Configuring Workfellow Plug-In to Use a Proxy

Configuring Workfellow Plug-In to Use a Proxy

In this article, we will guide you through the process of configuring the Workfellow Plug-In to use a proxy. This will allow your application to securely access the internet through an intermediary server. We will also provide information on how to use the Workfellow Network Tester to check your connection to the cloud and how to restart your computer to ensure the changes take effect.

Workfellow plug-in proxy override

PowerShell

export http_proxy=http://{{proxy_url}}:{{port_number}}
export https_proxy=http://{{proxy_url}}:{{port_number}}

Configuring web proxy override on windows

To configure the Workfellow Plug-In to use a proxy, you need to set up specific environment variables on your computer. These variables will tell the plug-in to route all its network requests through the proxy server.

Follow these steps to configure the environment variables:

1. Open the Start menu and search for "Environment Variables."

2. Click on "Edit the system environment variables."

3. In the System Properties window, click on "Environment Variables."

4. Under "System variables," click "New."

5. Enter "HTTP_PROXY" as the variable name and your proxy server's address as the value (e.g., http://proxy.example.com:8080).

6. Click "OK" to save the new variable.

7. If you have https proxy as well: Repeat steps 4-6, but this time use "HTTPS_PROXY" as the variable name.

8. Click "OK" to close the Environment Variables window, and then click "OK" again to close the System Properties window.

Testing for proper configuration propagation

Using Workfellow Network Tester you can check that connection is possible to Workfellow Infrastructure.

1. If the Workfellow Network Tester is already running, close it first.

2. Restart the Workfellow Network Tester.

3. The tester will automatically check your connection to the cloud using the configured proxy.

Workfellow Plug-in reads the environment variables only during the start of the application. In order for the proxy configuration changes to apply to Workfellow Plug-In, please restart Workfellow Plug-In. The easiest way to restart Workfellow Plug-In is by restarting the computer allowing Workfellow Plug-In to follow it's natural life cycle.