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If a video or a Reddit thread sent you here and you have never pointed code at a proxy, read these first. They cover the one decision that costs money (which proxy type) and the one habit that saves it (measuring before you buy).
6 min readStart here, Browsers and profiles

Browser extension quick start: install it, feed it proxies, check the IP

Install our Chrome and Firefox extension, link your account or paste a list, connect in one click and check the exit IP it shows.

Read →6 min readStart here, Code you can paste

ProxyDesk quick start: one local address for every scraper you run

Download ProxyDesk, sign in or paste your proxies, press Start and point curl, Python or Playwright at 127.0.0.1. Plus what it does when a proxy dies.

Read →10 min readStart here, Picking a proxy type

How to force any app through a proxy, even one with no proxy setting

Proxifier, NetDetour, ProxyChains, Redsocks, sshuttle and Chisel: which one to use when an app has no proxy setting, what none can carry, and DNS leaks.

Read →6 min readCode you can paste, Start here

Using a proxy in Postman: settings, authentication and checking your exit IP

Send Postman requests through a password-protected proxy, choose system or custom proxy settings, check the exit IP, and fix the usual proxy errors.

Read →6 min readBrowsers and profiles, Start here

How to set a proxy on iPhone and iPad, password included

Set an HTTP proxy with a username and password on iPhone and iPad per Wi-Fi network, check it works, and what iOS will and will not send through it.

Read →6 min readBrowsers and profiles, Start here

How to set a proxy on Android, and why the password field is missing

Set a proxy for a Wi-Fi network on Android, why stock Android has no proxy password field, and the workarounds: IP allowlisting or an app that asks.

Read →5 min readBrowsers and profiles, Start here

How to set a proxy on macOS: system settings, Terminal and per-app

Set a proxy on a Mac in System Settings, from Terminal with networksetup, and per app with environment variables, plus which apps ignore the system proxy.

Read →6 min readBrowsers and profiles, Start here

How to set a proxy on Windows 11: settings, PowerShell and per-app

Set a proxy on Windows 11 in Settings, from PowerShell and netsh, and per app with environment variables, plus where Windows keeps the password.

Read →7 min readBrowsers and profiles, Start here

FoxyProxy setup: a proxy for some sites in Firefox and Chrome

Set up FoxyProxy with a password-protected proxy, send only chosen sites through it with patterns, and fix the login prompt that keeps coming back.

Read →8 min readStart here, Picking a proxy type

Proxy vs VPN: which one you actually need

What a proxy and a VPN each do to your traffic, what neither hides, and why scrapers and bots use proxies while laptops on hotel Wi-Fi use VPNs.

Read →8 min readStart here, Browsers and profiles, Blocks and errors

SwitchyOmega proxy setup: profiles, auto-switch rules and passwords

Set up SwitchyOmega or its maintained fork, ZeroOmega, with a password-protected proxy: profiles, auto-switch rules by site, and fixes for the login loop.

Read →6 min readStart here, Browsers and profiles

Using a proxy in Chrome and Firefox, username and password included

Point Chrome or Firefox at a password-protected proxy: system settings, a separate browser profile, extensions, and why SOCKS5 passwords trip browsers up.

Read →7 min readStart here, Picking a proxy type

Free proxy lists: what they actually cost you

A script that tests a free proxy list for you: how many answer, how many leak your real IP or rewrite pages, and when free is enough and when it is not.

Read →8 min readBilling and the meter, Start here

Buying proxies with crypto: coins, networks, confirmations and refunds

Paying for proxies in BTC, USDT or ETH, step by step: which network to pick, how long confirmation takes, where fees hide, and how a refund comes back.

Read →7 min readStart here, Picking a proxy type

Which proxy type do I need? A flowchart for broke people

Four questions that pick between residential, ISP, datacenter and no proxy at all, with what each answer costs at today’s prices.

Read →8 min readStart here, Billing and the meter, Code you can paste

How much bandwidth will my scrape eat? Measure it before you pay

Measure what one page costs on the wire from your own connection, multiply it out, and know the gigabytes before you buy any.

Read →7 min readPicking a proxy type, Start here

Residential vs datacenter: stop buying the expensive one

Most people reach for residential proxies when datacenter would have done the job. How to tell which one a target needs, in five minutes.

Read →9 min readStart here, Code you can paste

Your first scraper with Python and rotating proxies

A working scraper in about forty lines: requests, rotating proxies, retries that do not hammer the target, and a byte counter so you see what you spend.

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