Opera proxy setup
Opera uses the computer's proxy settings and links to them from its own settings page. Turn off Opera's built-in VPN first, then add our HTTP port and sign in with your login.
- Protocols
- HTTP with a login. SOCKS5 only without a login (Chromium engine), so not with our gateway
- UDP
- No. WebRTC can send UDP around the proxy
- Where the setting is
- Settings → Advanced → Browser → System → Open your computer's proxy settings
- Works with
- Residential and mobile proxies
Before you start
- Your proxy login and password from the Residential or Mobile page of the dashboard, and traffic on that product.
- Turn off Opera's VPN: click the VPN badge in the address bar and flip its switch, or turn off Enable VPN under Settings → Advanced → Features. With both on, you cannot tell which one the sites see.
- Use port 7000 (HTTP). Opera runs on Chromium and cannot send a SOCKS5 login.
- Host
gate.aeonproxy.com- Port (HTTP / HTTPS)
7000- Login
- your proxy login, with targeting keys if you need them:
LOGIN-cc-us-sid-abc123 - Password
- your proxy password
Copy the login and password from the Residential or Mobile page of the dashboard; the generator there also writes ready lines. Key syntax: targeting and sessions.
Add the proxy
- Go to Settings, click Advanced in the left sidebar, then Browser. Under System, click Open your computer's proxy settings.
- Windows: under Manual proxy setup, click Set up, turn on Use a proxy server, enter
gate.aeonproxy.comand port7000, and click Save. - macOS: in your connection's Details → Proxies, turn on Web proxy (HTTP) and Secure web proxy (HTTPS) with the same server and port, and click OK.
- Open a site in Opera. When it asks for the proxy's username and password, enter your login with its keys and your password.
These settings belong to the computer, so other apps use them too. To proxy Opera alone, use an extension (see the FAQ below).
Check the proxy
Open the IP checker. It should show the country you asked for, and the WebRTC card should not show your own address. Opera's help pages do not describe a WebRTC setting. Users on Opera's forums report one under Settings → Privacy & security → WebRTC, with a choice named Disable non-proxied UDP; if your version has it, pick it and run the check again. More in WebRTC leaks.
Rotating or sticky
Use a sticky login so that all tabs share one IP. The line below keeps it for 30 minutes, then moves to a new IP in Dallas.
LOGIN-cc-us-st-texas-city-dallas-sid-opera01-ttl-30Opera remembers the typed login until it quits. To switch lines, quit Opera completely and sign in again.
If it does not work
| What you see | What to check |
|---|---|
| A location you did not ask for, with a VPN badge in the address bar | Opera's VPN is on. Flip the switch in the badge and reload. |
| The login prompt keeps coming back | The gateway rejected the login (407). Copy the password again and check each key in the login against the lists in the dashboard. |
| An extension set to SOCKS5 on port 7001 fails | Opera cannot send a SOCKS5 login. Set the extension to HTTP on port 7000. |
| Other apps lost the internet | They follow the same system proxy and may not ask for a login. Turn it off when you finish, or proxy Opera through an extension. |
An error page that names an ERR_ code | Opera's Chromium engine uses the same codes as Chrome: the Chrome table explains the common ones. |
Questions
Use one at a time. Opera's help does not say how the two combine, so turn the VPN off before you test or use the proxy. The IP checker then shows the proxy's address.