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Proxies,
explained plainly.
News, guides and how-tos about choosing, using and checking proxies.
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Residential, datacenter, mobile and ISP proxies: which do you need?
A plain comparison of the four main proxy types, what each is good at, and how to choose.
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Rotating vs sticky proxies: when to keep an IP and when to change it
What rotating and sticky sessions mean, and which one suits scraping, logins and multi-step flows.
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How much proxy traffic do you need?
Estimate your bandwidth from requests and page size, and a few ways to use less of it.
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How to use a proxy in Python, Node.js and cURL
Copy-ready examples for sending requests through an authenticated proxy, and the mistakes to avoid.
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How to check that your proxy is working
Five quick checks: your IP, its location, leaks through WebRTC, a time zone mismatch, and the real target.
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