How to Install Microproxy on Linux Mint

Microproxy is an open-source, lightweight, and cross-platform proxy server for HTTP and HTTPS requests. It works as a reverse proxy and allows developers to monitor, intercept, and manipulate the incoming and outgoing traffic to/from their applications. In this tutorial, you will learn how to install Microproxy on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before installing Microproxy, make sure that you have the following prerequisites:

• Linux Mint installed on your machine.
• Internet Connection
• Root User access or Sudo Access

Step 1: Install Dependencies

Microproxy requires some dependencies to be installed on your system before installation. Open the terminal and run the following command to install the dependencies:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y \
    gcc \
    make \
    automake \
    autoconf \
    curl

Step 2: Clone Microproxy Repository

Now, you need to clone the Microproxy repository from GitHub to your local machine. Open the terminal and run the following command:

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

This will download the Microproxy source code to your local machine.

Step 3: Build and Install Microproxy

After cloning the Microproxy repository, navigate to the cloned directory and run the following commands to build and install Microproxy:

cd microproxy
./autogen.sh
./configure
make
sudo make install

It will take some time to complete the installation process. Once completed, you will have Microproxy installed on your system.

Step 4: Testing Microproxy

Run the following command to start the Microproxy server:

microproxy -p 8080

This will start the Microproxy server on port 8080. To test it, open your web browser and configure the proxy settings to use the IP address and port number of your Linux Mint machine.

For example, if your Linux Mint IP address is 192.168.0.100 and Microproxy is running on port 8080, then your proxy settings should look like:

• Hostname: 192.168.0.100
• Port: 8080

Once configured, try visiting any website, and you will see the Microproxy logs in the terminal where you started the Microproxy server.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, you have learned how to install Microproxy on Linux Mint. Microproxy is an excellent tool for developers to monitor and manipulate the incoming and outgoing traffic of their applications. We hope this tutorial helped you with the Microproxy installation process.

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