--- title: Automated and Live Testing in different Geographical Locations description: We've added an option to our Live and Automated Testing platforms to specify from which country you'd like your test to run. source_url: html: https://testingbot.com/blog/geo-country-testing md: https://testingbot.com/blog/geo-country-testing.md --- # Geolocation testing with WebDriver By [Jochen D.](https://testingbot.com/about/jochen-d)2018-10-10 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Post on Reddit Share link We've added an option to our Live and Automated Testing platforms to specify from which country you'd like your test to run. When choosing a specific country, we will configure the Virtual Machine your test runs on to use a proxy in the country you specified. Once your test starts, all traffic will go through the proxy before reaching its destination. This new feature makes it easy to test certain things that are only visible in different countries. 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