Is it possible to set proxy in VS 2022?

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Is it possible to set proxy in VS 2022?

Ehsan 41

I need to know if it is possible to set a proxy in VS 2022 to connect to internet through that? Where could I add the config in Visual Studio 2022?
(Some thing like Firefox that we add 127.0.0.1:12345 in network to connect through that tunnel to filtered internet)

Amir Goodarzi 20

Hi

You can go to %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022<version>\Common7\IDE and open the devenv.exe.config file.

Replace this lines:

<system.net>
  <settings>
    <ipv6 enabled="true"/>
  </settings>
</system.net>

    <system.net>
	  <defaultProxy useDefaultCredentials="true" enabled="true">
		<proxy bypassonlocal="true" proxyaddress="http://PROXYADDRESS:YourPort" />
	  </defaultProxy>
      <settings>
        <ipv6 enabled="true"/>
      </settings>
    </system.net>

Torben 0 Reputation points

2023-07-21T15:14:22.3233333+00:00

Perfect, works for me

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Amir Goodarzi 20 Reputation points

2023-07-10T05:36:58.79+00:00

Hi

You can go to %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022<version>\Common7\IDE and open the devenv.exe.config file.

Replace this lines:

<system.net> <settings> <ipv6 enabled="true"/> </settings> </system.net>

<system.net> <defaultProxy useDefaultCredentials="true" enabled="true"> <proxy bypassonlocal="true" proxyaddress="http://PROXYADDRESS:YourPort" /> </defaultProxy> <settings> <ipv6 enabled="true"/> </settings> </system.net>
Torben 0 Reputation points

2023-07-21T15:14:22.3233333+00:00

Perfect, works for me

Answer 1

Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Microsoft External Staff

Hi @Ehsan ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

In VS2019, there is an option(Tools > Options > Environment > Web Browser) to configure proxy settings.

But in VS2022, the feature is removed. You can try to directly set proxy in your Internet Explorer:
open your IE from Start > Tools(Alt + X) > Internet options > Connections > LAN settings > Proxy server > check “Use a proxy server for your LAN (These settings will not apply to dial-up or VPN connections).” > Advanced.

Sincerely,
Anna
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Ehsan 41 Reputation points

2022-10-24T13:37:09.22+00:00

Thank's for replying. The problem is that inside VS 2022 , I cant get NuGet packages or update them, I do not think that is related to Internet Explorer which is replaced by Edge, in Windows 7 and newer versions.

Any hint is appreciated.
Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-10-25T08:16:26.39+00:00

Did you have any error message when installing and updating NuGet packages? Could you tell me how you install and update NuGet packages? Please right-click on your Project > Manage NuGet Packages to install and update it.
Ehsan 41 Reputation points

2022-10-26T15:48:49.06+00:00

In hell Iran, internet is limited. So VS can't connect to internet and most VPN's are banned.
So installing and updating NuGet packages are impossible unless using a VPN.

I have a Socks5 /proxy server/SSH tunnel and I can connect to Internet by setting proxy in browser.
Many apps have this ability to use a proxy and then connect through it, like Firefox, Internet download manager, Telegram, ...
I need to know if I can set proxy in visual studio and connect to internet through proxy.

Currently I'm downloading NuGet 's in firefox and use them offline .
Or maybe I need to setup a personal VPN rather than SSH Tunnel (Except OpenVPN, or Cisco which are limited totally).
Anna Xiu-MSFT 31,056 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff

2022-10-27T07:34:30.053+00:00
You can go to %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\<version>\Common7\IDE and open the devenv.exe.config file.
Then, find the <system.net> block and add the following code to set your proxy:

<defaultProxy enabled="true" useDefaultCredentials="true"> <proxy bypassonlocal="True" proxyaddress="http://<yourproxy:port#>"/> </defaultProxy>

For more details, you can refer to this link:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/troubleshooting-network-related-errors-in-visual-studio?view=vs-2022

If it doesn't work, I am afraid that you cannot directly set proxy in Visual Studio.

Answer 2

Hello -- I had similar problem, I was unable to get NuGet packages, error I was getting was: Unable to load the service index for source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --- It was fixed by adding proxy details on NuGet configuration:

I have executed nuget.exe config -set http_proxy=http://company-squid:3128 as per indicated on this blog I've found: http://skolima.blogspot.com/2012/07/nuget-proxy-settings.html by replacing the proxy address by the one I have

Extra consideration: I wasn't able to execute Nuget command so I had to install thru Chocolatey with command choco install Nuget.CommandLine -- after that, I was able to run the config command

After command execution I could see a new section was added to NuGet.config file on %AppData%\Roaming\NuGet\NuGet.Config --

Restarted VS, and it took few seconds, and then it was able to get packages

My config:

Win 11 - 21H2
VS2022 - 17.3.6
proj Target Framework net6.0

Hope this helps
JP

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