# Screaming Frog

Screaming Frog SEO Spider is a website crawler tool commonly used for SEO analysis. By configuring proxies, you can use a proxy IP for website crawling. Follow the steps below to complete the proxy settings.

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#### **Download Screaming Frog**

Go to the [Screaming Frog official website](https://www.screamingfrog.co.uk/) to download the version suitable for your operating system and complete the installation.
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#### **Open Proxy Settings**

Launch Screaming Frog, click on the top-left menu **File** → **Settings** → **Proxy**

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#### **Configure the Proxy**

In the pop-up **Proxy Server Settings** window:

1. Check **Use a proxy server** and **Use proxy credentials**.
2. Fill in your proxy information, then click **OK and restart**:

* Address: Enter the proxy host address
* Port: Enter the proxy port
* Username: Enter your proxy username
* Password: Enter your proxy password

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#### **Verify the Proxy**

1. In the address bar at the top of the software, enter `https://ipinfo.io/what-is-my-ip`.
2. On the right side, select **Exact URL** mode.
3. Click the **Start** button to begin crawling.
4. After crawling is complete, click on `https://ipinfo.io/what-is-my-ip` in the left list, and check the returned data below to confirm whether the displayed IP matches your proxy IP.

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