> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.proxyscrape.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Residential proxies overview

> What ProxyScrape Regular Residential proxies are — a large, rotating pool of real residential IPs on the rp.scrapegw.com host.

[Regular Residential proxies](https://proxyscrape.com/products/residential-proxies) route your traffic through real residential IP addresses, which are more likely to be trusted by target websites. They use the `rp.scrapegw.com` host and rotate the exit IP on every request by default. This page covers the Regular Residential product. (For the separate Unlimited Residential package, see the [Unlimited Residential overview](/proxies/unlimited-residential/overview).)

## A large, rotating residential pool

* The pool consists of around **55+ million residential proxies**, with at least **300,000** expected online at any time.
* Proxies are **shared** among customers and **rotate automatically** with each request.
* Residential proxies support **username and password authentication**.
* **Protocols:** HTTP and SOCKS5. The SOCKS5 proxies support **TCP** only.

For details on accounts, targeting, and sessions, see:

* [How Residential Users Work](/proxies/residential/how-residential-users-work)
* [How many residential proxies are there?](/proxies/residential/how-many-residential-proxies-are-there)
* [Regular Residential (rp.scrapegw.com) - Country targeting](/proxies/residential/country-targeting)
* [Regular Residential (rp.scrapegw.com) - State and city targeting](/proxies/residential/state-and-city-targeting)
* [Regular Residential (rp.scrapegw.com) - Sticky sessions](/proxies/residential/sticky-sessions)