Which proxy to use
Residential proxies with a sticky session are the usual choice for browsing, because the IP address looks like a home connection and stays the same while you work. For heavy use such as video, a time-based Unlimited Datacenter plan avoids paying by the gigabyte.
What to enter
A PiratProxies plan gives you four things: a host, a port, a username and a password. These are the values for Residential; the username and password are on your plan page.
| Host | resi.piratproxies.com |
|---|---|
| HTTP port | 8080 |
| SOCKS5 port | 1080 |
| Username | USERNAME |
| Password | from your plan page |
The country and the session are chosen in the username, not in a separate setting. The generator on your plan page writes the username for you, and Targeting and sessions explains each part.
Steps
- Open the configuration file, usually
/etc/proxychains4.conf. - At the end, under
[ProxyList], replace the example with your proxy: type, address, port, username, password. - Run your command with
proxychains4in front of it.
Example
proxychains4.conf
[ProxyList]
socks5 PROXY_IP 1080 USERNAME-country-us-time-600-session-a1b2c3d4 PASSWORDShell
proxychains4 curl https://api.ipify.orgReplace USERNAME and PASSWORD with the login from your plan page. The example asks an IP-check address, so the output is the address your request left from.
Rotating or sticky
A device or browser that sends everything through the proxy is acting as one visitor, so a sticky session is usually what you want: the IP address stays the same while you work. Remember that gigabyte plans count all traffic, so video and large downloads use a plan up quickly.
A sticky username looks like this:
USERNAME-country-us-time-600-session-a1b2c3d4If it does not work
- Proxychains wants an IP address, not a host name. Find it with
getent hosts resi.piratproxies.comand put it in place ofPROXY_IP. If the connection stops working later, look the address up again. - Keep
proxy_dnsswitched on in the file, so site names are looked up through the proxy. - A
407error means the username or password was not accepted. Copy both again from your plan page, and check that nothing added a space or cut the username short. - If the IP address is in the wrong country, look at the username: the country code is part of it. More fixes.
Questions
Does Proxychains work with SOCKS5 proxies?
Yes. Use port 1080 and the same username and password.
Which PiratProxies proxy should I use with Proxychains?
Residential proxies with a sticky session are the usual choice for browsing, because the IP address looks like a home connection and stays the same while you work. For heavy use such as video, a time-based Unlimited Datacenter plan avoids paying by the gigabyte.
Proxychains is a product of its own makers. PiratProxies is not affiliated with it; the name is used here only to say what this guide is about. Use it within the rules of the sites you work with and our acceptable use policy.