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# Setup proxy for certain indexers
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It's not recommended to run any of the Starr apps through a VPN. In some cases, it can cause connectivity issues such as the Starr apps not being able to update the posters and metadata, and sometimes the inability to add new movies/TV shows at all. It won't always happen immediately, but sooner or later it can and probably will happen.
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!!! danger "To be clear it is not a matter if VPNs will cause issues with the Starr Apps, but when: image providers will block you and cloudflare is in front of most of Starr servers (updates, metadata, etc.) and liable to block you too"
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Just run VPN on the apps that actually need it, like your torrent client, and perhaps in some cases certain indexers because of region/ISP restriction.
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!!! warning
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Please check the indexers rules if you're allowed to use a VPN/Proxy to access their site, being that VPN services often use shared IP it could be recognized as account sharing.
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This isn't the same as the tracker, the API/Website scraping happens on the actual site and some indexers don't allow VPN usage on their site.
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In this guide, we will try to explain how to set up Prowlarr to use your VPN from your torrent client.
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## Enable privoxy
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If you use docker, you need to enable privoxy in your torrent client so you can use it to pass through traffic.
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Please check your docker image's documentation on how to enable privoxy.
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## Add privoxy to Prowlarr
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`Settings` => `indexers`
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Click on the + sign and select `http`
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Add the following info
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1. Name of the Proxy in Prowlarr.
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1. The tags for this proxy. Proxies apply to all matching (same tag) indexers. If blank this proxy applies to all indexers.
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1. Host name to your torrent client.
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1. Used port for privoxy (default for privoxy: 8118).
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1. User name for your torrent client. (Not needed if using the default privoxy settings)
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1. Password for your torrent client. (Not needed if using the default privoxy settings)
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1. Test if your connection works.
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1. If it works click on `Save`.
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## Add privoxy to your indexer
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Select the indexer that you want to use with Privoxy
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Scroll down to the bottom and add the tag you set up earlier during step 2.
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Click `Test` and `Save`.
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Now the indexer should be using the VPN of your torrent client.
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--8<-- "includes/support.md"
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