Setup proxy server

Table of Contents

• Configure proxy on Ubuntu
  • Set apt proxy server
• Configure proxy on CentOS
  • Configure yum proxy
  • Configure wget proxy
  • Configure the global proxy

Configure proxy if your network is restricted as in china

Configure proxy on Ubuntu

Set apt proxy server

Set apt proxy server before run the apt update command once your network is restrict

gedit /etc/apt/apt.conf

Input the following content:

acquire::http::proxy "http://proxy_server:port";
acquire::https::proxy "https://proxy_server:port";
acquire::ftp::proxy "ftp://proxy_server:port";
acquire::socks::proxy "socks://proxy_server:port";

Tips: Automate Proxy Server Settings using Bash functions as follows (add to your ~/.bashrc file):

gedit ~/.bashrc
# Set Proxy
export http_proxy='http://proxy_server:port'
export https_proxy='http://proxy_server:port'

Reload your ~/.bashrc file

source ~/.bashrc

Configure proxy on CentOS

Configure yum proxy

sudo vi  /etc/yum.conf

Input the following content:

proxy=http://proxy_server:port/
proxy=ftp://proxy_server:port/

Configure wget proxy

sudo vi /etc/wgetrc

Input the following content:

proxy=http://proxy_server:port/
proxy=ftp://proxy_server:port/

Configure the global proxy

sudo vi  /etc/profile

Input the following content:

http_proxy=http://cerver:port/
ftp_proxy=http://proxy_server:port/
export http_proxy
export ftp_proxy

Reload your /etc/profile file

source /etc/profile