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<section xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" 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 language="bash">
networking.proxy.default = "http://user:password@proxy:port/";
networking.proxy.noProxy = "127.0.0.1,localhost,internal.domain";
</programlisting>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Setup the proxy environment variables in the shell where you are
running <literal>nixos-install</literal>.
</para>
<programlisting>
# proxy_url="http://user:password@proxy:port/"
# export http_proxy="$proxy_url"
# export HTTP_PROXY="$proxy_url"
# export https_proxy="$proxy_url"
# export HTTPS_PROXY="$proxy_url"
</programlisting>
</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>
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