# Setting up local monitor with proxies

**URL:** <https://forums.distill.io/t/setting-up-local-monitor-with-proxies/3962>\
**Category:** Help and Support\
**Created:** [September 10, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/setting-up-local-monitor-with-proxies/3962 "2024-09-10T13:09:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![chowdahhead](https://forums.distill.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/d9b06d/32.png) [@chowdahhead](https://forums.distill.io/u/chowdahhead)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2024, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/setting-up-local-monitor-with-proxies/3962/1 "2024-09-10T13:09:08Z")

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I’m interested in setting up a local monitor to allow for faster checks than the current cloud option. Because my checks are geographically disburse, is there a way to have a local monitor use a set of residential rotating proxies? I believe if I’m constantly refreshing a site in my local IP it won’t be long before it gets shut down. Are using proxies an option when using the local monitor?

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**Author:** ![ajitk](https://forums.distill.io/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@ajitk](https://forums.distill.io/u/ajitk)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2024, 1:17am UTC](https://forums.distill.io/t/setting-up-local-monitor-with-proxies/3962/2 "2024-09-11T01:17:55Z")

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when using the browser for monitoring, the browser’s proxies are used automatically. proxy switcher extensions for the browser can be used to manage the browser’s proxies dynamically too.