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March 09, 2006

Install a Proxy Server - Privoxy

Occasionally, some websites are unreachable due to weird network problems. Setting up a proxy server on our own server would be a very convenient solution, it's also safer than using a proxy which we know nothing about.

I tried Privoxy. It's very easy to use and worked well.

Installation
# cd /usr/ports/www/privoxy
# make install clean
# rehash

The configuration file is /usr/local/etc/privoxy/config, there is one line which must be changed:
listen-address 127.0.0.1:8118
The IP should be changed to your server's IP address. Also, it's better to use a non-default port number for security reasons.

Start Privoxy
# privoxy /usr/local/etc/privoxy/config

Now you can configure your browser or other Internet software with the listen-address configured above.

Category : Misc

Posted by FreeBSD Newbie at 03:48 PM | Comments (3)