From b645c674bc740b529ef4e711fd5bfaada16dd165 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Jan=20B=C3=B6hmer?= Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 23:04:14 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Added documentation on how to configure proxy internet access Related to issue #1001 --- docs/usage/tips_tricks.md | 7 ++++++- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/usage/tips_tricks.md b/docs/usage/tips_tricks.md index d033cbe8..6eda718d 100644 --- a/docs/usage/tips_tricks.md +++ b/docs/usage/tips_tricks.md @@ -95,4 +95,9 @@ It is only be shown to users which has the `Show available Part-DB updates` perm For the notification to work, Part-DB queries the GitHub API every 2 days to check for new releases. No data is sent to GitHub besides the metadata required for the connection (so the public IP address of your computer running Part-DB). If you don't want Part-DB to query the GitHub API, or if your server can not reach the internet, you can disable the -update notifications by setting the `CHECK_FOR_UPDATES` option to `false`. \ No newline at end of file +update notifications by setting the `CHECK_FOR_UPDATES` option to `false`. + +## Internet access via proxy +If you server running Part-DB does not have direct access to the internet, but has to use a proxy server, you can configure +the proxy settings in the `.env.local` file (or docker env config). You can set the `HTTP_PROXY` and `HTTPS_PROXY` environment +variables to the URL of your proxy server. If your proxy server requires authentication, you can include the username and password in the URL.