A residential proxy is an IP address assigned to a homeowner by their Internet Service Provider (ISP). Unlike data center proxies hosted on servers in data centers, residential proxies are associated with actual residential addresses. These proxies essentially act as intermediaries between the user's device and the internet, hiding the user's real IP address behind the residential proxy's IP address.

Because residential IP addresses offer broader anonymity for online activities, they find valuable applications across multiple fields:

Social Media Management — Social media profoundly impacts our society. Beyond connecting people, it's an excellent tool for developing business ideas. Residential proxies enable users to maintain multiple accounts and seamlessly switch between them on a single device.

Market Price Monitoring — Residential proxies assist in collecting visitor data and tracking market price fluctuations, allowing businesses to adjust pricing strategies to retain customers.

Cybersecurity — Residential proxies conceal users' IP addresses, serving as one of the encryption techniques employed in cybersecurity.

Web Crawling — Residential proxies enable companies to monitor competitors' activities undetected. With constantly rotating IPs, vast amounts of data can be collected and analyzed.

Ad Verification — Residential proxies are ideal for validating page advertisements. They help identify and block malware and suspicious ads, preventing anything from damaging a company's reputation.

Website Unlocking—Residential proxies are invaluable for users in countries where content is restricted from free access or for bypassing geo-restrictions on various platforms.

Croxy boasts extensive IP resources and broad coverage: over 86 million residential IPs.

Convenient operation and compatibility: Supports username + password authentication for proxy generation, provides an intuitive control panel and detailed configuration guides, compatible with mainstream third-party software like Adspower, Multilogin, and Shadowrocket, and adapts to the entire LLM workflow.

Security and Anonymity: All proxies deliver high anonymity, concealing real IP addresses to prevent detection or blocking by target websites, safeguarding user privacy.