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Proxy Servers 101: How They Work and When to Use Them
Confused with different proxy servers? Learn how they work and classify types. Find out the best proxy combinations and how to choose based on needs.
10 minutes
Announcing Residential Proxy Session TTLs
We’ve added Residential Proxy Session TTL functionality to provide greater control over IP address persistence.
2 minutes
YouTube Proxies: Unlock Access and Reach More Content
Feeling restricted on YouTube? Discover how YouTube proxies work, proxy types, what to choose, and how to set them up safely with best practices.
10 minutes
We’ve added Pool Size Indicators and State/ZIP Targeting to our Residential Proxies
Today we are launching three powerful new features for our residential proxy users: Live Pool Size Indicators, State Targeting, and ZIP Code Targeting.
5 minutes
Major Residential Proxy Price Cuts. Up to 50% off.
Today we’re very excited to share a large pricing reduction of up to 50% across our residential bandwidth tiers.
5 minutes
Introducing Smartpath®: AI-Powered Residential Proxy Optimization That Cuts Bandwidth Costs by 40%
We're excited to announce Smartpath, our intelligent, AI-driven proxy designed to optimize your residential proxy traffic and reduce your bandwidth costs by 40%.
10 minutes
Residential Network Improvements in US East
Announcing upgrades to our US East residential proxy network where 40% of traffic originates. Experience 61% faster speeds & 4X capacity near major cloud hubs.
5 minutes
SOCKS Protocol Deep Dive
As part of our in-house proxy solution - Ancelotti - we implemented our own Rust-based sans-IO SOCKS5 library. In the near future we will be releasing a three part blog series discussing how to implement the entirety of the SOCKS5 protocol using different methods for representing state machines (using enums, using typestates, using coroutines).
15 minutes
Piecing together SOCKS5 Fragmentation
We take a look at SOCKS5 Fragmentation to try to understand the reason it exists and is in the RFC. It turns out we couldn't...but we found some interesting things along the way.
10 minutes
