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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb36f5f..d4c4c32 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,20 @@ $block_io = new BlockIo($apiKey, $pin, $version);
 echo "Confirmed Balance: " . $block_io->get_balance()->data->available_balance . "\n";
 ```
 
+Socks5 proxy configure.
+
+```php
+$proxy = 'socks5://user:password@localhost:12345';
+$apiKey = "YOUR API KEY FOR DOGECOIN, BITCOIN, OR LITECOIN";
+$pin = "YOUR SECRET PIN";
+$version = 2; // the API version to use
+
+$block_io = new BlockIo($apiKey, $pin, $version, $proxy);
+
+echo "Confirmed Balance: " . $block_io->get_balance()->data->available_balance . "\n";
+
+```
+
 The wrapper abstracts all methods listed at https://block.io/api/php using the same interface names. For example, to get your current account balance:
 
 ```php
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 970523a..6eef5ce 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "name": "block_io-php/block_io-php",
+    "name": "paramah/block_io-php",
     "license": "MIT",
     "description": "Block.io is the easiest way to create wallets, send, and accept payments through Bitcoin, Litecoin, and Dogecoin. This is its PHP library.",
     "keywords": ["block.io", "dogecoin", "bitcoin", "litecoin", "block_io"],
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7b2d4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+version: "3.3"
+
+services:
+
+    blockio:
+        image: paramah/php:7.2
+        volumes:
+            - .:/var/www
+
+
diff --git a/examples/socks5proxy.php b/examples/socks5proxy.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..714e05b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/socks5proxy.php
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+<?php
+require_once '../lib/block_io.php';
+
+/* Parse command line arguments */
+parse_str(implode('&', array_slice($argv, 1)), $_GET);
+
+/* Our account's credentials for Bitcoin Testnet */
+$apiKey = 'YOUR API KEY';
+$pin = 'notNeeded';
+$version = 2; // the API version
+$proxy = 'socks5://user:password@localhost:12345';
+
+$block_io = new BlockIo($apiKey, $pin, $version, $proxy);
+
+$toAddress = $_GET['to_address'];
+$paymentExpected = strval($_GET['amount']);
+$confidenceThreshold = floatval($_GET['min_confidence']);
+
+print "Monitoring Address for Payments: " . $toAddress . "\n";
+print "Amount Expected: " . $paymentExpected . "\n";
+
+/* Look for a new incoming transaction, and let us know when done.
+   Assumption: The $toAddress is new, and does not have previously received transactions */
+
+while (true) {
+      // Keep checking for a new transaction, end when there is at least one transaction and its confidence has reached 0.90.
+      $txs = $block_io->get_transactions(array('addresses' => $toAddress, 'type' => 'received'));
+      $paymentReceived = "0.0"; // using strings for high precision monetary stuff
+
+//      print_r($txs);
+
+      $txs = $txs->data->txs;
+
+      // iterate over all transactions, check their confidence
+      foreach($txs as $tx) {
+      	  foreach($tx->amounts_received as $amountReceived) 
+	  {
+		if ($amountReceived->recipient == $toAddress) {
+		   print "Amount: " . $amountReceived->amount . " Confidence: " . $tx->confidence . "\n";
+		   
+		   if ($tx->confidence > $confidenceThreshold) {
+		      $paymentReceived = bcadd($amountReceived->amount, $paymentReceived, 8);
+		   }
+		}    			     
+    	  }	
+      }
+
+      if (bccomp($paymentReceived,$paymentExpected,8) >= 0) {
+      	 print "Payment confirmed: " . $paymentReceived . "\n";
+         break;
+      } else {
+         sleep(1); // sleep for one second and try again
+      }
+	    
+}
+
+?>
diff --git a/lib/block_io.php b/lib/block_io.php
index 98d9db2..42276c3 100644
--- a/lib/block_io.php
+++ b/lib/block_io.php
@@ -27,13 +27,18 @@ class BlockIo
     private $version;
     private $withdrawal_methods;
     private $sweep_methods;
+    private $proxy = null;
 
-    public function __construct($api_key, $pin, $api_version = 2)
+    public function __construct($api_key, $pin, $api_version = 2, $proxy = null)
     { // the constructor
       $this->api_key = $api_key;
       $this->pin = $pin;
       $this->version = $api_version;
 
+      if(null !== $proxy) {
+        $this->proxy = $proxy;
+      }
+
       $this->withdrawal_methods = array("withdraw", "withdraw_from_user", "withdraw_from_users", "withdraw_from_label", "withdraw_from_labels", "withdraw_from_address", "withdraw_from_addresses");
 
       $this->sweep_methods = array("sweep_from_address");
@@ -82,17 +87,21 @@ private function _request($path, $args = array(), $method = 'POST')
 		$addedData .= $pkey . "=" . $pval;
 	}
 
-        // Initiate cURL and set headers/options
-        $ch  = curl_init();
-        
-        // If we run windows, make sure the needed pem file is used
-        if(strtoupper(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3)) === 'WIN') {
-        	$pemfile = dirname(realpath(__FILE__)) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'cacert.pem';
-        	if(!file_exists($pemfile)) {
-        		throw new Exception("Needed .pem file not found. Please download the .pem file at http://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem and save it as " . $pemfile);
-        	}        	
-        	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CAINFO, $pemfile);
-        }
+    // Initiate cURL and set headers/options
+    $ch  = curl_init();
+    
+    // If we run windows, make sure the needed pem file is used
+    if(strtoupper(substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3)) === 'WIN') {
+    	$pemfile = dirname(realpath(__FILE__)) . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'cacert.pem';
+    	if(!file_exists($pemfile)) {
+    		throw new Exception("Needed .pem file not found. Please download the .pem file at http://curl.haxx.se/ca/cacert.pem and save it as " . $pemfile);
+    	}        	
+    	curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_CAINFO, $pemfile);
+    }
+
+    if(null !== $this->proxy) {
+        curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_PROXY, $this->proxy);
+    }
 
 	// it's a GET method
 	if ($method == 'GET') { $url .= '&' . $addedData; }