Is an Elite Proxy Server Too Complicated to Set Up Myself?

by Mishio Tsenaka - Elite-Proxy-Server.com

Probably not. It does take a bit of patience, and finding a good hosting deal can be a bit frustrating, but generally speaking, the actual process is fairly simple. Basically, all you're really doing in instructing the VPS to upload an elite proxy software package, creating and/or editing a few files for the software to use as parameters, setting up access codes and passwords, and configuring the VPS and proxy to allow you to access it from your web browser.

The first time you do it, it's a bit intimidating, but once you get through it and see how simple it really was; subsequent set ups are a breeze, because you will then be able to see the broader picture of what you just did. The place where most first timers usually go wrong is trying to rush through it and forgetting to type a space or a backslash when entering the code.

The part that I get the most questions about during set up, is the Java console access. If you don't have Java enabled in your browser (and configured properly) when you attempt to access the Console Panel, it won't load, and thus, you won't be able to enter the required code into the root directory of the VPS. Near the end of the instruction manual, I have a section entitled, "Known Java Issues" that shows you how to configure your browser properly to allow Java access, and thus, Console Access.

The biggest pre-setup questions are always about finding the right VPS hosting company (which is the reason we started doing our own set up & hosting). The hosting companies are out there (tons of them) and there are always cheap packages available, but it's not as simple as clicking a link and filling out an order form. There are thousands of different base configurations available for VPS's, and these hosting companies have to fill an endless demand for all the various possible configurations in demand (and some custom ones too).

The point many people miss here is that these hosting companies are not in the proxy server business, in fact, VPS's were never intended to be used as proxy servers. This is the beauty of my system. It's an old trick that I first started using in my small woodworking/furniture hobby. The trick is to find things that are being supplied very cheaply to a mass market for an entirely different use, and taking advantage of that high supply volume (and thus, low price) and fitting them into your needs. As an example from woodworking: I can use extremely cheap (and rigid) gas line pipe fittings from my local home depot as structural hardware on furniture projects. The look fits in perfectly with my design style, and it's a hell of a lot cheaper than using that much extra exotic wood to accomplish the same structural rigidity (it saves me a fortune, not to mention a lot of labor and bulkiness).

This is the same principal I used here for setting up these proxy servers on VPS's. VPS's were never intended to be used as proxy servers, but there is an extremely high supply volume of them, and thus, they're extremely cheap. We can use them (for this unintended proxy purpose) and save a ton of cash. VPS hosting companies rent these dirt cheap unmanaged bare-bones VPS's so cheaply because they know that the lessee will eventually require a lot of add-ons, upgrades, expansion, and support that they will be able to bill them heavily for. But we don't ever need any of these extras! All we're putting on the VPS in one light elite proxy program, and thus, no need for any upgrades or add-ons ever.

So that's the big point here; these VPS hosting companies are not marketing to people looking to set up proxy servers. They are not looking for us -we have to find them. It's really not all that difficult if you know where to look, but the expectation is often that you won't have to do any work to find them. It's going to take a bit of searching around and comparing.

In the confirmation email for the instruction manual purchase, we send you a link to a forum where VPS hosting companies post deals to insiders. This is the place to start looking for a package, but it is just that; a starting point. You will still have to sift through the different threads, offers, and packages until you find the one that works. Again, it's really not difficult; we give you the four specs that are required, and all you have to do is match them up.

Alternately; recently we started offering our own VPS proxy server hosting for the sole purpose of eliminating this search. However, we cannot compete with these big hosting companies on price, and thus, if you don't want to do the work of finding a cheaper hosting package yourself (or even configuring the proxy server), you can rent one from us for a modestly higher price. That's the trade-off. If you rent one from us, we set the whole thing up for you (including the hosting) but it costs a little more. If you set the whole thing up yourself with our instruction manual (including finding your own hosting package) then you avoid our set up fee and our higher hosting fees.