Insomniac Proxy Integration

Using Bright Data proxies with Insomniac boosts your automation efforts by providing secure, anonymous connections, reducing the risk of detection and ensuring smoother operations.

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What is Insomniac?

Insomniac is an online purchasing tool allowing you to hide your digital footprint through its multi-session browser. Insomniac browser allows you to apply one proxy per tab and hide your online footprint by applying a different IP address for every tab you open.

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How to setup Insomniac with Bright Data proxies:

Set-up for Insomniac browser

Download and install the Insomniac browser
Open Insomniac browser
Click on Insomniac Proxy Per Tab → Manage Proxy List
In the extension, click the Add a Single Proxy tab

Integrating Insomniac with Bright Data Proxies

Go to your Bright Data Dashboard and click Create a Zone
Choose your Network Type
Click Save
In Insomniac Proxy Per Tab click on the Add single Proxy tab and copy your proxy details:
- Host name: brd.superproxy.io
- Port: 33335
- Username: enter your Bright Data Zone username
Copy the Bright Data Zone password (found in the Zone settings) to the password field in Insomniac
Click Add proxy

In the Proxy Per Tab extension, select Rotate through the proxy in order
This particular selection will automatically select a proxy port for each tab in linear order versus random order

Proxy extension settings with rotation method menu.

Integrating Multiple Proxy Manager ports with Insomniac

Download Proxy Manager
Click Add new Proxy to create a new port
Select the new port (24XXX)
Go to the General tab in the port settings
In the Multiply proxy port field select the number of proxy ports to create. This will create multiple proxy ports with the same settings
Your Spreadsheet Contains the following columns:
- Custom Name: Add a name for each proxy
- Host: 127.0.0.1
- Port: 24XXX
- Username, Password, and Tags: leave EMPTY(the Proxy Manager has already been authenticated with the Super Proxy)
Save the file as a CSV and not as an XLS or XLSX
In Insomniac Proxy per tab extension select Manage Proxy list, and select Add bulk proxies
Select Import proxy list and upload the CSV file

⚠️Important note: If you are using Bright Data’s Residential Proxies, Web Unlocker or SERP API, you need to install an SSL certificate to enable end-to-end secure connections to your target website(s). This is a simple process, see https://docs.brightdata.com/general/account/ssl-certificate#installation-of-the-ssl-certificate for instructions.