Tinyproxy is a lightweight HTTP/HTTPS proxy server that is designed to improve access control and network security. It is an ideal choice for small to medium-sized networks that require a simple proxy server. This tutorial provides a step-by-step guide on how to install and configure Tinyproxy on Ubuntu Server Latest.
Before installing Tinyproxy, it is recommended to update the system to its latest version.
To do this, open a terminal window and run the following commands:
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
To install Tinyproxy on Ubuntu, use the following command:
sudo apt install tinyproxy
This command will download and install Tinyproxy, along with all its dependencies.
After installing Tinyproxy, you need to configure it to specify the allowed clients, the listening port, and other options.
The Tinyproxy configuration file is located at /etc/tinyproxy.conf. You can edit this file using any text editor of your choice.
sudo nano /etc/tinyproxy.conf
You can specify the clients that are allowed to connect to the proxy server by setting the Allow directive. You can either specify a specific IP address or subnet mask, or you can use the ALL keyword to allow all clients.
Allow 192.168.0.0/24
Allow 10.0.0.0/8
Allow ALL
By default, Tinyproxy listens on port 8888. You can change this by modifying the Port directive.
Port 8080
Tinyproxy has several other options that you can configure, such as the log file location, the number of connections allowed, and the maximum file size allowed.
For example, to enable logging to a file, set the LogFile directive to the desired file path:
LogFile "/var/log/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.log"
You can find a full list of configuration options in the Tinyproxy documentation.
After making changes to the Tinyproxy configuration file, you need to restart the service to apply the changes.
To restart the Tinyproxy service, run the following command:
sudo systemctl restart tinyproxy
To test that Tinyproxy is working correctly, you can use any web browser or command-line tool that supports proxies.
For example, to use the curl command with Tinyproxy, run the following command:
curl --proxy http://localhost:8080 http://example.com
This command should return the HTML content of the example.com home page.
You can also try accessing the Internet through the proxy by configuring your web browser to use the IP address and port of the Tinyproxy server.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed and configured Tinyproxy on Ubuntu Server Latest.
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