Want to set up a proxy on my VPS - what script?

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blackhaze

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Jan 11, 2008

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• Jan 4, 2010

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I was installing glype, but glype is only a webinterface - i need a REAL proxy where i can add the IP into my browser and use as proxy IP.

Or do i simply use my existing apache webserver for this?

Needs to be light-weight and low memory usage since my VPS is already loaded with a lot of stuff..and no web-interface, a "real" proxy.

Help appreciated

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Petrel

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Aug 27, 2009

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• Jan 5, 2010

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If you want a HTTP proxy try squid (aka squid-cache). It's quite popular so you should be able to easily find support for it. Make sure that you set a password and allow all headers (for anonymous proxy).

If you want a SOCKS proxy try "Socks Server 5" (aka ss5).

I'm not sure about squid but ss5 is resource-light. I'd say it uses less than 5MB RAM when idle.

 

sumax

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Jun 25, 2009

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• Jan 5, 2010

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try squid it's easy to setup

 

fatboy

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Aug 13, 2008

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• Jan 5, 2010

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I use tinyproxy, 2 minutes to install and configure - jobs a goodun!

edit: If you are using FF, use the ProxySwitch plugin and its easy to switch through the proxies.

 

Last edited: Jan 5, 2010

cooooookies

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Oct 6, 2008

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• Jan 5, 2010

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Definitely check your proxy afterwards for anonymity, especially when using squid, you easily turn on transparency there.