Microproxy is a lightweight, HTTP/HTTPS MITM proxy that you can use to debug and inspect HTTP/HTTPS traffic. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Microproxy on FreeBSD Latest.
Before installing Microproxy, you need to install the following dependencies:
pkg install cmake git openssl-devel
Now you need to clone the Microproxy repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/thekvs/microproxy.git
Navigate to the Microproxy directory and run the following commands to build and install Microproxy:
cd microproxy
cmake .
make
make install
To verify that Microproxy is installed correctly, run the following command:
microproxy -h
This should output the help information for Microproxy.
To configure Microproxy, you need to create a configuration file. You can use the sample configuration file microproxy.json.sample as a starting point. Copy the sample configuration file to a new file called microproxy.json:
cp microproxy.json.sample microproxy.json
Edit the microproxy.json file to your liking. For more information on how to configure Microproxy, refer to the official documentation.
Now that you have configured Microproxy, you can start it by running the following command:
microproxy -c /path/to/microproxy.json
Replace /path/to/microproxy.json with the actual path to your microproxy.json file.
You have successfully installed Microproxy on FreeBSD Latest and configured it to your liking. Now you can use it to debug and inspect HTTP/HTTPS traffic. For more information on how to use Microproxy, refer to the official documentation.
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