How to set proxy on OS X Terminal permanently? – Ask Different
Set system-wide HTTP proxy
To globally set an proxy system-wide on MacOS (not just for a terminal session) you can use:
networksetup -setwebproxy wi-fi localhost 8080
networksetup -setwebproxystate wi-fi on
This assumes your network interface is called wi-fi (or Wi-Fi), and that your proxy is running on localhost on port 8080.
To disable the proxy:
networksetup -setwebproxystate wi-fi off
This is equivalent to setting the proxy via mac system settings > Network > wi-fi > Advanced > Proxies > Web proxy.
Set system-wide SOCKS5 proxy
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxy wi-fi localhost 1080
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate wi-fi on
To disable the socks proxy use:
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate wi-fi off
Getting the correct network interface name
All the commands above assume your netowork interface is wi-fi. If you are connected via ethernet then most likely the interface will be en
To find the active network interface see what comes as the first non-disabled interface when you type:
networksetup -listnetworkserviceorder
Alternatively, you can use ifconfig or networksetup -listallhardwareports. See more.
If you need a GUI wrapper for setting the HTTP/SOCKS/PAC proxies then check out this answer. The bitbar script linked in the answer also contains the commands for setting a SOCK5 or PAC proxy. Update: Bitbar has been renamed to xbar — it’s an open-source GUI for text-mode scripts written in bash/applescript/node/golang/etc.
How to Configure Network Proxy Settings for OSX – Serverlab
Once the domain of Windows clients, more MacBooks and iMacs are finding their way onto small business and corporate networks. These networks typically funnel all Internet-bound traffic through a number of proxy servers.
Any application that requires Internet access will need point traffic towards them. Of course, the network itself usually will not tell you to do so, so we’ll need to tell our Mac to use them.
Proxies can be configured a number of ways, depending on your needs. Desktop applications use the network settings found under System Preferences. However, anything executed from a terminal window may require alternative settings.
Terminal
Developers, DevOps, and administrators spend a lot of their time in Terminal. Unfortunately, the proxy settings set in System Preferences won’t apply here. Instead, we’ll need to set a few environment variables: _proxy, _proxy, and no_proxy.
Environment Variables
When to use: quick and dirty ephemeral network configuration settings. These settings only affect the Terminal window session they are used in, and exist for only as long as the session is open.
Execute one or both of the export commands for HTTP traffic. Most applications will work with the lowercase version, but there are edge cases that require uppercase.
export _proxy=192. 168. 1. 10:8080
export HTTP_PROXY=192. 10:8080
Same as with HTTP, use one or both the examples below for HTTPS traffic.
export HTTPS_PROXY=192. 10:8080
Not all traffic should funnel through your network’s proxy. Typically, all local network traffic should go directly to its destination. We can enforce this by using the no_proxy environment variable.
export no_proxy=localhost, 127. 0. 1, *
User Profile
When to use: When you need persistent proxy configurations between Terminal windows.
Open ~/. bash_profile into a text editor
Add the following contents to the file, replacing and with the URL and port of your proxy server.
export _proxy=$ProxyServer
export HTTP_PROXY=$ProxyServer
export HTTPS_PROXY=$ProxyServer
Save your changes.
Open a new Terminal
Every new Terminal window should now have your proxy settings configured.
Network Configuration
In order for your desktop applications, such as Safari and Chrome, for example, you will need to tell them where to forward Internet traffic to. This can be done in the Network configuration screen, under System Preferences.
From Launchpad., open System Preferences
Select Network.
Click the Proxies tab.
Under the ‘Select a protocol to configure‘ list, check the protocol you want to set the proxy for. In the example below, we’re providing settings for HTTP and HTTPS traffic.
Enter the hostname or IP address of the proxy server in the Web Proxy Server form field. The field next to it is where you set the proxy’s port number. If you require a username and password, enter them into the appropriate fields
Network Proxy Settings for HTTP
Click OK to save your settings.
How to change proxy setting using Command line in Mac OS?
I am using Mac OS and sometimes some work need to be done using a proxy so I need to change my proxy setting frequently. But changing proxy setting in System Preferences is very messy.
Is there a way that I can change my proxy setting using command line? Use a shell command or some tools?
asked Jul 29 ’11 at 5:54
EDIT: I am assuming you actually means Mac OS X, and not Mac OS..
You can use the commandline tool ‘networksetup’
There is a manpage for it – networksetup(8)
man networksetup
You will find many options for proxy settings in there:
[-setftpproxy networkservice domain portnumber authenticated username password]
[-setftpproxystate networkservice on | off] [-getwebproxy networkservice]
[-setwebproxy networkservice domain portnumber authenticated username password]
[-setwebproxystate networkservice on | off] [-getsecurewebproxy networkservice]
[-setsecurewebproxy networkservice domain portnumber authenticated username password]
[-setsecurewebproxystate networkservice on | off] [-getstreamingproxy networkservice]
[-setstreamingproxy networkservice domain portnumber authenticated username password]
[-setstreamingproxystate networkservice on | off] [-getgopherproxy networkservice]
[-setgopherproxy networkservice domain portnumber authenticated username password]
[-setgopherproxystate networkservice on | off] [-getsocksfirewallproxy networkservice]
[-setsocksfirewallproxy networkservice domain portnumber authenticated username password]
[-setsocksfirewallproxystate networkservice on | off] [-getproxybypassdomains networkservice]
[-setproxybypassdomains networkservice domain1 [domain2] [… ]] [-getpassiveftp networkservice]
Alternatively, if you just need to set the proxy for something like wget, or curl, then you can use the fairly universal ‘_proxy’ and ‘ftp_proxy’ env variables.
Eg in bash:
export _proxy=
Where ‘1234’ is the port number.
cheers
sc.
answered Jul 29 ’11 at 6:56
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Setting up a proxy with networksetup: (check you available adapters with networksetup -listallnetworkservices before this)
networksetup -setwebproxy “Wi-fi” 127. 0. 1 8080
If required, you can setup authentication with the following syntax: [-setwebproxy networkservice domain portnumber authenticated username password]
Turning the proxy on or off:
networksetup -setwebproxystate “Wi-fi” off
View the proxy status:
networksetup -getwebproxy “Wi-Fi”
answered Jan 15 ’18 at 22:35
Expanding on swisscheese’s answer for the specific case of the SOCKS5 proxy (i. e. the type generated with ssh -D, shadowsocks, v2ray, etc).
Given that you configured the proxy server with e. g.
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxy wi-fi localhost 1080
interface name is not case sensitive
you can later turn it off with
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate wi-fi off
and then back on with
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate wi-fi on
I. the first command only needs to be run once, and then you can just activate/deactivate the proxy as needed.
GUI for setting proxies
Here is a bitbar plugin which wraps the commands above and makes them available as dropdown options in the macos menu bar. The plugin also supports and PAC proxies. Bitbar is an open-source app that allows putting the output of any command to the menu bar (as well as launch any command via a bash/python/ruby/node/go script). Disclaimer: I’m not affiliated with the bitbar author.
Another GUI solution specifically for touch-bar users:
With MTMR you can use the shellScriptTitledButton in the JSON config file to run a specific command from the mac touch-bar.
answered Feb 23 ’18 at 20:38
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Create a proxyless network environment: in the Network pane of System Preferences, click on the “Profile” drop down and select “Manage Profiles…”. Duplicate your standard settings (by clicking on the cog wheel button at the bottom of the list). Give the duplicated profile a unique name (“Proxyless”, say). Disable all proxies in the settings for that profile.
Assign a keyboard shortcut to your new profile: in the Keyboard pane of System Preferences, create a new Application shortcut for “All Applications”. Name it like your profile (i. “Proxyless”), add the shortcut.
The shortcut will be activated once your switch applications at least once (it won’t be active while you are still in System Preferences).
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