Proxy-Cheap with Proxy Bastion

Last checked 2026-08-14

Proxy Bastion does not sell IPs. It sits in front of proxies you already pay for and gives each person a revocable, metered link instead of your credentials. What they receive is a relay link and nothing else: no upstream host, no upstream password.

This release accepts http and https upstreams only, not socks5. That distinction matters on Proxy-Cheap because their documented static ports come in pairs, one for http and one for socks5. Take the http one.

We are not affiliated with Proxy-Cheap and we do not resell their traffic. Everything below comes from their own published integration guide, with the source and the date we read it at the bottom of this page.

What is supported

  • Upstream protocols: http, https
  • socks5 upstreams: not supported in this release

Gateway details we could confirm

Gateway host proxy.proxy-cheap.com
Port Dynamic residential 31112; static types 41112 for HTTP (a separate socks5 port 51112 is documented but is not usable here)
Credential format The Proxy User and Password shown for that proxy in the Proxy-Cheap dashboard

Setup

1. Pick the right port for the product you bought

Proxy-Cheap documents a different port for dynamic residential than for its static types, and the static types also have a separate socks5 port. Getting this wrong produces a failure that looks identical to a dead proxy, so read the port off the dashboard entry for the specific proxy rather than reusing one you remember.

2. Verify the upstream works before registering it

A 200 here confirms the host, the port, the protocol and the credentials together. Swap 31112 for 41112 if you are on a static product. If this fails while the dashboard says the proxy is active, check whether you used the socks5 port by mistake.

curl -sS -o /dev/null -w 'http_code=%{http_code}\n' --max-time 15 --proxy 'http://USER:PASS@proxy.proxy-cheap.com:31112' https://example.com

3. Confirm the exit IP and country before you hand the link to anyone

Do this now rather than after the recipient reports a problem. It also tells you what timezone and locale their browser profile should claim, which is something we cannot set for them.

curl -sS --max-time 15 --proxy 'http://USER:PASS@proxy.proxy-cheap.com:31112' https://api.ipify.org

4. Register the upstream, pool it, then issue one link per recipient

Each link carries its own expiry and traffic ceiling. The recipient never sees proxy.proxy-cheap.com or the password, and revoking one link touches nothing else. Two limits to know before you rely on either control: a revoked link can stay usable for up to about 60 more seconds while the edge cache expires, and the traffic ceiling is enforced from usage reported back in batches, so a link can overshoot it by up to about five minutes of traffic.

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