# Proxy Pool Versatiles Proxy Pool contains best quality and paid EU proxies that come as a bonus after purchasing versatile. However, due to the large amount of members constantly using the proxy pool, you may get ratelimited on some features faster than usual. That's why [paid proxies](https://versatileguide.gitbook.io/untitled/proxies/where-to-find-proxies/paid-proxies) are more recommended. **How do I set this up?** 1. Empty out the **proxies.txt** file 2. Reopen versatile 3. A popup will occur, click on "**Proxy Pool**"

Click on "Proxy Pool"

4. Another popup will occur, prompting you to restart versatile. Just click on the "**Restart"** button

Click on "Restart

5. Wait till versatile automatically restarts and then enjoy the proxies! **What is the advantage compared to free proxies?**\ Versatile's Proxy Pool contains paid european proxies. What makes it different from a proxy list however, is that it automatically finds the **best proxies** for you. As seen from the instructions above, it takes almost 0 effort to get it up and running and should give you working proxies 90% of the time. **Where can I view statistics of the Proxy Pool?**\ Versatile Settings has a menu for this, you can see an example of how it looks below.