Privoxy is a popular web proxy software that enhances user privacy by filtering web content and hiding the user's IP address. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Privoxy on a Fedora Server Latest.
Before we proceed, make sure your Fedora Server Latest is up to date by running a system update:
sudo dnf update
To install Privoxy, you can use the DNF package manager provided by Fedora Server Latest. Run this command to install Privoxy:
sudo dnf install privoxy
You will be asked to enter your sudo password to authorize the installation process. Type in your password and press Enter to proceed.
The next step is to configure Privoxy to work on your Fedora Server Latest. Open the Privoxy configuration file:
sudo nano /etc/privoxy/config
Once you have the configuration file open, you can make changes to suit your needs. Here are some common variables that you may want to configure:
listen-address: This variable sets the IP address Privoxy will listen on. The default value is 127.0.0.1, which means that Privoxy will only accept connections from your local machine. If you want to allow connections from other devices on your network, change this value to your server's IP address.
allowed-clients: This variable defines the IP addresses or ranges of IP addresses that are allowed to connect to Privoxy. You can add multiple IP addresses or ranges separated by spaces.
forward-socks5: This variable specifies the SOCKS5 server that Privoxy should forward requests to. If you don't want to use a SOCKS5 server, you can comment out this line by adding a "#" at the beginning.
Once you have made your changes, save the configuration file by pressing CTRL+X, then Y, and Enter.
Now that we have Privoxy installed and configured, we can start the service and enable it to start on boot. Run the following commands:
sudo systemctl start privoxy
sudo systemctl enable privoxy
These commands will start the Privoxy service and enable it to start automatically when the server is booted up.
To verify that Privoxy is working correctly, try connecting to it using a web browser. Open your web browser and go to "http://[your server's IP address]:8118". If everything is set up correctly, you should be redirected to a Privoxy configuration page.
Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured Privoxy on your Fedora Server Latest.
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