Title: Proxy server
Last modified: February 15, 2023

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# Proxy server

 *  Resolved [net](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krstarica/)
 * (@krstarica)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/proxy-server-6/)
 * Is there an option to disable proxy server?

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 *  Plugin Author [Darren Cooney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcooney/)
 * (@dcooney)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/proxy-server-6/#post-16473509)
 * [@krstarica](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krstarica/) No sorry, you’d 
   have to rollback the plugin back to before 5.0
   [https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/instant-images/tags/](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/instant-images/tags/)
 *  Thread Starter [net](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krstarica/)
 * (@krstarica)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/proxy-server-6/#post-16473700)
 * This is the only plugin that requires proxy server. How come others managed without
   it and you cannot?
 *  Plugin Author [Darren Cooney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcooney/)
 * (@dcooney)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/proxy-server-6/#post-16473728)
 * Because I was asked by WordPress to remove the API keys from the plugin. Now 
   they are hidden behind ENV vars on my proxy server.
 * I’m not sure why they haven’t asked the other plugins because they all have hard
   coded API keys in their compiled source files.
 * This shouldn’t affect anything on your end, in fact it’s even faster now after
   running through Vercel.
    -  This reply was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by [Darren Cooney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcooney/).
      Reason: Sounded a bit angry, I'm not :)
 *  Thread Starter [net](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krstarica/)
 * (@krstarica)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/proxy-server-6/#post-16474018)
 * Since your plugin is very popular, it grabs more attention than others. Also 
   they could have received a complaint from some service regarding hard-coded key.
 * It would be nice if you could also provide an option to work without proxy, i.
   e. to use own API keys for each of the services.
 *  Plugin Author [Darren Cooney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcooney/)
 * (@dcooney)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/proxy-server-6/#post-16474035)
 * You can use your own keys but it still routes through the proxy but it does send
   your key.
 * There is a `Settings` panel on the Instant Images page in WordPress (top right
   corner).
 * The proxy not only hides defaults keys but I also modify and normalize the API
   responses so Instant Images can assume all APIs are formatted the same. makes
   updates really easy now.
    -  This reply was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by [Darren Cooney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcooney/).
 *  Thread Starter [net](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krstarica/)
 * (@krstarica)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/proxy-server-6/#post-16474052)
 * I understand, but my company does not allow using proxy.
 *  Plugin Author [Darren Cooney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcooney/)
 * (@dcooney)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/proxy-server-6/#post-16474633)
 * Ok, you’ll have to rollback to version 4.6 than.
 * None of my business, but is the proxy blocked at the company, is that the issue?
   Images are still downloaded from Unsplash, pixabay, pexels etc. Just the API 
   requests are routed.
 *  Thread Starter [net](https://wordpress.org/support/users/krstarica/)
 * (@krstarica)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/proxy-server-6/#post-16474660)
 * Sure, but then plugin won’t be updated.
 * Cannot rely on single point of failure such as proxy. Also there is a privacy
   issue.

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 * Last activity: [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/proxy-server-6/#post-16474660)
 * Status: resolved