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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"
xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
version="5.0"
xml:id="sec-installing-behind-proxy">
<title>Installing behind a proxy</title>
<para>
To install NixOS behind a proxy, do the following before running
<literal>nixos-install</literal>.
</para>
<orderedlist numeration="arabic">
<listitem>
<para>
Update proxy configuration in
<literal>/mnt/etc/nixos/configuration.nix</literal> to keep the internet
accessible after reboot.
</para>
<programlisting>
networking.proxy.default = &quot;http://user:password@proxy:port/&quot;;
networking.proxy.noProxy = &quot;127.0.0.1,localhost,internal.domain&quot;;
</programlisting>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Setup the proxy environment variables in the shell where you are running
<literal>nixos-install</literal>.
</para>
<screen>
<prompt># </prompt>proxy_url=&quot;http://user:password@proxy:port/&quot;
<prompt># </prompt>export http_proxy=&quot;$proxy_url&quot;
<prompt># </prompt>export HTTP_PROXY=&quot;$proxy_url&quot;
<prompt># </prompt>export https_proxy=&quot;$proxy_url&quot;
<prompt># </prompt>export HTTPS_PROXY=&quot;$proxy_url&quot;
</screen>
</listitem>
</orderedlist>
<note>
<para>
If you are switching networks with different proxy configurations, use the
<literal>specialisation</literal> option in
<literal>configuration.nix</literal> to switch proxies at runtime. Refer to
<xref linkend="ch-options" /> for more information.
</para>
</note>
</section>