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How to connect to GoProxies using Hidemyacc
Requirements
To have GoProxies work properly in this setup, ensure that:
No other VPN or proxies are active.
You have the GoProxies endpoints ready, e.g proxy.goproxies.com:1080, or proxy-america.goproxies.com:1080
Your GoProxies subuser (also called API User) username and password.
Walkthrough
Download the Hidemyacc app and create an account through it.
Sign in to your Hidemyacc
Click Create new profile at the center of the screen, since you don't have any listed here. Otherwise, click the
sign on the top left:

The Overview page will display the settings for your operating system and browser. Select the appropriate ones. For the documentation on advanced features, see their official documentaion page:

Go to Proxy on the top left
Select Your Proxy on the top.
Populate these fields:
Connection type: HTTP, or Socks5.
Quick Add: proxy.goproxies.com:1080:your_proxy_username:your_proxy_password (username has to have customer- prefixed, fro example: customer-your_proxy_username)
Enter Proxy information below:
IP Address/Host: proxy.goproxies.com
Port: 1080 (or 10003 for Socks5)
Username: enter customer-your_username_here (if you want to target specific countries or states as per our proxy parameters articles, append -country-country_abbreviation after the username, e.g customer-exampleuser-country-us
Password: your_proxy_password
Press Check Proxy. If you've entered the correct credentials and your proxy is valid, it will display the proxy IP address next to it at the bottom:

Press + Create on the top right.
You'll be redirected to the Profiles page again where you will see the newly created profile now. Press
at the right edge of the profile to start your proxy:

It will say
and prepare everything before opening up your browser that you selected back in the Overview page.
Verify the connection
Navigate to ip.goproxies.com. If you've connected to the proxy correctly, it should show you the new proxy address.

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