problems with proxy in vscode

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I'm testing VSCode by first time and I configure my proxy in settings.json as recommended:

"http.proxy": "http://domain\user:pass@myproxy:port/"

But it doesn't work when I try to install new extensions I get a connected timeout error. I also try to configure the proxy as system environment variable with the same result. Could you help me? Is it a bug or I'm doing something wrong? Is there another way to download extensions?

Thank you very much!

Same problem here. It used to work but now in version 1.8.1 the log shows Failed to load resource: net::ERR_TUNNEL_CONNECTION_FAILED — mono68
– mono68, Commented Jan 3, 2017 at 9:35
They added a new setting to the configuration named "http.proxyAuthorization" but this does not work. I found that someone already reported it: github.com/Microsoft/vscode/issues/17502 — mono68
– mono68, Commented Jan 3, 2017 at 12:46

li.qzeng · Accepted Answer · 2018-12-21 09:12:50Z

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start vscode with below command

code --proxy-server="xxx.xx.xx.xx:port"
add command in desktop for vscode

/usr/share/applications/code.desktop

Exec=/usr/share/code/code --proxy-server="xx.x.x.xx:xxx" --unity-launch %F

answered Dec 21, 2018 at 9:12

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Mahdi Rafatjah Over a year ago

Took me so long to get to this. TNX

TechGeorgii Over a year ago

on Mac VSCode located in /Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin , so run as "./code <rest of command>"

David Buck · Accepted Answer · 2020-09-03 05:05:57Z

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Setting Up VS code behind proxy (Proxy script pac file) in Windows 10 to install extensions and updates

Locate the Proxy script path from Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings
From the proxy pac file locate the proxy server domain name/port details (chose one that allows internet connection if there are many)
In VS Code go to File > Preferences > Settings and search for "Proxy"
Enter the proxy server url in the Http: Proxy (http.proxy) setting field
Un-tick check box for Http: Proxy Strict SSL ( http.proxyStrictSSL)
Restart VS code

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answered Sep 3, 2020 at 2:51

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Tihamer Over a year ago

First, you forgot to start with: Open a terminal window and start the Registry Editor by typing "regedit" Second, the "Software" (on my machine) is all caps: "SOFTWARE". Third, there is no "proxy pac" under Name or Type. There is a mention of in the "Data" column, at the end of a url containing the server domain name (e.g.127.0.0.1) and port (e.g. 64730). Finally, how can I get VS Code loaded in the first place to change its Proxy if I can't run it in WSL Ubuntu in the first place? (answer: Turn off the VPN temporarily). Finally, call code from Ubuntu, not Windows.

Rajat Surana · Accepted Answer · 2017-12-03 08:50:45Z

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In VS code: File -> Preferences ->Settings.

 {
    "http.proxyStrictSSL":false,
    "http.proxy":"http://USERID:[email protected]:3128"
 }

It works for me. And will work for you too. It appears that in http.proxy you have added "domain" after "http://" which is not required.

answered Dec 3, 2017 at 8:50

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Kevin Jun 26 at 7:41

Adding password to the settings is not safe. Its not masked.

Chris Moore · Accepted Answer · 2017-01-17 22:22:42Z

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I was having issues too. Try adding:

"http.proxyStrictSSL": false

to your settings.json file.

answered Jan 17, 2017 at 22:22

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DataBach Over a year ago

Did this resolve the issue ? For me it does not seem to work unfortunatly.

Yan QiDong · Accepted Answer · 2019-06-10 09:19:49Z

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Here is a solution in Windows 7.

Change the system proxy to your proxy, like localhost:3128, in Internet Options => Connections => LAN Settings.

After a version (1.35.0 maybe), the proxy settings in the Settings of vscode seems not working. My proxy is down as soon as I update. Finally, I fixed the problem by changing the system proxy.

An official reference: https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/setup/network

answered Jun 10, 2019 at 9:19

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Reza Shek Over a year ago

Thanks, your solution gave me an idea to make it a more generic solution. What I did was, I went to Internet Options => Connections => LAN Settings, and then I checked the "Automatically detect setting" and un-checked all other boxes. and it worked like a charm!!!!!

Reza Shek · Accepted Answer · 2022-06-16 18:16:53Z

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As @Yan QiDonge mentioned you can do that.

But if you want to have a more generic solution, this is what I did. What I did was, I went to Internet Options => Connections => LAN Settings, and then I checked the "Automatically detect setting" and un-checked all other boxes. and it worked like a charm!!!!!

answered Jun 16, 2022 at 18:16

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Max · Accepted Answer · 2023-08-05 14:08:10Z

Just by Googling I came across this psudie disclaimer about extensions not being able to benefit from proxy support in VSCode:

Legacy proxy server support Extensions don't benefit yet from the same proxy support that VS Code supports. You can follow this issue's development in GitHub.

Similarly to extensions, a few other VS Code features don't yet fully support proxy networking, namely the CLI interface. The CLI interface is what you get when running code --install-extension vscodevim.vim from a command prompt or terminal. You can follow this issue's development in GitHub.

Due to both of these constraints, the http.proxy, http.proxyStrictSSL and http.proxyAuthorization variables are still part of VS Code's settings, yet they are only respected in these two scenarios.

However using ctrl+comma

It seems to be easiest way with maximum result! Even cadmium works although there is a github issue : CLI proxy support #29910

julien padovani · Accepted Answer · 2024-04-04 09:08:49Z

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None was working for me. For NTLM proxy, I've found this project https://github.com/genotrance/px.

It requires to install python first
Install PX : python -m pip install px-proxy
Enter and save creds : px --username=DOMAIN\yourusername --password
Start the proxy server : px --proxy=proxy.int:8080 --listen=127.0.0.1 --port=3128 --username=DOMAIN\yourusername
Configure your machine to use the local proxy address Local proxy address
No action is required in vs code.

Alternative

Configure only Vs Code, not the machine : use these settings in vs code (File, Preferences, Settings or settings.json)
```
{
    "http.proxy": "http://127.0.0.1:3128",
    "http.proxyStrictSSL": false
}
```

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answered Apr 4, 2024 at 9:06

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Xenology Over a year ago

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Sushrut Singh Sisodiya · Accepted Answer · 2021-09-07 10:55:19Z

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If you are using yarn run this command it worked for me

"yarn config set strict-ssl false"

This worked for me

answered Sep 7, 2021 at 10:55

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ARPITA BANERJEE · Accepted Answer · 2025-03-05 11:08:14Z

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Check system proxy settings,configure manual proxy and then set it to environment variables as well. Restart the system and VS code It should work

answered Mar 5 at 11:08

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