proc_adding-a-default-http-proxy.adoc

Adding a Default HTTP Proxy to {Project}

If your network uses an HTTP Proxy, you can configure {ProjectServer} to use an HTTP proxy for requests to the Red Hat Content Delivery Network (CDN) or another content source. Use the FQDN instead of the IP address where possible to avoid losing connectivity because of network changes.

The following procedure configures a proxy only for downloading content for {Project}. To use the CLI instead of the {ProjectWebUI}, see the CLI procedure.

Procedure

1. In the {ProjectWebUI}, navigate to Infrastructure > HTTP Proxies.

2. Click New HTTP Proxy.

3. In the Name field, enter the name for the HTTP proxy.

4. In the Url field, enter the URL of the HTTP proxy in the following format: https://proxy.example.com:8080.

5. Optional: If authentication is required, in the Username field, enter the username to authenticate with.

6. Optional: If authentication is required, in the Password field, enter the password to authenticate with.

7. To test connection to the proxy, click Test Connection.

8. Click Submit.

9. In the {ProjectWebUI}, navigate to Administer > Settings, and click the Content tab.

10. Set the Default HTTP Proxy setting to the created HTTP proxy.

CLI procedure

1. Verify that the http_proxy, https_proxy, and no_proxy variables are not set.

   # unset http_proxy
   # unset https_proxy
   # unset no_proxy

2. Add an HTTP proxy entry to {Project}:

   # hammer http-proxy create --name=myproxy \
   --url http://myproxy.example.com:8080  \
   --username=proxy_username \
   --password=proxy_password

3. Configure {Project} to use this HTTP proxy by default:

   # hammer settings set --name=content_default_http_proxy --value=myproxy