knowledge/technology/applications/network/Privoxy.md

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application	linux	https://www.privoxy.org	https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Privoxy

Privoxy

Privoxy is a filtering proxy for the HTTP protocol, frequently used in combination with Tor. Privoxy is a web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for protecting privacy, filtering web page content, managing cookies, controlling access, and removing ads, banners, pop-ups, etc. It supports both stand-alone systems and multi-user networks.

Configuration

Edit /etc/privoxy/config:

listen-address [SERVER-IP]:[PORT]

To forward i2p sites:

forward .i2p localhost:4444

To forward onion sites:

forward-socks4a .onion localhost:9050 .

To forward all traffic through Tor:

forward-socks5 / localhost:9050 .