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Some IT environments require the use of a proxy to connect to the Internet.
-The option allowes to set a HTTP proxy and if necessary, supports `basic auth`_.
+The ``system proxy`` option sets the configuration for a proxy, and if necessary, supports `basic auth`_.
-The code example below sets a proxy for all HTTP, HTTPS and FTP (anonymous ftp) connections, initiated by vyos.
+This example sets a proxy for all connections initiated by VyOS, including HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP (anonymous ftp).
.. code-block:: console
set system proxy url http://10.100.100.1
set system proxy port 8080
-That enables the update of a system image if the vyos system operates behind a proxy.
+ # If a username and password are required
+ set system proxy username vyosuser
+ set system proxy password vyosuser-password
+
+That enables the update of a system image if the VyOS system operates behind a proxy.
.. code-block:: console