Private Proxies

A private proxy and a dedicated proxy are essentially the same. Both refer to a proxy server exclusively used by a limited group of users.

Using a private proxy enhances online privacy by masking your original IP address. It's also useful when you want to access geo-restricted content or want to avoid blocks when completing traffic-intensive tasks like web scraping or market research.

It’s rather simple! Here’s a quick guide on setting up private proxies:

• Create your Smartproxy account;

• Choose the proxy type that better suits your use cases – we recommend choosing between residential and datacenter proxies;

• In your dashboard, select the proxy type and choose the subscription option;

• You’ll then be presented with a Proxy setup page where you can authenticate your IPs with username:password or whitelist your IPs.

After that, you can integrate your proxies with third-party tools or plug ‘em with our proxy extension for even easier proxying. 

If you want to get IPs that are truly yours, we recommend getting dedicated datacenter proxies. 

We’ve got plenty and a little bit more. You can keep an eye on all available locations – we’re working hard on introducing new locations!