Proxy setup in Octo Browser

In Octo Browser proxies live separately from profiles, in the proxy manager. That's handy: you add an address with a name once and then just pick it in a profile. By default Octo sets the language, time zone and geolocation from the external IP every time a profile starts.

Step 1. Decide on names and ports

In the dashboard generator pick a country, “Sticky session” mode, HTTP(S) or SOCKS5 and the host:port:username:password format. Note which port goes to which account: in Octo every proxy gets a name, and “UA 10001” is easier to read than a bare line.

Step 2. Add the proxy to the manager

Open Proxies in the left menu and click Add proxy. Enter a name and the protocol, the same as in the generator.

Step 3. Paste the line into the address field

Click the Enter IP or domain field and paste the line. Octo splits the host, port, username and password by itself. Click Check proxy and, once it passes, Confirm.

Step 4. Pick the proxy in a profile

Create a profile or open an existing one. In the Proxy / VPN field, replace Set proxy / VPN with your proxy from the manager list. If you need the proxy only once, you can paste the line right there as a temporary one.

Step 5. Check the address in the Octo window

Start the profile and open My IP in its window. Compare the IP and country with the generator and look at the WebRTC block: it should show the same IP. Do not check in your regular Chrome: it shows your own connection.

How to run the proxy manager when you have many profiles

The proxy manager in Octo is convenient because proxies and profiles live separately. To make that work for you, stick to one rule: one name is one account. Then, when you replace a string, you change it in one place, and the profile keeps pointing to the same name.

Do not attach one proxy to several profiles with different accounts: they will share an IP.

If Check proxy fails

• The protocol in Octo differs from the one in the generator. For 823 choose HTTP, for 824 choose SOCKS5.
• The string was split into fields incorrectly. Make sure the host field contains gw.prokso.com and not part of the username. The most reliable format is host:port:username:password.
• The plan has run out of traffic. The remaining traffic is shown on the plan page in your dashboard.
• The port is closed in your network. Test the string in the proxy checker.

When to change the session duration

By default a sticky session keeps one IP for 30 minutes, and the maximum is 120. For a short action such as posting an ad, the default value is enough. For long work inside a site's account area, set the maximum: an IP change in the middle of a session looks to the site like a login from a new location. What a sticky session is, is explained in the glossary.