Getting Git to work with a proxy server - fails with "Request timed out"

Question

How do I get Git to use a proxy server? I need to check out code from a Git server, but it shows "Request timed out" every time. How do I get around this? Alternatively, how can I set a proxy server?

Accepted Answer

The command to use:

```
git config --global http.proxy http://proxyuser:proxypwd@proxy.server.com:8080
```

- change `proxyuser` to your proxy user

- change `proxypwd` to your proxy password

- change `proxy.server.com` to the URL of your proxy server

- change `8080` to the proxy port configured on your proxy server

Note that this works for both HTTP and HTTPS repositories.

If you decide at any time to reset this proxy and work without proxy:

The command to use:

```
git config --global --unset http.proxy
```

Finally, to check the currently-set proxy:

```
git config --global --get http.proxy
```

Getting Git to work with a proxy server - fails with "Request timed out"

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