Setting a Proxy

If you want to use the Update Center or access the Internet through the IDE but your system is behind a firewall or you use a proxy server, you need to configure the IDE with your proxy settings.

To configure the IDE to use an HTTP proxy:

  1. From the main window, choose Tools and choose Options.
  2. Expand the IDE Configuration node, and then expand the System node.
  3. Select the System Settings Node.
  4. Enter the proxy host name in the Proxy Host field and the port number in the Proxy Port field.
  5. Set the Use Proxy property to True.

To run the IDE using a SOCKS proxy, you must pass the SOCKS proxy host and proxy port parameters to the JVM when you start the IDE. On Microsoft Windows machines, use the ide.cfg file to pass the parameters. On UNIX and LINUX machines, you can write a wrapper shell script.

To configure the IDE to use a SOCKS proxy, when running on a Microsoft Windows machine:

  1. In the IDE's installation directory, expand the bin directory.
  2. If an ide.cfg file is not there, create one.
  3. Open ide.cfg in a text editor and type the line

    -J-DsocksProxyHost=SOCKS-SERVER -DsocksProxyPort=1080

    where SOCKS-SERVER is the host name of your SOCKS proxy.

  4. Save ide.cfg and close it.
  5. Restart the IDE.

To configure the IDE to use a SOCKS proxy, when running on a UNIX or LINUX machine:

  1. Change directory to your IDE_installation/bin directory.
  2. Create a new shell script file.
  3. Open the new shell file in a text editor and enter the line

    runide.sh -J-DsocksProxyHost=SOCKS-SERVER -DsocksProxyPort=1080

    where SOCKS-SERVER is the host name of your SOCKS proxy.

  4. Save the shell script and close it.
  5. Restart the IDE with the new shell script.
See also
Configuring HTTP Server Options

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