Re: OT: VPN question

[Stanislav Vlasov <stanislav.v.v@gmail.com>]

пт, 15 авг. 2025 г. в 21:13, Fred <fred@blakemfg.com>:

> Can a VPN be used on a per instance basis or once installed it has to be
> used for all (browser) use?

After reading most of thread (not all):
If I understand you right — you need access in the browser to some
sites via vpn and direct access to others without switch vpn on and
off.
If you really use a proxy (may be trademark "vpn", but proxy in nature
like shadowsocks), you can switch it per-site basis with a browser
plugin like "foxyproxy".

I'm use several proxies (socks5 and http) simultaneously and foxyproxy
switch them per-site with rules like:
*somesite.domain/* - via internet proxy1
*anothersite.domain/* - via internet proxy2
*privatesite.localdomain/* - via `ssd -D $PORT $GATEWAY` proxy

Privacy warning:
Foxyproxy works with rules you write and if a site gets some scripts
or images from another host without rules, your ip will be known to
another host.

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Stanislav