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Proxies for google-maps-scraper: what the list really does
The open source Google Maps scraper takes a proxy list in one flag. How v1.18.0 spends it: one address per browser, a login on every line, and the traps.
September 19, 2026 · 7 min read
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Proxies for Hermes Agent: the browser, search and model calls
HTTPS_PROXY moves Hermes Agent's model calls but not web_extract. Where each proxy setting goes in release v2026.9.14, and what a residential IP changes.
September 19, 2026 · 11 min read
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Proxies for Lightpanda: the browser that takes the login
Lightpanda runs on libcurl, not Chrome, so its proxy takes a login in the address and SOCKS5 works. What the CDP proxy parameter really changes.
September 19, 2026 · 6 min read
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Proxies for n8n: the node's Proxy option, HTTP_PROXY and NO_PROXY
n8n ignores a socks5:// proxy in the HTTP Request node, and HTTP_PROXY moves every node's traffic. Which proxy settings work, read in n8n 2.39.8.
September 19, 2026 · 8 min read
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Proxies for nodriver: browser_args, create_context and the login
nodriver ignores a login in browser_args. Where a proxy with a username and password goes (create_context), and what its local forwarder does, in 0.50.3.
September 19, 2026 · 6 min read
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Proxies for Open WebUI: what HTTP_PROXY actually moves
Open WebUI reads search results, links and model APIs from your own server. Where a residential proxy goes in 0.11.3, and what has to stay off it.
September 19, 2026 · 8 min read
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Proxies for OpenClaw (Clawdbot): the browser, web_fetch and the gateway
HTTP_PROXY reaches none of the OpenClaw traffic that gets blocked. Where each proxy setting goes in version 2026.9.5, and what a residential IP changes.
September 19, 2026 · 12 min read
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Proxies for Playwright MCP: the proxy flag, the login and localhost
Playwright MCP drops a user:pass written into --proxy-server and sends localhost through the proxy. Where the proxy and its login go, read in the code.
September 19, 2026 · 8 min read
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Proxies for Scrapling: proxy=, ProxyRotator and the three fetchers
Scrapling takes a proxy per fetcher, per session or through ProxyRotator. The formats, the rotation and where the password shows up, read in 0.4.15.
September 19, 2026 · 8 min read
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Proxies for SearXNG: which engines refuse your server, and where the proxy goes
On a server, SearXNG's two default web engines refused our IP 8 times in 8. Where a proxy goes, for all engines or one, and the timeout it needs.
September 19, 2026 · 7 min read
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Proxies for SeleniumBase: the proxy string, the login and Chrome 142
SeleniumBase takes a proxy as one string with the login inside. How each mode answers the login, what Chrome 142 changed, and how to run several at once.
September 19, 2026 · 7 min read
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Proxies for Skyvern: proxy_location does not route you
In self-hosted Skyvern, proxy_location only sets the browser timezone. Where a proxy actually goes in v1.0.57, and why the line needs no password.
September 19, 2026 · 7 min read
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Proxies for Stagehand: what each environment accepts
Stagehand 4 refuses a local proxy with a login. What the local browser takes, what the hosted session takes, and the names of both settings in version 3.
September 19, 2026 · 7 min read
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Proxies for yfinance: the setting moved, and what 429 means
yfinance 1.7.0 dropped the per-call proxy argument. Where the setting lives now, which shape of proxy Yahoo tolerates, and what a proxy does not fix.
September 19, 2026 · 7 min read
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Proxies for yt-dlp: --proxy, SOCKS5, ffmpeg and geo checks
yt-dlp takes one proxy option, but ffmpeg, websockets and the geo check each treat it differently. Every setting, checked at release 2026.10.26.
September 19, 2026 · 10 min read
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AliveProxy.com alternative: the site is still publishing
aliveproxy.com was serving normally on September 16, 2026, under the title "AliveProxy WEB SSL VPN Anonymous Secured Internet Access Services.
September 17, 2026 · 3 min read
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Almazproxy.online alternative: the site is gone
The name almazproxy.online no longer resolves. There is no site to visit and no list to read: when we looked on September 16, 2026, from a datacenter...
September 17, 2026 · 2 min read
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FreeProxyLists.net alternative: the site blocks connections like ours
freeproxylists.net is up, but it refused us. On September 16, 2026, it answered HTTP 403 to a datacenter connection in Germany.
September 17, 2026 · 2 min read
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github.com/fyvri/fresh-proxy-list is gone
The name github.com/fyvri/fresh-proxy-list no longer resolves. There is no site to visit and no list to read: when we looked on September 16, 2026, from a...
September 17, 2026 · 2 min read
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Geonode.com free proxy list alternative: the list is still publishing
geonode.com was serving normally on September 16, 2026, under the title "Wholesale proxies & web data infrastructure".
September 17, 2026 · 2 min read
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HexProxy.com alternative: the site now sends you to hexproxies.com
hexproxy.com no longer runs a list of its own. On September 16, 2026, every request to it ended at hexproxies.com, whose page is titled "Hex Proxies -...
September 17, 2026 · 2 min read
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HydraProxy.com alternative: the site is gone, and the domain is for sale
hydraproxy.com no longer publishes a proxy list. On September 16, 2026, the address answered with a domain sale listing, titled "HydraProxy - Best...
September 17, 2026 · 2 min read
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IPMars.com alternative: the site is gone
ipmars.com has been on hold at its registrar since January 2026. What it sold as MarsProxy, its last prices, and five alternatives priced in September 2026.
September 17, 2026 · 8 min read
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LuxProxy.com alternative: the site is gone
LuxProxy sold private, shared and SOCKS5 proxies by the month from 2020. Its last page is from June 2023, and luxproxy.com is parked. Alternatives priced.
September 17, 2026 · 6 min read
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