In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of installing Tinyproxy on Windows 11.
Tinyproxy is a lightweight HTTP/HTTPS proxy server designed for small to medium-sized deployments. It is fast, efficient, and easy to configure, making it a popular choice among system administrators.
Before we begin, make sure that you have the following:
To download Tinyproxy, go to the official Tinyproxy website at https://tinyproxy.github.io/ and click on the "Download" button.
Once the download is complete, extract the files from the downloaded ZIP archive to a folder of your choice. You can do this using a built-in ZIP extraction tool or a third-party file archiver such as 7-Zip.
In the folder where you extracted the Tinyproxy files, open the tinyproxy.conf file in a text editor. This file contains the configuration settings for Tinyproxy.
By default, Tinyproxy is configured to run on port 8888. If you want to change the port, edit the Port directive in the tinyproxy.conf file.
You can also configure Tinyproxy to allow or deny traffic from certain IP addresses or networks. To do this, edit the Allow and Deny directives in the tinyproxy.conf file.
To run Tinyproxy, open a Command Prompt or PowerShell window and navigate to the folder where you extracted the Tinyproxy files. Then, run the following command:
tinyproxy.exe -c tinyproxy.conf
This will start Tinyproxy and load the configuration settings from the tinyproxy.conf file.
To test that Tinyproxy is working correctly, open a web browser on the same computer and configure it to use the proxy server. The proxy server settings will depend on the web browser you are using, but typically you can find them in the network or connection settings.
Once you have configured your web browser to use the Tinyproxy server, try visiting a website. If everything is working correctly, you should be able to browse the web through the proxy server.
Congrats! You have successfully installed and configured Tinyproxy on Windows 11. You can now use it for routing HTTP/HTTPS traffic through your computer.
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