How to Install MicroProxy on Elementary OS

MicroProxy is a high-performance, small and simple reverse proxy server that runs on Linux, OSX and Windows platforms. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install MicroProxy on Elementary OS Linux.

Prerequisites

Before installing MicroProxy, ensure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Ubuntu 16.04 or later version.
• Git installed in your system.
• Basic knowledge of the command line.

Installing MicroProxy on Elementary

Step 1: Clone the MicroProxy Repository

To start, you need to clone the MicroProxy repository from GitHub to your local system. Open the terminal and run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/thekvs/microproxy.git

Once the download completes, navigate to the cloned MicroProxy directory.

cd microproxy/

Step 2: Install dependencies

MicroProxy uses the Go programming language, hence to install it, you need to install Go in your system. Run the following command to install Go:

sudo apt install golang-go

Step 3: Build and Install MicroProxy

To build and install MicroProxy, run the following command:

go build
sudo make install

This command will build the MicroProxy binary and install it on your system.

Step 4: Configure MicroProxy

Now, you need to configure MicroProxy by creating a configuration file. You can create a sample configuration file using the following command:

sudo bash -c "echo 'listen: 127.0.0.1' > /etc/microproxy.yaml"
sudo bash -c "echo 'port: 8080' >> /etc/microproxy.yaml"
sudo bash -c "echo 'servers:' >> /etc/microproxy.yaml"

Once you create the configuration file, you can edit it using nano or vim.

sudo nano /etc/microproxy.yaml

Add the following configuration to the file, replacing example.com and www.example.com with your actual domains you want to proxy:

- match: example.com
  host: www.example.com
  port: 80

Step 5: Start MicroProxy

After configuring MicroProxy, start it by running the following command:

microproxy

MicroProxy will start and proxy requests to the specified domains.

Conclusion

Congratulations! Now you have successfully installed MicroProxy on your Elementary OS. You can now use MicroProxy to proxy requests to different domains for development or testing purposes.

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