Installing Tinyproxy on Fedora CoreOS Latest

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Tinyproxy on Fedora CoreOS latest. Tinyproxy is a fast and secure lightweight proxy server that can be used to speed up your internet connection and improve your browsing experience.

Prerequisites

Step 1: Update the System

Before installing any new software, it is recommended to update the system to ensure that all the packages are up to date.

To update Fedora CoreOS, run the following command:

sudo rpm-ostree update

This command will fetch and install all the latest updates on your system.

Step 2: Install Tinyproxy

To install Tinyproxy on Fedora CoreOS, run the following command:

sudo rpm-ostree install tinyproxy

This command will download and install Tinyproxy on your system.

Step 3: Configure Tinyproxy

After installing Tinyproxy, you need to configure its settings to make it work as per your requirements.

The configuration file for Tinyproxy is located at /etc/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.conf. You can edit this file using your favorite text editor.

For example, to allow all clients to access the proxy server, open the configuration file and uncomment the following line:

#Allow 127.0.0.1

Remove the "#" sign from the beginning of the line to make it look like this:

Allow 127.0.0.1

Save and close the file after making the changes.

Step 4: Start Tinyproxy

Once you have configured Tinyproxy, you can start it by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start tinyproxy

This command will start the Tinyproxy service.

Step 5: Check the Status of Tinyproxy

To check if the Tinyproxy service is running, run the following command:

sudo systemctl status tinyproxy

If the service is running, you should see a message like this:

● tinyproxy.service - Tinyproxy lightweight HTTP/HTTPS proxy daemon
   Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/tinyproxy.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled)
   Active: active (running) since Mon 2022-01-31 15:22:08 UTC; 2min 2s ago

If the service is not running, you can start it by running the following command:

sudo systemctl start tinyproxy

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have explained how to install and configure Tinyproxy on Fedora CoreOS. You can now use Tinyproxy to speed up your internet connection and improve your browsing experience.

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