you run proxypunch, you can simply press Enter to use the same settings as last time you connected
Troubleshooting
  • If you experience any issue when restarting proxypunch to play with someone else, try to use a different port every time your run proxypunch
  • If you have any other issue or feedback, either contact me on Discord at cc#6439 or open an issue on Github

Advanced usage

  • Command-line flags are available for quick/unattended start, run proxypunch -help to review the flags