How to Set Proxy for Wget

Use proxy with wget on the fly

You can pass the proxy settings via the environment, e.g.:

https_proxy=http://proxy.example.com:3128 wget http://www.example.com

How to use wget with a proxy

You are using the wrong method, Let me tell you.

Go to home on your server or computer using cd ~

then create a file using vim like vi ~/.wgetrc

and paste your proxy URL inside the file using as below.

use_proxy = on
http_proxy =  http://70.32.89.160:3128
https_proxy =  http://70.32.89.160:3128
ftp_proxy = http://70.32.89.160:3128

now use below command to access your blocked side.

wget -e use_proxy=yes -e http_proxy=$proxy http://www.apkmirror.com

or try using wget http://www.apkmirror.com you will see below output.

root@ubuntu:~# wget www.apkmirror.co
--2017-04-21 08:12:45--  http://www.apkmirror.co/
Connecting to 70.32.89.160:3128... connected.
Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: http://www.apkmirror.co/ [following]
--2017-04-21 08:12:47--  http://www.apkmirror.co/
Connecting to 70.32.89.160:3128... connected.
Proxy request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 76512 (75K) [text/html]
Saving to: ‘index.html.8’

100%[===================================================================================================================>] 76,512       447KB/s   in 0.2s

2017-04-21 08:12:49 (447 KB/s) - ‘index.html.8’ saved [76512/76512]

Why wget (windows) behind proxy needs PORXY_HTTP/HTTPS environment variables, and Chrome doesn't

In all likelyhood your Chrome also has a proxy set up in some way. In any case, the simplest way to define the proxy for wget is to create a .wgetrc file in your local home folder and set the following:

> vi ~/.wgetrc

use_proxy=on
http_proxy=http://[proxy_ip]:[proxy_port]
https_proxy=https://[proxy_ip]:[proxy_port]
ftp_proxy=http://[proxy_ip]:[proxy_port]

That should be all you need to do.

How do I turn off wget proxy?

Check your

1. ~/.wgetrc
2. /etc/wgetrc

and remove proxy settings.

Or use wget --no-proxy command line option to override them.

How to wget https domain when using proxies

The problem could be that you're specifying the http_proxy argument, but passing in an https proxy, if instead specify it as a https proxy like

https_proxy=https://xxx:xxx

Then you should be able to retrieve it. There also could be problems with the configuration of the proxy you're using, but that's out of your control.

Proxy authentication using wget on cygwin

This problem was solved thanks to the suggestion of a User of the community AskUbuntu.

Basically, instead of editing the global configuration file wgetrc, I should have created a new .wgetrc with my proxy configuration in my Cygwin home directory.

In summary:

Step 1 - Create a .wgetrc file;

nano ~/.wgetrc

Step 2 - record in this file the proxy info:

use_proxy=on
http_proxy=http://my.proxy.ip:my.port
https_proxy=https://my.proxy.ip:my.port
ftp_proxy=http://my.proxy.ip:my.port
proxy_user=username
proxy_password=password

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