How to configure your proxy server

Layfhaker already talked about how to buy a virtual server (VPS), and configure your VPN to bypass the locks on the internet. However, VPN works for all programs that have access to the Internet. If you want the traffic redirected to a different server only in a browser, create your own proxy.

Given the prohibition of CGI proxies and the VPN, which may at any time begin to apply in practice, own proxy server will guarantee your freedom on the Internet.

How to create a proxy

About how to choose and buy the VPS, discussed in detail in a VPN picked up material. We will not be repeated and move on immediately to set up a proxy server.

download and install the utility Putty. On the Session tab, list the IP-address, which was in a letter in creating VPS.

Click the Tunnels tab under SSH. Enter in the Source Port number 3128 line. Select to Auto and Dynamic. Click Add.

Click the Connection tab and set the time 100 seconds to avoid disconnection.

Click Open, to complete the connection. Enter your username and password sent by the hoster in a letter after the establishment of VPS.

It remains to set up a proxy in the browser. Let's see how to do this on the example of Google Chrome. Open the browser options, call the advanced settings and find the proxy settings in the "System".

In the "Configuring the local network", click "LAN Settings." Select the "Automatically detect" and "Use for your LAN." Click the "Advanced". In the SOCKS box, type localhost and port 3128.

Check the IP-address computer to make sure that the browser is connected to the sites through a proxy. In other browsers setting is similar. How to set up a proxy on computers, tablets and phones with various systems, too Layfhaker I told.

How to run a proxy on individual sites

To the proxy server was used only on certain sites, install FoxyProxy in a browser extension.

Open the extension settings, and then click Add New Proxy. On the Proxy Details tab, enter the IP-address and port number that you previously prescribed in Putty. Note SOCKS Proxy option.

Go to the URL Patterns tab, and add the mask of sites on which the proxy should be used. To add a site mask, click Add New Patterns, enter its address with stars on both sides: for example, * site.com *.

When used with the expansion through a proxy will only see the sites, the mask that you have included in the list. The remaining addresses will be opened without a proxy.

You can not create a list in the FoxyProxy, but use the extension "Bypass Runet locks». In it there is a list of "Antitsenzoriti", which covers most of the blocked sites in Russia.

Click on the extension icon on the taskbar, open the tab "his proxy." Check "use its proxies", enter the IP-address and port number.

How to save session

To the proxy server is running, you need to constantly run session Putty. You can save the settings to connect to could only enter the password.

Start Putty. Configure the connection, as shown above, and then click the Data tab, under Connection. List the name for automatic login: usually it is root, but the hoster may appoint in writing another.

Click the Session tab, type any name in the Saved Sessions and click Save.

The list of sessions to maintain your connection.

The next time you run Putty, select it, click Load, and then - Open to connect and enter the password of the server that sent the hoster in the letter.