Detailed explanation of Chrome browser proxy settings (2025 version)

In data collection, cross-border business testing or privacy protection scenarios, flexible proxy switching is a core skill of Chrome browser. This article provides 5 mainstream configuration solutions and provides technical adaptation for the usage scenarios of professional proxy service providers such as abcproxy.

System-level proxy configuration (for global traffic control)

Operation path:

Open Chrome → Click ⋮ in the upper right corner → Settings → Advanced → System → Open Proxy Settings

Select Manual Proxy Configuration in the pop-up window → Enter the proxy server address and port

HTTP proxy: gateway.abcproxy.com Port: 8020

Socks5 proxy: socks5.abcproxy.com Port: 1080

Practical skills:

Residential proxy recommended configuration:

HTTP: user:pass@residential.abcproxy.com:8020

HTTPS: user:pass@residential.abcproxy.com:8021

IP verification: visit whatismyipaddress.com to confirm the export IP

Traffic diversion: Add *.google.com, 192.168.1.0/24 to the "Exceptions" list to bypass the proxy

Extension plug-in solution (on-demand switching)

Recommended extensions:

Proxy SwitchyOmega (latest compatible version in 2025)

Create a profile → Select "Socks5" type

Enter the proxy server: geo-resi.abcproxy.com:1085

To enable automatic switching rules:

{

"conditions": [

{ "pattern": "*.netflix.com", "profile": "US_Proxy" },

{ "pattern": "*.bbc.co.uk", "profile": "UK_Proxy" }

]

}

BrightData Proxy Manager

Direct integration with residential proxy API keys

Support automatic elimination of faulty nodes based on IP availability

Performance comparison:

SwitchyOmega has a lower memory usage (about 35MB) and is suitable for complex scenarios with multiple rules

BrightData has built-in IP detection function to reduce manual maintenance costs

Command line startup parameters (for developers)

Basic commands:

# Start Chrome using HTTP proxy

google-chrome --proxy-server="http://dc-proxy.abcproxy.com:8010"

# Socks5 proxy + authentication

google-chrome --proxy-server="socks5://user:pass@resi.abcproxy.com:1080"

Advanced scenario:

Multi-proxy hybrid mode:

google-chrome \

--proxy-server="http://proxy1:port" \

--proxy-bypass-list="*.internal.com;127.0.0.1"

Traffic log analysis:

google-chrome --log-net-log=/path/to/netlog.json --net-log-level=3

Automation script control (Python example)

Selenium+Proxy solution:

from selenium import webdriver

from abcproxy import ResidentialProxy

proxy = ResidentialProxy("your_api_key").get_proxy()

chrome_options = webdriver.ChromeOptions()

chrome_options.add_argument(f"--proxy-server=socks5://{proxy.ip}:{proxy.port}")

chrome_options.add_argument(f"--proxy-auth={proxy.username}:{proxy.password}")

driver = webdriver.Chrome(options=chrome_options)

driver.get("https://www.target-site.com")

Puppeteer node rotation:

const puppeteer = require('puppeteer');

const abcproxy = require('abcproxy-sdk');

(async () => {

const proxyList = await abcproxy.getProxyPool({type: 'datacenter', limit: 10});

for (let proxy of proxyList) {

const browser = await puppeteer.launch({

args: [`--proxy-server=${proxy.host}:${proxy.port}`]

});

//Execute data collection task

await browser.close();

}

})();

Mobile Sync Configuration (Chrome Android/iOS)

Android Proxy Injection:

Connect to WiFi → Long press the network name → Modify network → Advanced options

Select "Manual" for the proxy type → enter the endpoint information provided by abcproxy

Install ProxyDroid for application-level proxy control

iOS jailbreak solution:

Install Shadowrocket or Surge via Cydia

Import proxy subscription link:

https://api.abcproxy.com/subscribe?token=YOUR_TOKEN

Enable "Smart Routing" mode to automatically switch proxy types

Solutions to common problems

Proxy connection failed

Check the firewall rules:

sudo ufw allow out from any to proxy.abcproxy.com port 8020

Test proxy availability:

curl -x http://proxy:port http://httpbin.org/ip -v

Website detected proxy

Enable browser fingerprint obfuscation:

chrome_options.add_argument("--user-proxy=Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; rv:124.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/124.0")

chrome_options.add_argument("--disable-blink-features=AutomationControlled")

Use the Canvas fingerprint obfuscation plugin

Speed Optimization

Select geographically proximate nodes (such as abcproxy's AWS us-east-1 node to access North American sites)

Enable QUIC protocol:

chrome://flags/#enable-quic → Enabled

Proxy Type Selection Recommendations

Residential proxies (such as abcproxy Residential)

Applicable scenarios: social media crawlers, price comparison, advertising verification

Advantages: high anonymity, real home IP, support for long-term sessions

Datacenter proxies (such as abcproxy Datacenter)

Applicable scenarios: large-scale data collection, API testing

Advantages: 1Gbps+ bandwidth, millisecond response, and controllable costs

Mobile 4G/5G proxy

Applicable scenarios: APP testing, mobile anti-crawling bypass

Features: Dynamic cellular network IP, change IP per request

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