Explain How Turning a VPS into an Elite Proxy Server Works:

by Mishio Tsenaka - Elite-Proxy-Server.com

A Virtual-Private-Server is what results when a hosting company partitions off a dedicated computer server into smaller sections. The hosting company can then rent these smaller partitions for a much cheaper base price, and thus, tremendously expand its market. These smaller partitions (now called Virtual-Private-Servers or VPS's) are typically rented out to small companies wishing to place their growing website on a private server (as opposed to a slower/much less reliable, shared server). One of the big advantages of these Virtual-Private-Servers is that the word Virtual does not mean Virtually-Private, (it's 100% private) it means that the server is accessed Virtually (i.e., via the Virtual-World, i.e., the internet). What this means for us is that we do not have to be in physical proximity to the server in order to access, configure, and use it. We access, configure, and use it via the internet (the same way we access websites). Essentially, the server has its own web-address that we can easily access via the same web-browsers we use to access any other web-address (Mozilla Firefox for example, or Internet Explorer). As a result, this VPS (Virtual-Private-Server) has been assigned its own IP Address. That's great news for us because we (as the renter of the VPS) can now pretend that the VPS's IP Address is actually our IP Address (if we conduct all our internet activity through this server, instead of connecting to websites and such directly).

The other big advantage is that the renter is given what is referred to as "Root Access" to the server, meaning that the renter can access the server's "Root Menu", and thus, configure the server to his exact specifications (meaning that the renter can put pretty much any software on the server that he wants to). This is great news for us because it means that instead of putting Website-Software on the server, we can put Proxy-Software on it. Proxy-software is the tool that allows us to do the pretending, and thus, Hiding our IP Address. When using the internet; if we connect to one of these Virtual-Private-Servers (that we have configured with Proxy-software) all IP tracking software (often used as a spam-filter) ONLY sees the IP Address of the Virtual-Private-Server. It does not see the IP Address of the computer using that Virtual-Private-Server (yours) and thus, your IP Address is hidden, undetectable, invisible, anonymous, unable to be tracked, filtered, or blocked). You have very effectively Hidden Your IP Address.

An IP Address conveys quite a bit of information, not least of which is the physical location of the computer assigned that IP Address. And thus, if the Virtual Private Server that you rent is in Texas, USA (for example) then that VPS's IP Address conveys that location as the location of the person using that IP Address. So if you actually live in New York, USA; when you access the internet via your Virtual-Private-Server (with proxy-software on it) it appears that you are actually in Texas. As another example; if you live in China and access the internet via the Virtual-Private-Server (with proxy-software on it) that you rented from a hosting company in Texas, USA (and thus, the server is located in Texas, USA) it appears that YOU are actually in Texas, USA too. Obviously this system is NOT limited to Texas. Whatever city/country the Virtual-Private-Server is located in, is the city/country that the user of that Virtual-Private-Server (with proxy-software on it) appears to be in. There are Virtual-Private-Server hosting companies all over the country, and thus you can have a Virtual-Private-Server (with proxy-software on it) and of course, with its own unique IP Address, in multiple cities all over the country. For example, you can have one IP Address in Chicago, one in Denver, one in Washington, and one in Seattle etc... Since the cost of an Un-Managed Virtual-Private-Server is less than $10 per month to rent (and since the proxy-software is free) the number of unique IP Addresses you can use is only limited by the number of Virtual-Private-Servers you decide to rent and put proxy-software on. If you only need one IP Address (which is sufficient for average users) then it only costs you less than $10/month. For example; if your only goal is to be able to un-block websites censored by your government, school, or employer, you only need one. But for those conducting other activities that may require more than one IP Address (if you are posting a lot of free ads on Craigslist for example) you are free to rent as many Virtual-Private-Servers as you want to, and thus, have as many unique IP Addresses as you want to.