How to set up local or global git proxy

Overview

In the post, we are going to describe how to set up a local or global git proxy.

Global proxy set up

You could either use the following command to set up a global git proxy:

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git config --global http.proxy http://PROXY_IP:PROXY_PORT

or configure it manually by editing a file ~/.gitconfig:

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[http]
    proxy = PROXY_IP:PROXY_PORT

In Windows ~/.gitconfig usually corresponds to C:/Users/USER_NAME/.gitconfig.

You can verify your configuration by the following command:

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git config --global --get http.proxy

Local proxy set up

You could either use the following command when you clone repository to set up local git proxy:

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git clone <REPOSITORY_URL> --config "http.proxy=PROXY_HOST:PROXY_PORT"

or configure it manually by editing a file .git/config:

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[http]
    proxy = PROXY_HOST:PROXY_PORT

You can verify your configuration by the following command:

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git config --get http.proxy

Conclusion

We have described how to set up local or global git proxy and verify them.

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