Privoxy is a proxy server that can be used to enhance privacy and security while browsing the internet. This tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Privoxy on macOS.
Before installing Privoxy on macOS, you need to ensure that you have Homebrew installed. Homebrew is a package manager for macOS and can be installed by running the following command in the terminal:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Once Homebrew is installed, you can follow these steps to install Privoxy:
Open the terminal by pressing Command + Space to open Spotlight Search, then type "terminal" and hit Enter.
In the terminal, run the following command to update Homebrew:
brew update
Once Homebrew is updated, run the following command to install Privoxy:
brew install privoxy
After the installation is complete, you can start the Privoxy service by running the following command:
sudo brew services start privoxy
Note: If you are not the administrator of your computer, you may need to enter the administrator password to start the service.
To confirm that Privoxy is running, you can open a web browser and configure it to use Privoxy as a proxy server. In most cases, you will need to set the proxy server to "localhost" and the port to "8118".
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Privoxy on macOS. Happy browsing!
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