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diff --git a/docs/system/proxy.rst b/docs/system/proxy.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4ff5717b --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/system/proxy.rst @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +.. _proxy: + +System Proxy +============ + +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 code example below sets a proxy for all HTTP, HTTPS and FTP (anonymous ftp) connections, initiated by vyos.  + +.. code-block:: sh + +  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. + +.. code-block:: sh + +  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 + + + +.. _`basic auth`: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7617  | 
