How to Install Tinyproxy on Manjaro

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Tinyproxy on Manjaro. Tinyproxy is a lightweight HTTP/HTTPS proxy server designed for speed, security, and ease of use. It is ideal for use in small to medium-sized installations.

Prerequisites

Before installing Tinyproxy on Manjaro, you need to make sure you have the following:

  • A Manjaro system with root privileges
  • A stable internet connection

Step 1: Update System

First, we need to make sure that the system is up-to-date. To do this, open a terminal and enter the following command:

sudo pacman -Syyu

Step 2: Install Tinyproxy

Now that the system is up-to-date, we can proceed to install Tinyproxy. To do this, open a terminal and enter the following command:

sudo pacman -S tinyproxy

This will download and install Tinyproxy on your Manjaro system.

Step 3: Configure Tinyproxy

By default, Tinyproxy is configured to only allow connections from the local machine. If you want to allow connections from other machines, you will need to edit the configuration file.

To edit the configuration file, open a terminal and enter the following command:

sudo nano /etc/tinyproxy/tinyproxy.conf

In the configuration file, you can change the following settings:

  • Port: The port that Tinyproxy listens on. The default is port 8888.
  • Allow: The IP addresses that are allowed to connect to the proxy server. You can specify individual IP addresses or ranges of addresses.
  • Deny: The IP addresses that are not allowed to connect to the proxy server. You can specify individual IP addresses or ranges of addresses.

After making any changes, save the configuration file and exit the editor.

Step 4: Start and Enable Tinyproxy

To start Tinyproxy, enter the following command:

sudo systemctl start tinyproxy.service

To enable Tinyproxy to start automatically at boot time, enter the following command:

sudo systemctl enable tinyproxy.service

Step 5: Test Tinyproxy

To test Tinyproxy, you can use a web browser or command-line tool like curl to connect to the proxy server. To do this, set the proxy server in the browser or curl command.

For example, to test Tinyproxy with curl, enter the following command:

curl --proxy http://localhost:8888 https://www.google.com/

This should return the HTML source code for the Google homepage.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we showed you how to install Tinyproxy on Manjaro. We also demonstrated how to configure and test the proxy server. With Tinyproxy, you can easily set up a lightweight and secure HTTP/HTTPS proxy server on your Manjaro system.