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There are some services that are restricted to users from a certain country. Here in Spain, for example, you can watch the state TV channels from their website but only if you connect from Spain.
Using the method Bobby explained you can use a spanish server as a proxy and watch those channels from anywhere in the world, since to the TV site you'll look as if you're connecting from inside Spain.
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Whenever you need to browse the web from another IP you can use this approach rather than setting up a full-blown OpenVPN server or paying for a VPN service.
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Could you suggest a use case?
There are some services that are restricted to users from a certain country. Here in Spain, for example, you can watch the state TV channels from their website but only if you connect from Spain.
Using the method Bobby explained you can use a spanish server as a proxy and watch those channels from anywhere in the world, since to the TV site you'll look as if you're connecting from inside Spain.
Yep, thank you for the answer @koas ! 🙌
Whenever you need to browse the web from another IP you can use this approach rather than setting up a full-blown OpenVPN server or paying for a VPN service.