FoxyProxy

Learn how to set up FoxyProxy with Oxylabs Dedicated Datacenter Proxies – a step-by-step Self-Service integration guide.

FoxyProxy is a third-party extension that enables configuring proxies directly for Chrome, Firefox, and other Chromium-based browsers. Follow the guides below to configure FoxyProxy with Oxylabs Self-Service Dedicated Datacenter Proxies.

Set up FoxyProxy on Google Chrome

Install FoxyProxy

Download and install the standard or basic extension for Chrome. We'll use the standard extension in the following steps.

Open options

After installing the extension, click on its icon in the extensions menu and select Options.

Add Self-Service Dedicated Datacenter Proxies

In the Proxies tab, click the Add button located on the left to open proxy settings. Then, fill in your Self-Service Dedicated Datacenter Proxies configuration:

Type: HTTP, HTTPS or SOCKS5

Hostname: ddc.oxylabs.io

Port: 8001

Username: user-USERNAME

Password: PASSWORD

For Self-Service Dedicated Datacenter Proxies, the port indicates the sequential number of an IP address from the acquired list. Check our documentation for more details.

Make sure to add the user- part to your username.

After that, click Save to save your proxy settings.

Activate proxies

To activate a proxy server, click on the FoxyProxy extension icon and then click again on your proxy profile from the drop-down menu.

That’s it! To test if everything is working properly, you can check if your IP has changed by visiting ip.oxylabs.io.

Set up FoxyProxy on Mozilla Firefox

The process of setting up FoxyProxy on Firefox is the same as on Chrome.

Install FoxyProxy

Download and install the standard or basic extension for Firefox. We'll use the standard extension in the following steps.

Open options

After installing the extension, click on its icon in the extensions menu and select Options.

Add Self-Service Dedicated Datacenter Proxies

In the Proxies tab, click the Add button located on the left to open proxy settings. Then, fill in your Self-Service Dedicated Datacenter Proxies configuration:

Type: HTTP, HTTPS or SOCKS5

Hostname: ddc.oxylabs.io

Port: 8001

Username: user-USERNAME

Password: PASSWORD

For Self-Service Dedicated Datacenter Proxies, the port indicates the sequential number of an IP address from the acquired list. Check our documentation for more details.

Make sure to add the user- part to your username.

After that, click Save to save your proxy settings.

Activate proxies

To activate a proxy server, click on the FoxyProxy extension icon and then click again on your proxy profile from the drop-down menu.

Now if you wish to find out if your internet traffic is now routed through a proxy, check if your IP has changed at ip.oxylabs.io.

This guide is also available for Residential Proxies, ISP Proxies, Dedicated ISP Proxies, Shared Datacenter Proxies, and Enterprise Dedicated Datacenter Proxies.

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