Add and organize your proxies

This guide shows you every way to add proxies to ExitNode, and how to organize them. ExitNode doesn’t supply proxies, so you bring your own from any provider.

You need permission to manage proxies to add or change them. Without it, you can see and test what’s been shared with you, but you won’t see the + button.

Groups and presets

The left side of the Proxies tab is headed Presets & groups. It has two tabs, and they’re different things.

	Proxy groups	Proxy presets
What it is	A fixed list of proxies you keep.	Provider settings that make sessions when you need them.
Holds proxies?	Yes.	No. Sessions are made when a profile uses it or you test it.
Kinds	Static. The badge also shows Sticky or Mixed by what’s inside.	Sticky (the same IP for a while) or Rotating (a new IP per request).
Can be tested?	Yes.	Sticky yes. Rotating no.
Can be a pool?	Yes.	No.

All proxies shows everything. Ungrouped shows proxies in no group.

Choose how to add

Click the + beside Presets & groups. The New preset or group dialog gives you two choices.

Choice	Use it when
Pick a provider	You have an account with a supported provider. You pick where sessions exit and how long they last. Makes a preset.
Paste proxies	You have proxies as text. One gateway makes a preset, and a whole list makes a group.

You can also bring in proxies from a test run. See Test proxies for a site.

Paste proxies

1. Click Paste proxies.

2. Paste your proxies into Paste your proxies, one per line. These formats work:

   user:pass@host:port
   host:port:user:pass
   scheme://user:pass@host:port

3. Click Analyze. The app tests a sample from this computer and reads the details.

4. Check the result. The heading says Here’s your proxy group or Here’s your proxy preset.

Field	What to do
Name	Change it if you like.
Location	Shows where the proxies exit, and how many are elsewhere. Click [change] to adjust how it’s targeted.
Rotation	Shows the kind. Click [change] for Static, Rotating or Sticky.
Type	Shows the proxy type. If it says Pick a proxy type (required), choose Residential, Datacenter, Mobile, ISP or Other.
Add more proxies	Opens a box for more lines.

5. Click Create. The app says Group created or Preset created.

If you see “N of M checked proxies connected from this computer.”, some of the sample didn’t answer. All your lines are still added, so test them afterwards to find the bad ones.

A pasted gateway from a known provider

If you paste one gateway from a provider ExitNode knows, the heading says Here’s your preset. A line tells you what it found:

Message	What it means
This is your account account.	It matches an account you’ve saved.
The password for account changed. Update it?	It’s your account, with a new password. The button reads Update password & save as preset.
New provider credentials.	It’s not saved yet. Name it under Account name.

Then set the same options as a provider preset, below.

Set up a group by hand

Use this if you want to set every field yourself.

1. Click Paste proxies, then set it up manually.
2. Fill in:

Field	What it means
Name	Required.
Kind	Static, Rotating or Sticky. You can’t change it later.
Type	The proxy type. Optional.
Label	A note that shows as a badge, such as US res, provider X. Optional.

3. Fill in the part for your Kind:

Kind	What to enter
Static	Proxies (one per line), and Profiles per proxy. With 1, proxies are never shared when profiles draw from this group.
Rotating	Gateway: the provider’s rotating endpoint. Every connection through it gets a new IP.
Sticky	Session template: your provider’s line, with {{session}} where the session ID goes. Default count and Default lifetime (sec) are optional.

4. Click Save.

Pick a provider

1. Click Pick a provider.

2. Click your provider. If it has several products, choose one under Product. Click Next.

3. On Account, pick a saved account, or Add credentials:

   • Account name: your name for it.
   • The fields your provider needs.

   Credentials are saved encrypted. Members you share the account with can use it, but never see the password.

4. Click Next.

5. On Settings:

Field	What it means
Mode	Sticky keeps one IP for a while. Rotating gives a new IP per request.
Location	Country, and state and city where the provider has them.
Create one preset for each state	Tick states to make one preset each. They’re named for you.
Session length	Type a number and pick minutes, hours or days, or use a shortcut such as 30 min or Max. Blank uses the provider’s default. Sticky only.
Preset name (optional)	Blank generates one from the settings.
Default count (optional)	How many sessions to make by default.

6. Click Check & save for a new account, or Save for a saved one.

Change a group or preset

Select it on the left. The header shows its details and buttons. You get the same actions by right-clicking it on the left.

Button	Right-click item	What it does
Test	Test Group	Opens a test run on it. See Test proxies for a site.
Generate sessions	Generate Sessions…	Makes session lines and copies them. For presets with a template you pasted.
Edit	Edit…	Changes its settings.
Duplicate	Duplicate…	Makes a copy with the same settings.
Access	Manage Access…	Chooses who can use it. For presets on a saved account.
⋯ Delete	Delete Group	Deletes it, after asking.

For a preset, the right-click items say Test Preset and Delete Preset.

Deleting a group removes the group and its proxies. Deleting a preset means profiles using it lose their proxy. If profiles or templates use the group, the confirmation says so.

Generate sessions

Generate sessions makes session lines from a sticky preset, so you can use them elsewhere.

1. Click Generate sessions.
2. Set Count, up to 64, and Lifetime (sec). Leave the location as it is to keep the preset’s.
3. Click Generate & copy. The lines appear under Generated URLs, and they’re copied.
4. Generate more starts again. Close finishes.

Add to or remove from a group

1. Select the group and click Edit.
2. Type new lines under Add proxies (one per line).
3. To remove one, use the button on its row in the list above.
4. Click Save.

A rotating preset is one gateway, so you can’t add to it. Make a new one to use a different gateway.

Change a preset’s location or session time

Click Edit, then open Location & session. If you change a rotating preset’s location, every proxy in it is rewritten, and the app asks first.

If a template uses this group as its pool, changing the location changes where that template’s new profiles connect from. The app warns you.

Change one proxy

Right-click a proxy in the table:

Item	What it does
Test Connection	Checks it now. See Proxy checks and risk.
Re-test from this computer	Tests through this computer’s route, and sets what it sees as the tested result for your organization.
Check history	Shows its last 30 days of checks.
Edit	Changes Type, Name, Host, Port, Username and Password.
Rename…	Changes its name.
Customize Geo…	Rewrites the location inside the proxy’s line.
Copy Proxy URL	Copies the full line, with its login.
Disable or Enable	Turns it off or on. A disabled proxy isn’t given to profiles.
Delete	Removes it from your list.

To act on several, tick them. The bottom bar offers Test, Copy URLs, Enable, Disable and Delete.

If you can’t see proxy logins, Copy Proxy URL and the login details are hidden. That’s controlled by See proxy logins under Members and roles.

Proxy accounts

The provider logins behind your presets are listed under Proxy accounts, at the bottom of the left side. The Accounts sheet shows each one’s provider, status and number of presets.

Status	What it means
Verified	The login worked when checked.
Check failed	The login was refused.
Not checked	It hasn’t been tested.

Depending on your access, each row offers Rename, Update password, Show password, Access and Delete. An account that presets still use can’t be deleted.

If something goes wrong

“Paste at least one proxy.” The box is empty.

“None of these proxies connected. Check the format, username and password.” The app couldn’t connect through any line it tried. Check the lines, or click set it up manually.

“Name is required” Enter a Name.

“Enter the one rotating gateway” A rotating preset takes one line, in Gateway.

“Sticky presets need a session template” Fill in Session template.

“An account or preset with this name already exists. Pick another name.” Choose another name.

“A preset with these settings already exists on this account.” You already have this preset.

“Presets still use this account.” Delete or change those presets first.

“The provider didn’t accept these credentials. Check the username and password, then try again.” Your login was refused. Check it with your provider.

“Enter a session length, like 30 minutes or 7 days” The time you typed couldn’t be read.