A VPS proxy is the absolute best kind of proxy server that you can ever find. Proxies are a very popular way for people to remain anonymous or hide their IP online and most people get proxies by renting them. Most people rent simply because they don't know how to setup their own proxy. Setting up a proxy can seem a little overwhelming at first, but once you know the steps involved it is actually a very easy process. Why would you want your own vps proxy in the first place? Having your own proxy saves you money and gives you a proxy server that is extremely secure and totally private. Most people use a proxy to protect their identity online and using a VPS as a proxy server is about as secure and safe as you can get. Read on to discover more about turning a VPS into your own private proxy server.
Obviously the first thing you need is a VPS. The best kind of VPS is one that costs less than $10 per month, $5 should be your target, and extra IPs cost around $1 USD per month. When you rent proxies from other people you typically pay $5 per IP per month, so it is vital that you find the cheapest VPS provider you can. The reason for this is because the more IPs you get the more money you save. Besides getting a VPS at a rock bottom price, you also need to make sure your VPS is running Ubuntu and you have full root access to it. Unbuntu is a type of linux operating system and is probably considered the most popular and easiest to use of all the linux based operating systems. Root access is also required as you will need to login to the VPS and type in a bunch of commands to download and install the proxy server software. I wouldn't worry too much about either of these two requirements because most VPS hosts offer all of these features as part of the basic VPS package. The next step is actually installing the proxy software.
There is a wide range of software that you can use to setup a proxy server with, but the one you need is called Squid. Squid won't cost you a dime because it is open source software. This means that it is completely free and you can install it as many times as you want without worrying about paying a single cent. Squid is extremely flexible and very powerful. The hardest part of setting up your VPS proxy is probably making sure you know how to install Squid. It can be a little confusing at first, but once you have done the installation a few times it is actually very easy. All you need to do for this step is basically create the user accounts for your proxy along with their passwords and assign each account an IP. Once you know how to do this you can literally have the software installed and configured in minutes.
VPS Proxy - How to Setup a VPS Proxy
By: Creztor Tessel
