Setting up proxy

Akto deploys multiple services in your cloud, which primarily include a dashboard, a traffic processing module and a testing module. These modules need internet access. In case, the cluster/VPC in which Akto is deployed, doesn't have internet connectivity, you can configure a proxy as follows to provide internet connectivity to Akto modules.

Configure the given environment variables to setup proxy

  1. PROXY_URI

This is the URI of your internet proxy. All requests (HTTP/HTTPS) will be proxied through this URI. You can take reference from the below examples to configure it properly.

PROXY_URI=192.168.0.0 // if no protocol is mentioned, we assume the protocol to be HTTP
PROXY_URI=http://192.168.0.0
PROXY_URI=https://192.168.0.0
PROXY_URI=http://192.168.0.0:9000
PROXY_URI=https://192.168.0.0:444
PROXY_URI=http://user:password@192.168.0.0 // example for authenticated proxy. By default, the proxy is assumed to be unauthenticated
PROXY_URI=user:password@192.168.0.0
PROXY_URI=user:password@192.168.0.0:9000
PROXY_URI=http://user:password@192.168.0.0:9000
PROXY_URI=https://user:password@192.168.0.0:5000
  1. NO_PROXY

This is a comma separated list of IP/URLs which you do want to be proxied. This may include localhost/127.0.0.1 , internal IPs or any other URL. You can take reference from the below examples to configure it properly.

NO_PROXY=127.0.0.1
NO_PROXY=127.0.0.1,localhost
NO_PROXY=127.0.0.1, localhost, 192.168.0.0
NO_PROXY=127.0.0.1,localhost,192.168.0.0,example.com
NO_PROXY=127.0.0.1, localhost, 192.168.0.0/20, example.com

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

The requests are not being proxied through the given proxy

Please check the protocol and port for the proxy you've configured. In case this doesn't help, please reach out to use at support@akto.io.

I don't see my error on this list here.

Please send us all details at support@akto.io or reach out via Intercom on your Akto dashboard. We will definitely help you out.

Get Support for your Akto setup

There are multiple ways to request support from Akto. We are 24X7 available on the following:

  1. In-app intercom support. Message us with your query on intercom in Akto dashboard and someone will reply.

  2. Join our discord channel for community support.

  3. Contact help@akto.io for email support.

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