diff --git a/config_example.json b/config_example.json
index 56bcd07..8c359ca 100644
--- a/config_example.json
+++ b/config_example.json
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
       "domain": "f0ck.dev",
       "regex": "f0ck\\.dev"
     },
+    "socks": "",
     "maxfilesize": 83886080,
     "adminmultiplier": 3.5,
     "ignored": [
diff --git a/src/inc/trigger/parser.mjs b/src/inc/trigger/parser.mjs
index 10d22c2..e81be20 100644
--- a/src/inc/trigger/parser.mjs
+++ b/src/inc/trigger/parser.mjs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export default async bot => {
           // is instagram
           try {
             // @flummi -> is there a variable for the actual work directory so it doesn't have to be hardcoded?
-            const meta = JSON.parse((await queue.exec(`yt-dlp -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' --skip-download --dump-json "${link}"`)).stdout);
+            const meta = JSON.parse((await queue.exec(`yt-dlp ${cfg.main.socks} -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' --skip-download --dump-json "${link}"`)).stdout);
             ext = meta.ext;
           } catch(err) {
             const tmphead = (await fetch(link, { method: "HEAD" })).headers["content-type"];
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export default async bot => {
         else {
           // is not instagram
           try {
-            const meta = JSON.parse((await queue.exec(`yt-dlp -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' --skip-download --dump-json "${link}"`)).stdout);
+            const meta = JSON.parse((await queue.exec(`yt-dlp ${cfg.main.socks} -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' --skip-download --dump-json "${link}"`)).stdout);
             ext = meta.ext;
           } catch(err) {
             const tmphead = (await fetch(link, { method: "HEAD" })).headers["content-type"];
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export default async bot => {
         if(link.match(regex.instagram)) {
           try {
             // add --cookies <path-to-cookies-file> on local instance if you want to avoid getting rate limited
-            source = (await queue.exec(`yt-dlp -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' "${link}" --max-filesize ${maxfilesize / 1024}k --postprocessor-args "ffmpeg:-bitexact" -o "./tmp/${uuid}.%(ext)s" --print after_move:filepath --merge-output-format "mp4"`)).stdout.trim();
+            source = (await queue.exec(`yt-dlp ${cfg.main.socks} -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' "${link}" --max-filesize ${maxfilesize / 1024}k --postprocessor-args "ffmpeg:-bitexact" -o "./tmp/${uuid}.%(ext)s" --print after_move:filepath --merge-output-format "mp4"`)).stdout.trim();
           } catch(err) {
             if(e.type == 'tg')
               return await e.editMessageText(msg.result.chat.id, msg.result.message_id, "instagram dl error");
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ export default async bot => {
         }
         else {
           try {
-            source = (await queue.exec(`yt-dlp -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' "${link}" --max-filesize ${maxfilesize / 1024}k --postprocessor-args "ffmpeg:-bitexact" -o "./tmp/${uuid}.%(ext)s" --print after_move:filepath --merge-output-format "mp4"`)).stdout.trim();
+            source = (await queue.exec(`yt-dlp ${cfg.main.socks} -f 'bv*[height<=720]+ba/b[height<=720] / wv*+ba/w' "${link}" --max-filesize ${maxfilesize / 1024}k --postprocessor-args "ffmpeg:-bitexact" -o "./tmp/${uuid}.%(ext)s" --print after_move:filepath --merge-output-format "mp4"`)).stdout.trim();
           } catch(err) {
             console.error('err:', err);
             if(e.type == 'tg')