SwitchyOmega

Configure Oxylabs Dedicated Datacenter Proxies using the SwitchyOmega extension – a step-by-step Self-Service integration guide.

SwitchyOmega is a powerful and reliable proxy manager that works with many popular browsers.

Disclaimer: Switchy Omega is no longer supported on Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers as of release of Manifest V3. The following guide covers only the browser extension available for Mozilla Firefox.

Follow these steps to integrate Oxylabs Dedicated Datacenter Proxies:

Step 1. Get the plugin and install it. For Firefox add-on click here.

Step 2. Open SwitchyOmega Options.

Step 3. Click +New profile.

Step 4. Give this new profile a name, choose Proxy Profile type, and click Create.

Step 5. Fill in the details:

Protocol: HTTP, HTTPS, or SOCKS5

Server: ddc.oxylabs.io

Port: 8001

You will need to choose a port that's assigned to an IP address from the purchased proxy list, that you can find in Oxylabs' dashboard.

Step 6. Click the lock icon on the right. Fill in the details for Proxy Authentication:

Proxy user username: user-username

Proxy user password: password

Don't forget to add the user- part to your username.

Click Save changes.

Step 7. Click Apply changes.

Step 8. Click on the SwitchyOmega icon and choose your newly configured proxy.

That's it! You are now ready to use SwitchyOmega with Dedicated Datacenter Proxies.