diff --git a/fedilogue.go b/fedilogue.go
index 3fc2b35..3eb762d 100644
--- a/fedilogue.go
+++ b/fedilogue.go
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ func main() {
 	runninginstances = make(map[string]RunningInstance)
 
 	getSettings()
+	if len(settings.Proxies) > 0 {
+		for i := 0; i < len(settings.Proxies); i++ {
+			logInfo.Printf("Using proxy: %s:%d", settings.Proxies[i].Host, settings.Proxies[i].Port)
+		}
+	}
 	go startpprof()
 
 	pool = getDbPool()
diff --git a/instance.go b/instance.go
index 3f2f5dc..caaf77b 100644
--- a/instance.go
+++ b/instance.go
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"math/rand"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 	"net"
+	"fmt"
 )
 
 func DoTries(o *RunningInstance, req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ func DoTries(o *RunningInstance, req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
 
 func BuildClient(endpoint string) http.Client {
 	tr := &http.Transport{
-		MaxIdleConns: 10,
+		MaxIdleConns: 2,
 		IdleConnTimeout: 3600 * time.Second,
 		DialContext: (&net.Dialer{
 			Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
@@ -38,6 +41,17 @@ func BuildClient(endpoint string) http.Client {
 	}
 	client := http.Client{Transport: tr}
 
+	if len(settings.Proxies) >= 1 {
+		rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
+		ridx := rand.Intn(len(settings.Proxies))
+		proxyuri := fmt.Sprintf("socks5://%s:%d", settings.Proxies[ridx].Host, settings.Proxies[ridx].Port)
+		proxy, err := url.Parse(proxyuri)
+		if err != nil {
+			logFatal.Fatal("Error: ", err)
+		}
+		tr.Proxy = http.ProxyURL(proxy)
+	}
+
 	return client
 }