Setting the proxy configuration in Linux and Windows If you use a proxy server or firewall, you may need to set the http_proxy environment variable in order to access some url from command-line. Windows Command line set http_proxy=http://your_proxy:your_port set http_proxy=http://username:password@your_proxy:your_port set https_proxy=https://your_proxy:your_port set https_proxy=https://username:password@your_proxy:your_port Windows GUI 1. Open the Control Panel and click the System … Read more