Before launching Privoxy for the first time, you will want to configure your
browser(s) to use Privoxy as a HTTP and HTTPS (SSL) proxy. The default is 127.0.0.1 (or localhost) for
+ "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proxy_server" target="_top">proxy. The default is 127.0.0.1 (or localhost) for
the proxy address, and port 8118 (earlier versions used port 8000). This is the one configuration step that must be done!
Please note that Privoxy can only proxy HTTP and HTTPS traffic. It will not
work with FTP or other protocols.
Edit -> Preferences -> is UNCHECKED. You want only HTTP and HTTPS
(SSL)!
-
+
Figure 3. Proxy Configuration Showing Internet Explorer HTTP and HTTPS (Secure) Settings
After doing this, flush your browser's disk and memory caches to force a re-reading of all pages and to get rid
- of any ads that may be cached. Remove any cookies, if you want Privoxy to manage that. You are now ready to start
enjoying the benefits of using Privoxy!
Privoxy itself is typically started by specifying the main configuration file
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"APPLICATION">Privoxy upon boot.
During installation, Privoxy is configured to start automatically when the
- system restarts. You can start it manually by double-clicking on the Privoxy
- icon in the Privoxy folder.
The privoxy service will automatically start after a successful installation (and thereafter every time your
computer starts up) however you will need to configure your web browser(s) to use it. To do so, configure them to
use a proxy for HTTP and HTTPS at the address 127.0.0.1:8118.
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/Applications/Privoxy. They must be run from an administrator account, using sudo.
