Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy server with advanced filtering capabilities that is ideal for protecting your privacy and enhancing your online security. Installing Privoxy on Ubuntu Server is easy and straightforward.
In this tutorial, we’ll walk you through the steps required to install Privoxy on your Ubuntu Server latest version.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
The first step is to ensure that your system software is up to date. To do this, open your terminal window and run the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
This should update your Ubuntu Server to the latest version.
Next, we’ll install Privoxy by running the following commands:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install privoxy
This will download and install the latest version of Privoxy on your Ubuntu Server.
Now that we have Privoxy installed, we need to configure it to work with our server. We’ll do this by editing the configuration file located at /etc/privoxy/config
To open the configuration file, run the following command:
sudo nano /etc/privoxy/config
In the configuration file, you can make changes based on your preferences such as the port number and filtering rules. A typical configuration should start with:
listen-address localhost:8118
toggle 1
enable-remote-toggle 0
enable-remote-http-toggle 0
Once you’ve made your changes, save the file by pressing Ctrl + X, then Y, then Enter to confirm.
Finally, we’ll start the Privoxy service by running the following command:
sudo service privoxy start
Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed and configured Privoxy on your Ubuntu Server.
You can now use Privoxy as your web proxy server to protect your privacy and secure your online activities.
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