Adding & testing

Adding a proxy

1. Open Proxies in the left sidebar.

2. Click the + (plus) button in the top-right toolbar.

3. Fill in the proxy form:

   Field	Required	Description
   Name	Yes	A label for your own reference.
   Type	Yes	Protocol: HTTP, SOCKS4, or SOCKS5.
   Host	Yes	IP address or hostname of the proxy server.
   Port	Yes	Port number.
   Username	No	Authentication username, if your proxy requires it.
   Password	No	Authentication password.
   Change IP URL	No	URL to trigger an IP rotation — see Change IP / rotation.
   Tags	No	Free-form labels to help you organize proxies.
   Comment	No	Your notes about this proxy.

4. Click Save. The proxy appears in the list immediately.

Required fields only

The minimum to add a working proxy is Name, Type, Host, and Port. Authentication fields are optional and can be left blank for unauthenticated proxies.

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Testing a proxy

After adding a proxy you should verify it is reachable and returning the expected location before assigning it to a profile.

From the proxy list

1. Go to Proxies.
2. Find the proxy row you want to test.
3. Click the refresh / test icon (rotate arrow) on the right side of the row.
4. The icon spins while the test runs. When it finishes the row updates:
   • A green check badge and the external IP + country flag appear in the Location column — the proxy is working.
   • A red X badge appears — the proxy could not be reached. Hover or click the row's test icon to see the error message.

What the test result tells you

Result field	Meaning
External IP	The IP address that the outside world sees when traffic exits through this proxy.
Country / flag	Confirms the proxy exits in the expected country.
Success / failure	Whether Maskifi could reach the proxy and obtain an external IP at all.

Common failure reasons

• Wrong host, port, username, or password.
• The proxy server is offline or rate-limiting connections.
• A firewall between Maskifi and the proxy is blocking the connection.
• The proxy type does not match what the server expects (e.g., entering HTTP when the server is SOCKS5).