Getting Git to work with a proxy server - fails with "Request timed out"

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Debajit picture Debajit · Apr 24, 2009 · Viewed 1.1M times · Source

How do I get Git to use a proxy server?

I need to check out code from a Git server, but it shows "Request timed out" every time. How do I get around this?

Alternatively, how can I set a proxy server?

Answer

Salim Hamidi picture Salim Hamidi · Oct 6, 2013

Command to use:

git config --global http.proxy http://proxyuser:[email protected]:8080
  • change proxyuser to your proxy user
  • change proxypwd to your proxy password
  • change proxy.server.com to the URL of your proxy server
  • change 8080 to the proxy port configured on your proxy server

Note that this works for both http and https repos.

If you decide at any time to reset this proxy and work without proxy:

Command to use:

git config --global --unset http.proxy

Finally, to check the currently set proxy:

git config --global --get http.proxy

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