{"id":6143,"date":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/royadata.io\/blog\/?p=6143"},"modified":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T14:47:43","slug":"shared-proxy-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/royadata.io\/blog\/shared-proxy-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"A beginner Guide to Shared Proxies: What is a shared proxy & Why is it cheap?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you been blocked by a website in the past because you were using an automated bot to access its contents? Really, using web scrapers and automation bots is against the terms and conditions of most websites.<\/p>\n

However, Internet marketers need to automate their tasks because of the repetitive nature of the tasks and how slow they can be. To avoid being blocked, you need to hide your IP address and make use of other IP addresses. There are different ways of hiding your IP address and one of the most common ways to do that is by using a proxy.<\/p>\n

Our focus on this article is a type of proxy<\/a> known as shared proxies. Take this post to be an ultimate guide for shared proxies or some kind of shared proxy 101 discussions. You will be learning about what shared proxies are, why people use them, their advantages and disadvantages over other types of proxies, and how to use them.<\/p>\n\n

<\/span>What Does a Dedicated IP Mean?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Your means of identification on the Internet is your device IP address. This is assigned to you by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). With your IP address, one can find out information such as your geographical location and system data.<\/p>\n

When an IP address is meant to be used by one person, such an IP is a dedicated IP. For example, the IP address assigned to your internet-enabled device by your ISP is a dedicated IP.<\/p>\n\n

<\/span>What Does a Shared IP Mean?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

There\u2019s no much difference between a shared IP and a dedicated IP address. The only difference between them is just the number of people using them. In the case of dedicated IPs, as discussed above, they are used by one person.<\/p>\n

However, shared IPs are used by more than one individual. If you\u2019re using a shared IP, you are liable to offenses committed by anyone using the shared IP \u2013 that\u2019s how websites see it.<\/p>\n\n

<\/span>What Is a Shared Proxy?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Shared proxy means the proxy server shared by more than one user to access this shared IP. Based on the number of people using a proxy server, we have 3 types of proxy servers. These include private, shared and public proxies<\/a>. When a proxy server or IP address is used by a limited number of people, such proxy is said to be a shared proxy.<\/p>\n