Microproxy is a lightweight HTTP/HTTPS proxy server designed for embedded systems, IoT, and other resource-limited environments. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Microproxy on Arch Linux.
Before we begin, it is important to update the system packages to ensure that we have the latest version. To do this, open the terminal and run the following command:
sudo pacman -Syu
Microproxy requires the following dependencies to be installed:
To install these dependencies, run the following command:
sudo pacman -S git gcc make openssl c-ares
Now, clone the Microproxy repository from GitHub using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/thekvs/microproxy.git
Change to the source directory and build Microproxy using the following commands:
cd microproxy
make
sudo make install
The above commands will install Microproxy in the /usr/local/bin directory.
To verify that Microproxy is properly installed, run the following command:
microproxy -v
This command will display the Microproxy version number.
To configure Microproxy, create a configuration file microproxy.json using your preferred text editor. The configuration file should contain the following basic settings:
{
"port": 8080,
"ca_cert_file": "/etc/microproxy/ca_cert.pem",
"ca_key_file": "/etc/microproxy/ca_key.pem",
"color": true
}
Save the configuration file and keep it in a secure location.
To run Microproxy, use the following command:
microproxy -c /path/to/microproxy.json
This command will start Microproxy with the specified configuration file.
You can test Microproxy by configuring your web browser to use the Microproxy server as the HTTP/HTTPS proxy.
In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install and configure Microproxy on Arch Linux. As a lightweight and efficient proxy server, Microproxy is ideal for resource-limited systems and IoT devices.
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