Nginx Proxy UDP Traffic

A proxy server passes all traffic through itself, acting as an intermediary between the user and the remote server. It is most often used to conceal the real IP, to conditionally change the user's location, or to analyze traffic (for example, when testing web applications).

Web scraping to collect email addresses from web pages raises ethical and legal considerations. It's important to respect privacy and adhere to the terms of service of the websites you are scraping. Additionally, harvesting email addresses for unsolicited communication may violate anti-spam regulations.

If you have a legitimate use case, here's a basic example in Python using the requests library and regular expressions to extract email addresses. Note that this is a simplistic example and may not cover all email address variations:

import re
import requests

def extract_emails_from_text(text):
    email_pattern = r'\b[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z|a-z]{2,}\b'
    return re.findall(email_pattern, text)

def scrape_emails_from_url(url):
    response = requests.get(url)
    if response.status_code == 200:
        page_content = response.text
        emails = extract_emails_from_text(page_content)
        return emails
    else:
        print(f"Failed to fetch content from {url}. Status code: {response.status_code}")
        return []

# Example usage
url_to_scrape = 'https://example.com'
emails_found = scrape_emails_from_url(url_to_scrape)

if emails_found:
    print("Email addresses found:")
    for email in emails_found:
        print(email)
else:
    print("No email addresses found.")

Keep in mind the following:

1. Ethics and Legality:

   • Ensure that your scraping activities are ethical and comply with the laws and terms of service of the websites you are scraping.

2. Robots.txt:

   • Check the website's robots.txt file to understand if scraping is allowed or restricted.

3. Consent:

   • Respect user privacy and obtain consent if necessary.

4. Anti-Spam Regulations:

   • Be aware of and comply with anti-spam regulations in your region.

5. Variability of Email Formats:

   • Email address formats can vary, and the regular expression provided is a basic example. You may need to adjust it based on the actual formats you encounter.

6. Use of APIs:

   • If available, consider using official APIs provided by websites to access data rather than scraping.

To create your own proxy server, you can use open-source software such as Privoxy or Squid. Here's a step-by-step guide using Privoxy:

Install Privoxy: Download the latest version of Privoxy from the official website (https://www.privoxy.org/download/) and install it on your computer. The installation process varies depending on your operating system.

Configure Privoxy: After installing Privoxy, open the configuration file, usually located at /etc/privoxy/config.txt on Linux or C:\Program Files\Privoxy\config\config.txt on Windows. You can also find the configuration file in the installation directory.

Edit the configuration file: Open the configuration file in a text editor and make the following changes:

Uncomment the following line by removing the # symbol at the beginning:

listen-address 0.0.0.0

Uncomment the following line and change the port number if desired (e.g., 8118):

listen-port 8118

Uncomment the following line to enable HTTPS support:

forward-suffix .privoxy

Add the following line to forward requests to a specific destination server (replace with the desired server's address):

forward-suffix 

Save the configuration file and restart Privoxy: Close the text editor and restart Privoxy to apply the changes. On Linux, you can use the following command:

sudo /etc/init.d/privoxy restart

On Windows, locate the Privoxy service in the Windows Services list and restart it.

Test your proxy server: Open a web browser and configure it to use your new proxy server (e.g., http://localhost:8118). Test by accessing a website to ensure that the proxy server is working correctly.

Setting up a proxy on your TV depends on the type of TV and the operating system it uses. Some smart TVs run on platforms like Android TV, webOS, or Tizen, which allow you to install apps and configure network settings. Here, I will provide instructions for popular smart TV platforms:

Android TV:
- Press the "Home" button on your remote control.
- Scroll up or down to "Apps" and highlight "Settings."
- Select "Network" or "Network & Internet."
- Choose "Advanced settings" or "More settings."
- Select "Manage proxy settings" or "Proxy settings."
- Choose "Enable proxy" and enter the proxy server address, port, and authentication credentials (if required).
- Save the settings and restart your TV if necessary.

webOS (LG Smart TV):
- Press the "Home" button on your remote control.
- Scroll up or down to "Settings" and select it.
- Choose "All Settings" or "General."
- Select "Network" or "Internet."
- Choose "Wi-Fi Direct" or "Wired" depending on your connection type.
- Select "Advanced settings" or "Internet settings."
- Choose "Manual proxy settings" and enter the proxy server address, port, and authentication credentials (if required).
- Save the settings and restart your TV if necessary.

Tizen (Samsung Smart TV):
- Press the "Menu" button on your remote control.
- Scroll up or down to "Settings" and select it.
- Choose "General" or "Network."
- Select "Network status" or "Internet."
- Choose "Wi-Fi" or "Wired" depending on your connection type.
- Select "Advanced settings" or "Internet settings."
- Choose "Manual proxy settings" and enter the proxy server address, port, and authentication credentials (if required).
- Save the settings and restart your TV if necessary.

Go to the site Register and confirm profile creation via email (may go into your spam folder). Add accounts from Instagram. Click on your username at the top right. Go to "Proxy Settings." Click on "Add new proxy". Specify your proxy details. Select the Instagram accounts you want to proxy.