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An actually functional webproxy to self-host (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by myszka@lemmy.ml to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I've been looking for a webproxy that would work with big websites like YouTube. So far I've found only very outdated and abandoned ones. Is there any up-to-date and actually functional webproxy I could host?

Edit: The reason I need this is that there are some locked up Windows computers I can't install any traditional VPNs on and that are used by non-tech-savvy people.

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[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Then SOCKS is what you want. It can be used on a Chromebook as well.

~~These proxying websites are running full browser instances in the background. It's the only way to guarantee all the traffic is routed through it.~~

I just had a look at croxy and there's a TON of data that doesn't get proxied.

[–] moonpiedumplings@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

No, Socks5 does not work for this usecase. You don't get permissions to run it locally via crostini (or use crostini in general) and the relevant proxy settings are locked in the chromebook settings. In addition to this, it is too easy to fingerprint, and some of the more aggressive setups will catch it and block it. For example, my high school would autodetect wireguard and then kick you off of the network for 10 minutes if you attempted to connect.