Looking to start a proxy company

[mikedcmdva]

Hello all,

I am looking to start a residential proxy business. I wanted to get the ins and outs of what is needed. The extent of my knowledge is that I will likely need to speak with the sales team at a major residential provider. After securing a plan, I would need to provision a Linux server and install squid onto it. I of course will need to find a developer to build a dashboard where users can generate from various pools, check remaining data, etc.

This is where I start to get a little fuzzy. I’ve never dabbled in squid before. Does it expose some sort of API that a frontend can call and reference an account to check remaining data and such?

How about the requirements for the server specs. Is it majorly resource intensive when users are using thousands of IP’s each?

Is this all I would need to get started? Plan + Linux server with Squid + Dashboard?

Any and all guidance is greatly appreciated!

Thank you

 

[UnknownJones]

Hello all,

I am looking to start a residential proxy business. I wanted to get the ins and outs of what is needed. The extent of my knowledge is that I will likely need to speak with the sales team at a major residential provider. After securing a plan, I would need to provision a Linux server and install squid onto it. I of course will need to find a developer to build a dashboard where users can generate from various pools, check remaining data, etc.

This is where I start to get a little fuzzy. I’ve never dabbled in squid before. Does it expose some sort of API that a frontend can call and reference an account to check remaining data and such?

How about the requirements for the server specs. Is it majorly resource intensive when users are using thousands of IP’s each?

Is this all I would need to get started? Plan + Linux server with Squid + Dashboard?

Any and all guidance is greatly appreciated!

Thank you

The first thing you should learn are the basic in and outs of networking . Then you must learn some coding to handle how residential IPS are actually farmed from these big sellers.

Second, when you buy resell plans from these residential providers you do not need any additional servers unless you're attempting to build a proxy tunnel to something else via squid.

You have alot to catch up on before investing this start up

 

[vario150]

to start a proxy company you need:
proxies
huge RAM
dedi server (proxies abuses is common)
vast knowledge of linux and networking
fast ISP
staff
etc etc

it's easier said than done

 

[mikedcmdva]

to start a proxy company you need:
proxies
huge RAM
dedi server (proxies abuses is common)
vast knowledge of linux and networking
fast ISP
staff
etc etc

it's easier said than done

I am a Systems Engineer by trade and I do run a small VPS provider. So I manage a bunch of dedicated hosts and I do run a DHCP server via LXC container using Ubuntu. So I wouldn’t say I’m completely new to the game. I’m also quite familiar on how routing and switching works as well as more complex networking such as BGP/MPLS. A buddy of mine runs an ISP proxy provider, small time though. I think he has another technical person actually doing all of the technical work so I am not going to trouble him with my questions. He did say he uses squid though.

Okay so it’s RAM intensive. If squid isn’t a requirement than why are a lot of providers using it? (Smaller providers.) So I guess it’s basically just sitting in the middle as a reverse proxy? I’m wondering how dashboards are displaying remaining data for each user and how users can top up their data at will. I suppose a frontend can use JavaScript to consume an API from the proxy provider on the backend?

 

[ShaNi]

Hello all,

I am looking to start a residential proxy business. I wanted to get the ins and outs of what is needed. The extent of my knowledge is that I will likely need to speak with the sales team at a major residential provider. After securing a plan, I would need to provision a Linux server and install squid onto it. I of course will need to find a developer to build a dashboard where users can generate from various pools, check remaining data, etc.

This is where I start to get a little fuzzy. I’ve never dabbled in squid before. Does it expose some sort of API that a frontend can call and reference an account to check remaining data and such?

How about the requirements for the server specs. Is it majorly resource intensive when users are using thousands of IP’s each?

Is this all I would need to get started? Plan + Linux server with Squid + Dashboard?

Any and all guidance is greatly appreciated!

Thank you

You start from the first step ( ISP port circuit ) if you're don't like any middle man
2nd step is hardware . where you connect the ISP circuit port
3rd and important step is : ipv4 space
4th step is : squid + configuration dashboard

You can check this thread . i already fully explain everything about , how to get direct ISP Services : https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/looking-for-help-with-isp-proxies.1294243/
i hope that this is best help for you

 

[mikedcmdva]

You start from the first step ( ISP port circuit ) if you're don't like any middle man
2nd step is hardware . where you connect the ISP circuit port
3rd and important step is : ipv4 space
4th step is : squid + configuration dashboard

You can check this thread . i already fully explain everything about , how to get direct ISP Services : https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/looking-for-help-with-isp-proxies.1294243/
i hope that this is best help for you

That is good information for ISP, but I am looking to start a residential provider.

 

[ShaNi]

That is good information for ISP, but I am looking to start a residential provider.

My personal suggestion for you if you're really serious ISP proxies business for long term

1 ) you should lease direct ISP port link circuit from ISPs and use own hardware but involves so many $$$$$ /month
a ) lease or buy some ipv4 from ipv4 brokers and announce them on ISP ASN . This is the best choice for you and quality ISP proxies results .

reseller option with own dashboard .

rent some ranges with severs from ISP reseller sellers and configure your own proxy setup on the server along with your own dashboard setup.
but make sure that ranges of ips addresses are clean enough good for your clients.

Short cut method :
rent monthly ISP routing - static shared pool ISP Services but no idea of proxies results because everything is shared to you and might be shared to other resellers clients. The big headache is these kinds of resellers plans come with limited bandwidth cap and no idea of proxies results .

i hope so that is very much help to you

 

[Nut-Nights]

My personal suggestion for you if you're really serious ISP proxies business for long term

1 ) you should lease direct ISP port link circuit from ISPs and use own hardware but involves so many $$$$$ /month
a ) lease or buy some ipv4 from ipv4 brokers and announce them on ISP ASN . This is the best choice for you and quality ISP proxies results .

reseller option with own dashboard .

rent some ranges with severs from ISP reseller sellers and configure your own proxy setup on the server along with your own dashboard setup.
but make sure that ranges of ips addresses are clean enough good for your clients.

Short cut method :
rent monthly ISP routing - static shared pool ISP Services but no idea of proxies results because everything is shared to you and might be shared to other resellers clients. The big headache is these kinds of resellers plans come with limited bandwidth cap and no idea of proxies results .

i hope so that is very much help to you

You can use regular white color for fonts, no shame in it.

 

[mikedcmdva]

My personal suggestion for you if you're really serious ISP proxies business for long term

1 ) you should lease direct ISP port link circuit from ISPs and use own hardware but involves so many $$$$$ /month
a ) lease or buy some ipv4 from ipv4 brokers and announce them on ISP ASN . This is the best choice for you and quality ISP proxies results .

reseller option with own dashboard .

rent some ranges with severs from ISP reseller sellers and configure your own proxy setup on the server along with your own dashboard setup.
but make sure that ranges of ips addresses are clean enough good for your clients.

Short cut method :
rent monthly ISP routing - static shared pool ISP Services but no idea of proxies results because everything is shared to you and might be shared to other resellers clients. The big headache is these kinds of resellers plans come with limited bandwidth cap and no idea of proxies results .

i hope so that is very much help to you

I am not doing ISP. My friend has a company and I do not wish to compete with him. That being said if anyone has some further guidance regarding residential beyond what’s already been said (which is helpful and thank you) I would appreciate it

 

[Scorpion Ghost]

You can always take the biggest shortcut.

1. Find good and affordable proxy provider
2. Make a website selling those proxies, at a higher price
3. Promote website
4. Bank

Works every time dog

 

[mYm]

It's a nice idea but if you are totally new to this field, learn proper networking and web programming. It helps you grow your business.

 

[mikedcmdva]

It's a nice idea but if you are totally new to this field, learn proper networking and web programming. It helps you grow your business.

I am not ‘totally new’. I’ve been working in IT for the last 15 years and I am also a VPS hosting provider. Apparently you didn’t read the previous posts in this thread.

 

[UnknownJones]

I am not ‘totally new’. I’ve been working in IT for the last 15 years and I am also a VPS hosting provider. Apparently you didn’t read the previous posts in this thread.

No offense, then you should know you dont need servers when you get residential plans from resellers. The bottleneck will always be on their end, and dont see any reason to tunnel proxies behind another server creating even more unnecessary latency . Ideal way would to create a dashboard and just pull data from the residential seller you buy from. Filter the lists by countries, cities etc etc

 

[mikedcmdva]

No offense, then you should know you dont need servers when you get residential plans from resellers. The bottleneck will always be on their end, and dont see any reason to tunnel proxies behind another server creating even more unnecessary latency . Ideal way would to create a dashboard and just pull data from the residential seller you buy from. Filter the lists by countries, cities etc etc

Yes that makes sense to me. However, I am wondering why a lot of similar providers use squid. For example, my friend who runs a small ISP proxy provider uses squid. I’m wondering why the proxy server in the middle. It’s for the same purpose my proxies would be for.

 

[UnknownJones]

Yes that makes sense to me. However, I am wondering why a lot of similar providers use squid. For example, my friend who runs a small ISP proxy provider uses squid. I’m wondering why the proxy server in the middle. It’s for the same purpose my proxies would be for.

Residential is a completely different ball game . This is why you need to research what you're getting into because this is obvious stuff that are understood on entry level networking .

 

[mikedcmdva]

Residential is a completely different ball game . This is why you need to research what you're getting into because this is obvious stuff that are understood on entry level networking .

Lol not sure if you this, but this isn’t taught on entry level networking. I’ve been through the CCNA program and there were no talks of proxies. I also took networking in college. But cool thank you

 

[UnknownJones]

Lol not sure if you this, but this isn’t taught on entry level networking. I’ve been through the CCNA program and there were no talks of proxies. I also took networking in college. But cool thank you

There was not hate intended. You said "my friend who runs a small ISP proxy provider uses squid I’m wondering why the proxy server in the middle " - Then with someone with a CCNA cert would know why they need squid . I was trying to help but thats fine if you dont want to be open in a discussion post where you were asking help for. Good luck in your endeavor .

 

[mikedcmdva]

There was not hate intended. You said "my friend who runs a small ISP proxy provider uses squid I’m wondering why the proxy server in the middle " - Then with someone with a CCNA cert would know why they need squid . I was trying to help but thats fine if you dont want to be open in a discussion post where you were asking help for. Good luck in your endeavor .

They wouldn’t though. It’s not apart of the curriculum which therefore debunks your statement about it being “entry level knowledge”. Telling someone they lack “entry level knowledge” or that they need it isn’t productive. Just don’t say anything at all if all you have to say is that and gtfo out of my thread.

 

[UnknownJones]

They wouldn’t though. It’s not apart of the curriculum which therefore debunks your statement about it being “entry level knowledge”. Telling someone they lack “entry level knowledge” or that they need it isn’t productive. Just don’t say anything at all if all you have to say is that and gtfo out of my thread.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/ip/border-gateway-protocol-bgp/28745-44.html can always find the love <3

 

[bmanfacts]

You can always take the biggest shortcut.

1. Find good and affordable proxy provider
2. Make a website selling those proxies, at a higher price
3. Promote website
4. Bank

Works every time dog

Surprised this piece of gold got skipped over though lol