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# Enabling HTTP(S) Proxy for Storware Backup & Recovery

Storware Backup & Recovery can be configured to communicate through an HTTP/HTTPS proxy by defining proxy environment variables in the `vprotect.env` file.

1. **Edit the configuration file**

Open the `vprotect.env` configuration file on the target host:

* Server: `/opt/vprotect/server/vprotect.env`
* Node: `/opt/vprotect/node/vprotect.env`

Uncomment and update the following lines with your proxy details (using an IP address or FQDN):

```
http_proxy="http://proxy.address:8080"
https_proxy="http://proxy.address:8080"
no_proxy="localhost,127.0.0.1"
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Replace **proxy.address:8080** with the actual IP address or FQDN and port of your proxy server.
{% endhint %}

2. **Restart services**

Restart the corresponding service to apply the changes:

* On the Storware Server:

  ```
  systemctl restart vprotect-server
  ```
* On the Storware Node:

  <pre><code><strong>systemctl restart vprotect-node
  </strong></code></pre>

3. **Repeat for all hosts**

Repeat these steps on each host where the Storware Backup & Recovery Server or Node is installed.