Installing microproxy on Ubuntu Server Latest

Introduction

Microproxy is an open source, lightweight, and cross-platform proxy server that allows you to intercept HTTP/HTTPS requests and responses. It also provides a way to modify the request and response headers and payload. In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install microproxy on Ubuntu Server latest.

Prerequisites

Before getting started, make sure that your system meets the following prerequisites:

• Ubuntu Server Latest installed on your system
• Sudo user access rights
• Internet connection

Steps to Install Microproxy

Follow the below steps to install microproxy:

1. Update your package list and upgrade all packages to their latest versions by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y

2. Install Git to clone the microproxy repository:

sudo apt install git -y

3. Clone the microproxy repository:

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

4. Navigate to the microproxy directory:

cd microproxy

5. Install dependencies using the following command:

sudo apt install gcc make automake autoconf libtool libboost-dev libboost-system-dev libboost-thread-dev libssl-dev libgoogle-glog-dev libgflags-dev libjsoncpp-dev libcpprest-dev libcppnetlib-dev libmicrohttpd-dev -y

6. Run the following commands to build and install microproxy:

./bootstrap.sh
./configure
make
sudo make install

7. Verify if microproxy is installed or not by running the following command:

microproxy --version

If the output shows the version number, this confirms that microproxy is installed successfully.

8. Now, create a configuration file for microproxy by running the following command:

sudo nano /etc/microproxy.conf

Then add the following configuration in the file:

log = /var/log/microproxy/microproxy.log

[source]
listen_address = 0.0.0.0
listen_port = 8000

[destination]
protocol = https
hostname = www.google.com
port = 443

In the above configuration, the log parameter specifies the location of the microproxy logs. The source section specifies the listening address and port of microproxy. The destination section specifies the destination protocol, hostname, and port where microproxy forwards the requests.

9. Finally, start the microproxy service using the following command:

sudo microproxy -c /etc/microproxy.conf

This will start the microproxy service and forward all the requests from the source section to the destination section.

Conclusion

Congratulations! You have successfully installed microproxy on Ubuntu Server Latest. Now, you can use microproxy to intercept HTTP/HTTPS requests and responses and modify the request and response headers and payload.

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