diff --git a/helper.sh b/helper.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# arguments <country> <proxytype(default direct, needs explicit country)> <port(default autogen using country+proxytype, needs explicit proxytype)>
+country=${1-us}
+proxytype=${2-direct}
+
+if [ -z "$3" ]
+then
+	port=17160
+	for x in {a..z}{a..z} # loop over all possible country codes (676 possibilities)
+	do
+		port=$((port+1))
+		if [ "$x" == "$country" ]
+		then
+			true
+			break
+		else
+			false
+		fi
+	done || { echo "country code $country is invalid" >&2; exit 1;}
+
+	case $proxytype in # port range = 17160+1 -> 17160+676*5
+		direct) port=$((676*0+port))                     ;;
+		peer)   port=$((676*1+port))                     ;;
+		lum)    port=$((676*2+port))                     ;;
+		virt)   port=$((676*3+port))                     ;;
+		pool)   port=$((676*4+port))                     ;;
+		*)      echo "proxy-type $proxytype invalid" >&2
+                        exit 1                                   ;;
+	esac
+else
+	port=$3
+fi
+
+try_binary() {
+	for x in "${@}"
+	do
+		type -a "$x" >/dev/null 2>&1 && { echo "$x"; return 0; } || false
+	done || return 1
+}
+
+binary=$(try_binary "hola-proxy" "$HOME/go/bin/hola-proxy")
+if [ -n "$binary" ]
+then
+	echo "country    $country"
+	echo "proxytype  $proxytype"
+	echo "proxy      127.0.0.1:$port"
+	echo
+	exec "$binary" -bind-address "127.0.0.1:$port" -country "$country" -proxy-type "$proxytype" -verbosity 50
+else
+	echo "hola-proxy binary cannot be found" >&2
+	exit 1
+fi