Short answer: proxies are optional. A couple of accounts on your own connection need nothing. Once an agency runs many creator accounts across several phones from one office connection, one proxy per phone is the usual arrangement, ideally residential and in the region where the team actually works. A proxy does not hide automation and must not be used to fake a location or get around a restriction.
What a proxy does and does not do
| Does | Does not |
|---|---|
| Gives a phone its own IP address instead of the office's shared one | Hide automation from the platforms |
| Keeps one model's phone traffic apart from another's | Fix content that breaks guidelines |
| Lets you move the rack without every account's IP changing at once, if the proxy stays the same | Protect an account from restrictions |
| Make a banned account usable again |
Behavior matters more than IP: pacing, session length and whether actions look like a person using the app. Automating these apps may breach their terms, and nobody can promise an account will never be restricted.
When it matters
| Setup | Proxy? |
|---|---|
| One model, two or three accounts, one phone | Not needed |
| A few models, one phone each, office Wi-Fi | Worth considering |
| A dozen or more accounts across several phones | One proxy per phone is the usual arrangement |
| Two models sharing one phone | They share that phone's proxy |
Mapping phones to models comes first. See phone setup per model and several models on one Mac.
Residential vs datacenter
- Residential proxies route through IP addresses that internet providers assign to homes. They look like ordinary consumer connections.
- Datacenter proxies come from hosting providers. They are cheaper and faster, but their IP ranges are widely known to the platforms.
- Mobile proxies route through carrier networks. They cost more.
Farmero's documentation recommends residential proxies for this reason. Pick a proxy region that matches where the model and team really are. Choosing a region to pretend an account is somewhere it is not is location faking, and it is not something this guide recommends.
Rules for using proxies well
- One proxy per phone, kept stable. Changing IPs often is not normal behavior for a phone.
- Honest region. Where the team and the model actually are.
- Reputable provider with clear terms on how its IPs are sourced.
- Test before assigning, and keep a record in your mapping sheet.
- Never use a proxy to return to an account after a ban or to create replacement accounts after enforcement.
Keep the proxy details in the same mapping sheet as the phones: provider, endpoint, region, date assigned. If a phone moves to a different proxy, record the date and the reason. That history is what you need when troubleshooting an account later, and it keeps the setup understandable to a new operator.
Setting proxies in Farmero
Proxies are optional and off by default. In Farmero, go to Settings, Proxies, add the endpoint, then assign it to a phone. Farmero checks the proxy answers before assigning it, so a typo fails at setup instead of in the middle of a posting run. See proxies and running several phones.
FAQ
Do OnlyFans agencies need proxies?
Not always. With a few accounts on a normal connection, no. With many accounts across several phones, one proxy per phone is the usual arrangement.
Should each model have their own proxy?
If each model has their own phone, yes, that follows naturally. Two models on one phone share that phone's proxy.
Are datacenter proxies good enough?
They are cheaper, but their IP ranges are widely known to platforms. Residential proxies are the more common choice for social accounts.
Will a proxy stop an account from being restricted?
No. A proxy only changes the IP address; content and behavior still decide how an account is treated.