Run one HTTP/SOCKS5 gateway on a VPS or office box so the whole team points at localhost-or-LAN — while the gateway uses JoyProxy cloud as upstream.
The software is free. You still attach an upstream pack (usually rotating residential or business static). This is not a VPN and not Web Scraping API.
One approved egress.
Point all scrapers at an internal gateway.
Staff laptops should not each hold cloud passwords.
Self-host instead of system-wide VPN.
joyproxy-server is the box. Upstream IPs are a separate purchase. JoyProxy Multi is per-process on one PC — not a team gateway.
Every laptop configured differently.
Leaks.
A part-time job.
Cannot change upstream without touching clients.
Finance cannot allocate GB.
The gateway does not fetch pages. It forwards TCP.
Recommended: joyproxy-server. Alternative upstream: rotating residential for mixed browsing/scraping, or business static if the gateway exists only for SaaS allowlists.
| Product | Billing | Use it when… |
|---|---|---|
| joyproxy-server Gateway Recommended | Open source · self-hosted | Recommended — self-hosted HTTP/SOCKS5 gateway. |
| Residential · Rotating | Pay per GB | Typical upstream — team sharing rotating residential through the gateway. |
One box, whole team.
Do not deploy a gateway.
The software is. Upstream traffic is billed.
See product page / releases.
Enterprise is the operating model (pools, chargeback). The binary is still joyproxy-server.
No. Forward proxy only.
Yes — GitHub.
Install joyproxy-server, then buy the single upstream pack that matches the team’s job.