This is yet another guest post from RKV. We've seen how to get an
invitation for free on Spotify UK and now that you have an account, you must log in using a UK proxy every 14 days or your account gets blocked.
To log in to Spotify (and while we're here, also for Pandora, with a different set of Exit Nodes) using an UK proxy, you'll have to configure
TOR to use some specific exit nodes. Here is the exact step by step how-to for Linux (Ubuntu).
Step 1: Install Vidalia Bundle [Tor+Privoxy]Add the tor ppa repo:
echo "deb http://deb.torproject.org/torproject.org experimental-$(lsb_release -sc) main" | sudo tee -a /etc/apt/sources.list
sudo apt-key adv --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 886DDD89
(or add the stable Tor repository - see
HERE, although I recommend the experimental repository!)
And install them:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install tor vidalia privoxy
Step 2: Configure Tor to use US exit nodessudo gedit /etc/tor/torrc
Note from Andrew: that didn't work for me for some reason, but editing the
~/.vidalia/torrc file worked, so if the first one doesn't work for you either, try this second file.
And paste this at the bottom of the file:a) For US exit nodes (Pandora):ExitNodes desync,whistlersmother,lefkada,bettyboop,croeso,TorLuwakOrg,nixnix,inap1,redpineapple,cronic,sasquatch,slowturtle2,moria1,moria2,torxmission,augrime,err,foundry,peertechdata,sasq,0xL37N1Tor,agrippator,3x0rcyst5p4dd3dc311,52c5eSH5,703server,allium,amendment10,Blackmage,BostonUCompSci
StrictNodes 1
CircuitBuildTimeout 5
NumEntryGuards 6
KeepalivePeriod 60
NewCircuitPeriod 15
b) For UK Exit nodes (Spotify):ExitNodes 0000000000Marauder,anonion,colinwillsdorkyahoo,gigatux,gerkin,devasdfasdf,Persepolis,ephemer2,000000000000haven,Alice
StrictNodes 1
CircuitBuildTimeout 5
NumEntryGuards 6
KeepalivePeriod 60
NewCircuitPeriod 15
Step 3: Configure Privoxy to use torsudo gedit /etc/privoxy/config
Navigate to the bottom of the file, and add the following line:
forward-socks5 / 127.0.0.1:9050 .
Yes, with a space and a dot at the end!
Step 4: Restart the servicesRestart the Tor and Privoxy services of the changes to take effect:
sudo /etc/init.d/tor restart
sudo /etc/init.d/privoxy restart
Step 5a: Use Pithos to listen to Pandora (Recommended)We have covered Pithos, a client for Pandora
here (and I just Love It!).
Follow the above link to find instructions to install pithos, after installation, Pithos needs to configured to use tor.
Open up Pithos (Applications > Sound & Video > Pithos), insert your Pandora login details (if you don’t have one, just register it for free. Follow the step5b and then head on to Pandora.com to register). Then insert the proxy details as “http://127.0.0.1:8118”
Step 5b: Use Firefox to listen to Pandora
I would suggest installation of
FoxyProxy as it automatically will redirect Pandora to use Tor, whereas other sites will use normal connection.
After installation of the FoxyProxy addon, double click on “FoxyProxy” in the right lower corner. Click “add new proxy”, Under “Manual Proxy Configuration” enter ip address as 127.0.0.1 and port 8118.
Then go to the “URL Patterns” tab and click “Add New Pattern”. Give pattern name as “Pandora” and URL pattern as “*pandora.com/*” (without quotes). Leave the rest as it is. Click ok, ok and come out. Make sure that Foxyproxy is set to use the “Patterns” profile.
Now just navigate to
www.pandora.com and enjoy!
PS: As of writing this tutorial, I was not able to signin using pithos (it worked earlier), but I could, using Firefox. So in case you encounter any problems, use Firefox and try with Pithos later on.
Step 5c: Setting TOR for using Spotify.
The Spotify application is only available for Windows. But it can run on Linux by using Wine. Complete details to setting everything up can be found on
THIS page.
The first thing you need to do is get a Spotify account. To get an invite, see
THIS post.
Then you need to set up a proxy for Firefox (using TOR) to create the account. Since you've set up everything like in the above steps, all you have to do is to go to Firefox preferences (
Edit > Preferences > Advanced > Network) and enter "127.0.0.1" as the SOCKS IP and "9050" as the port. Then proceed to creating your Spotify account.
To set up Spotify for use with TOR, navigate to
Edit > Preferences in Spotify, and under Proxy select "Socks5", enter: "127.0.0.1" (or "localhost", it's the same) as the IP and "9050" as the port. Spotify can also use Pirvoxy meaning you can just set it a http proxy on "localhost" with "8118" port and since you've installed Pirvoxy too, use whichever you want.
For
Spotify you only have to log in using TOR with UK exit nodes every 14 days. So basically you can simply use your normal internet connection for listening. But
don't forget to log in using TOR with UK exit nodes every 14 days!
