Mobile proxies on Linux and Raspberry Pi
Install
The
ownyourproxy command runs the engine without a window, so a Raspberry Pi with a powered USB hub can host the phones and share them with Remote access.curl -fsSL https://ownyourproxy.com/install.sh | sh
The script downloads the
.deb for your architecture (arm64 or amd64) and installs it with apt. It also installs usbmuxd, which pairs iPhones. To do it by hand:curl -fsSLO https://ownyourproxy.com/download/ownyourproxy-arm64.deb # or -amd64.deb sudo apt install ./ownyourproxy-arm64.deb
Start the service
systemctl --user enable --now ownyourproxy && sudo loginctl enable-linger $USER sudo ownyourproxy routing --fix # phone links never carry the computer's own traffic ownyourproxy list
enable-linger keeps the user service running after you log out of SSH.Run the routing fix. NetworkManager gives a wired iPhone link a lower route metric than Wi-Fi, so without it the whole computer would use the phone.
routing --fix writes a NetworkManager (or systemd-networkd) rule that gives phone links metric 2000.Phones
| Phone | Driver | What to turn on |
| iPhone | ipheth | Personal Hotspot, then Trust |
| Android | rndis_host or cdc_ncm | Settings > Network > Hotspot > USB tethering, after every plug |