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| author | Christian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com> | 2019-12-20 19:11:47 +0100 |
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| committer | Christian Poessinger <christian@poessinger.com> | 2019-12-20 19:11:47 +0100 |
| commit | 0e22a8150240aef366b1af29861fd55175ff5582 (patch) | |
| tree | 31f1638be4f221f8ccfc82ec0011d67f926458fd | |
| parent | 7b1d54b6abb90d6d2d4008a8999d3755157dc330 (diff) | |
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proxy: rewrite with new cfgcmd syntax
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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/docs/system/proxy.rst b/docs/system/proxy.rst index dc8ed555..40bdf998 100644 --- a/docs/system/proxy.rst +++ b/docs/system/proxy.rst @@ -1,32 +1,28 @@ -.. _proxy: +.. _system_proxy: +############ System Proxy -============ +############ Some IT environments require the use of a proxy to connect to the Internet. -The ``system proxy`` option sets the configuration for a proxy, and if necessary, supports `basic auth`_. +Without this configuration VyOS updates could not be installed directly by +using the :opcmd:`add system image` command (:ref:`update_vyos`). -This example sets a proxy for all connections initiated by VyOS, including HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP (anonymous ftp). +.. cfgcmd:: set system proxy url '<url>' -.. code-block:: none + Set proxy for all connections initiated by VyOS, including HTTP, HTTPS, and + FTP (anonymous ftp). - set system proxy url http://10.100.100.1 - set system proxy port 8080 +.. cfgcmd:: set system proxy port '<port>' - # If a username and password are required - set system proxy username vyosuser - set system proxy password vyosuser-password + Configure proxy port if it does not listen to the default port 80. -That enables the update of a system image if the VyOS system operates behind a proxy. +.. cfgcmd:: set system proxy username '<username>' -.. code-block:: none + Some proxys require/support the "basic" HTTP authentication scheme as per + :rfc:`7617`, thus a username can be configured. - vyos@vyos:~$ add system image https://downloads.vyos.io/rolling/current/amd64/vyos-rolling-latest.iso - Trying to fetch ISO file from https://downloads.vyos.io/rolling/current/amd64/vyos-rolling-latest.iso - % Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current - Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed - 1 413M 1 4479k 0 0 995k 0 0:07:04 0:00:04 0:07:00 995k +.. cfgcmd:: set system proxy password '<password>' - - -.. _`basic auth`: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7617 + Some proxys require/support the "basic" HTTP authentication scheme as per + :rfc:`7617`, thus a password can be configured. |