Anyone who wants to grow faster on Instagram will sooner or later come across automation tools. One of them is GetInFame, which in my experience is one of the most mature bots on the market. Other providers like Javi often seem to appear unnatural more quickly in tests, which makes accounts easier to spot.
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In this guide, I walk you through the basic setup: from registration to the proxy configuration to the promotion settings that prevent your account from being banned immediately. The provider offers a free three-day trial period that you can use to try out the settings.
An important note in advance: Instagram's terms of use prohibit automated interactions. Even with careful setup, there is a risk of a ban. Therefore, only use the bot with an account whose loss you could cope with, and expect that not every setting will work permanently.
Key Takeaways
- A dedicated proxy with a fixed location is the most important protective measure so that Instagram doesn't see changing login locations.
- The account should run from a single location. Parallel use via your phone significantly increases the risk of a ban.
- A slow activity speed, a nightly pause, and limited likes make the behavior look more human.
- The ratio of follows to unfollows as well as filters for target accounts determine how natural your account appears to others.
Step-by-Step Guide
1. Registration via the link
First, open the link from the video description or from the accompanying PDF. It takes you directly to the GetInFame sign-up page. If you don't have an account yet, click "Registration" at the top and enter your name, your email address, and your password. Through the link, you get the three-day free trial period.
2. Security check and terms of use
Before registration is completed, you have to solve the captcha ("I'm not a robot") and accept the Terms of Service. Read through the terms briefly, as they contain information on the use of the service. After that, your account is created.
3. Add Instagram account
In the next step, you link your Instagram account with GetInFame. To do so, choose the option to add a user account and enter your username and password. Make sure the data is exactly correct, otherwise the connection won't work. At this point, you should not make any proxy setting yet, but only create the account.
4. Set up proxy: the most important security step
This is where it's decided whether your account survives for long. Activate the option "Use proxy for this account". The reason is simple: The bot regularly logs in from servers that don't belong to your location. To Instagram, this looks suspicious. Normal users come from a fixed address, whereas bots often come through VPN servers from all over the world. Without a proxy, Instagram can ban the account quickly, probably faster than you'd like.
5. Keep the location consistent
A proxy alone is not enough. Once your account runs through a fixed IP address in one country, the same person must not act from another place at the same time. If you use your phone for Instagram while the bot is working, Instagram sees two different locations or devices. That looks conspicuous.
In practice, it looks like this: Let all actions run through the bot. Publishing posts via scheduling tools is unproblematic. However, comments and other interactions should not be made directly via your smartphone, because location and device data can be sent along there.
6. Select proxy location
In GetInFame, open the account settings via the gear icon and select "Account settings". There you activate the proxy function and choose a country, for example Germany or the USA. What matters is that you set a location and don't change it anymore. The costs for proxies vary depending on the country and provider. Compare the current prices in the shop before you commit.
7. Top up your balance
For the proxy and the promotions to work, you need a balance. To do this, click the deposit option, choose the payment method you want, and confirm the amount. After the deposit, the balance is available to you for the proxy and packages. Keep the payment confirmation in case questions about billing come up later.
8. Confirm your email address
To unlock access to all features, you must confirm your email address. GetInFame sends you a message with a confirmation link. Open this link and click "Confirm". As long as the confirmation is missing, you will see a warning in the interface. Only after that can you use the account fully.
9. Select a promotion package
Now you choose the package with which your account starts the promotion. The "Promo" option in combination with "Direct" is recommended. This lets you send direct messages to users who follow you or have interacted with your posts. The promos can be controlled via the number of posts or the duration. In the video, 18 posts were chosen, which corresponds to a duration of about three weeks. At the beginning, a small package is enough to test the settings in peace.
10. Activity speed and nightly pause
Next, open the promotion settings. Set the activity speed ("Activity Speed") to "Slow". A new account with suddenly many interactions looks implausible, so it has to warm up slowly. Also activate the nightly pause. It simulates that real people sleep and are not active around the clock.
11. Limit likes
In the likes section, you set a minimum and a maximum number. To start, one like as the minimum and two or three likes as the maximum are suitable. This way, the bot leaves at most a few interactions with each user, which looks more natural. Then save the settings.
12. Set filters for photos
Now switch to the filter section. Limit the age of the photos that the bot likes to about three days. Older posts are hardly viewed anymore, and a like on them no longer catches anyone's attention. Also activate the option to skip accounts that have already been used. This way, the bot does not interact with the same user twice, which makes your promotion more efficient and avoids patterns.
13. Follower limits and minimum number of photos
Set an upper limit for the followers of the target accounts, for example 10,000. Accounts with significantly more followers are often professional accounts that rarely follow back. For the minimum number of photos, one or a few posts make sense. This way, you exclude target accounts that are not really using Instagram yet.
14. Languages, temporary accounts, and private accounts
In the "Select languages" section, you can set the languages, for example only German. If you allow all languages, you reach more users. Activate the option to skip temporary accounts, because about ten percent of users are skipped there, which is normal. You should also skip private accounts, because you cannot see their content.
Under "Maximum subscribed", you set a limit, for example 1,500. Accounts with significantly more subscriptions follow a pattern that often indicates follow-unfollow tools, and they rarely follow you back. Depending on your goal, you can include or exclude business accounts. According to the video, phone numbers as a filter are not strictly necessary.
15. Set up the blacklist
With the blacklist, you determine which users or terms the bot avoids. You can enter specific usernames, such as accounts you never want to message. You can also define keywords such as country names or topics. An example: If you do not want to target fitness accounts, you enter "fit". All accounts that contain this word in the username or in the description are then left out.
16. Unsubscribing and protecting personal accounts
In the "Unsubscribe" section, you determine when the bot unfollows accounts again. The option that personally subscribed accounts are kept is important. Everything you follow yourself will therefore not be unfollowed by the bot. Your friends and real acquaintances should thus remain by your own decision. This is a sensible safeguard for existing relationships.
17. Setting the Follow-Unfollow Ratio
This step determines the rhythm of your actions. In the example, the minimum age for subscriptions was set to two days. After that, a pattern of 1,000 follows is followed by unfollowing 600 accounts. During the follow and unfollow process, you turn off likes and story views so that the bot does not perform an unnecessarily large number of actions in parallel. Make sure your pattern does not look too uniform.
18. Save Settings and Start Promotion
Finally, you save all the settings. After that, you can start the follow-unfollow tactic and set up the first promotion. Watch closely during the first few days for any warnings or restrictions. If you notice anything unusual, immediately adjust the speed or the package size.
Summary ??? Setting Up GetInFame: Step-by-Step Guide for More Instagram Followers
Setting up GetInFame works best in a fixed order: registration, account connection, proxy with a fixed location, credit and email confirmation, followed by the promotion settings. The most important protective measures are the proxy, a single location for all actions, slow activity with a nightly pause, as well as limited likes and filters. Use the free trial period to review the settings at your leisure before booking larger packages. Keep in mind that automated actions violate Instagram's terms of use and a ban is possible at any time.
FAQ
Why do I absolutely need a proxy?Instagram quickly recognizes logins from changing servers as suspicious, which is why a fixed proxy with one location significantly reduces the risk of a ban.
Can I continue to use my phone for Instagram while the bot is running?This is not recommended because different locations and devices stand out. It is best to run all actions through the bot and only use scheduling tools for posts.
Which country should I choose for the proxy?According to the guide, this is largely irrelevant; what matters is a single, constant location. Germany or the USA are possible options, and prices vary depending on the provider.
How fast should the bot work?For new accounts, the "Slow" setting makes sense so that the account warms up slowly and the activity looks natural.
Why should I exclude personal accounts from unfollowing?Accounts that you follow yourself should not be unfollowed automatically. This way, friends and acquaintances are kept.
What happens if my account gets banned?Contact GetInFame support, which according to the guide is directly reachable and can help with problems. However, there is no guarantee of restoration.
