Set up Dev Proxy beta

Dev Proxy beta gives you early access to the latest preview features before they're released in the stable version. If you want to try new capabilities and provide feedback, install the beta version.

Note

Beta versions might contain bugs or incomplete features. For production testing scenarios, we recommend using the stable version.

Install Dev Proxy beta

Automated

To install Dev Proxy beta using winget, run the following command:

winget install DevProxy.DevProxy.Beta --silent

Important

Dev Proxy installer adds a new entry to PATH. To use Dev Proxy after installation, you must restart the command prompt to refresh the PATH environment variable.

Manual

Download the latest beta and extract the files into a folder. For this tutorial, we assume you extract the files into a folder named devproxy-beta located in your home directory.

To start Dev Proxy beta from any directory, add its installation folder location to your PATH.

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Enter Edit environment variables for your account into the search box. Select the result in the list to open the Environment Variables dialog box.
3. In the User variables for <username> section, select the row with the variable name of Path and select the Edit... button.
4. In the Edit environment variable dialog box, select the New button.
5. Enter %USERPROFILE%\devproxy-beta into the new row and select OK.
6. To confirm changes, select OK.

Automated

To install Dev Proxy beta using Homebrew, run the following commands:

brew tap dotnet/dev-proxy
brew install dev-proxy-beta

Manual

Download the latest beta and extract the files into a folder. For this tutorial, we assume you extract the files into a folder named devproxy-beta located in your home directory.

To start Dev Proxy beta from any directory, add its installation folder location to your PATH.

The below steps show how to add the proxy to PATH when using zsh shell. Depending on the shell you use, your profile file might differ.

1. Open your shell profile in a text editor > ~/.zshrc.
2. Update PATH environment variable with location of the proxy > export PATH=".:$PATH:$HOME/devproxy-beta".
3. Reload your profile > source ~/.zshrc.

Automated

To install Dev Proxy beta using the setup script, run the following commands:

bash -c "$(curl -sL https://aka.ms/devproxy/setup-beta.sh)"

If you use PowerShell, run the following command:

(Invoke-WebRequest https://aka.ms/devproxy/setup-beta.ps1).Content | Invoke-Expression

Manual

Download the latest beta and extract the files into a folder. For this tutorial, we assume you extract the files into a folder named devproxy-beta located in your home directory.

To start Dev Proxy beta from any directory, add its installation folder location to your PATH.

The below steps show how to add the proxy to PATH when using bash shell. Depending on the shell you use, your profile file might differ.

1. Open your shell profile in a text editor > ~/.bashrc.
2. Update PATH environment variable with location of the proxy > export PATH=".:$PATH:$HOME/devproxy-beta".
3. Reload your profile > source ~/.bashrc.

Run Dev Proxy beta

To run the beta version of Dev Proxy, use the devproxy-beta command:

devproxy-beta

The first time you run Dev Proxy beta, follow the same certificate trust and firewall steps as described in the stable version setup.

Next step

Configure Dev Proxy