Using FlareSolverr MITM Proxy

This guide explains how to set up and use the FlareSolverr MITM Proxy with the app.

What this does

The MITM proxy makes it possible to send requests with headers through FlareSolverr.

This can help with Cloudflare-related errors in the app, especially for:

Login requests
Series requests
Season requests
Episode requests

If Cloudflare blocks or challenges these requests, using the MITM proxy can allow them to be handled through FlareSolverr instead, which may prevent those errors.

Requirements

You need one of the following:

Windows: Docker Desktop
Linux: Docker and Docker Compose

It is also possible to host the MITM proxy and FlareSolverr on another system and connect to it remotely from the app.

Docker Compose

Create a docker-compose.yml file with the following content:

version: "2.1"
services:
  flaresolverr-mitm-proxy:
    image: ghcr.io/zelak312/flaresolverr-mitm-proxy:latest
    container_name: flaresolverr-mitm-proxy
    restart: unless-stopped
#    environment:
#      - PROXY=http://localhost:8181 # Optional: only use if you want to use an upstream proxy
#      - PROXY_AUTH=user:pass # Optional: only use if you have an upstream proxy with auth
    ports:
      - 8080:8080

  flaresolverr:
    image: ghcr.io/flaresolverr/flaresolverr:latest
    container_name: flaresolverr
    environment:
      - LOG_LEVEL=${LOG_LEVEL:-info}
      - LOG_HTML=${LOG_HTML:-false}
      - CAPTCHA_SOLVER=${CAPTCHA_SOLVER:-none}
      - TZ=Europe/London
    ports:
      - 8191:8191
    restart: unless-stopped

Start the containers

Run the following command in the folder that contains your docker-compose.yml file:

docker compose up -d

App setup

After the containers are running, open the app and go to the FlareSolverr section in the settings.

Enable the MITM proxy

Enable MITM Proxy
Set the Host
Set the Port

Example

If the app is running on the same machine as Docker, you would usually use:

Host: 127.0.0.1 or localhost
Port: 8080

If Docker is running on another device or server, use the IP address or hostname of that system instead.

Final step

After saving the settings:

Restart the app
Try again

It should now use the MITM proxy.

Notes

The MITM proxy runs on port 8080
FlareSolverr runs on port 8191
If you want to use an upstream proxy, you can uncomment and configure:
- PROXY
- PROXY_AUTH

Troubleshooting

It still does not work

Check the following:

Both containers are running
Port 8080 is reachable from the app
The host and port in the app are correct
You restarted the app after enabling the MITM proxy

Check container status

docker ps

Check logs

docker logs flaresolverr-mitm-proxy
docker logs flaresolverr