Working via Proxy – Linux Endpoints

To establish a connection with a proxy server, the Action1 agent uses environment variables stored in /etc/environment file locally on your Linux endpoint. This file contains variable assignments that are applied system-wide at login.

To specify proxy settings for Action1 agent operation:

1. On your target endpoint, open  /etc/environment with a text editor (requires root privileges), for example, by running:

   sudo nano /etc/environment

2. Add the following proxy variables and specify their values:

   http_proxy = http://<hostname>:<port>

   https_proxy = http://<hostname>:<port>

   For example:

   http_proxy="http://proxy.example.com:3128"

   Consider the following:

   • If your proxy requires authentication, add <username>:<password> before <hostname> using @as a separator:

     http_proxy="http://username:[email protected]:8080"

     https_proxy="http://username:[email protected]:8080"

   • Some of your apps or processes (other than Action1 agent) may use the UPPER CASE version of proxy rules, so you may need to add it, too:

     HTTP_PROXY = http://<hostname>:<port>

   • Other environment variables set for your infrastructure can be preserved.
3. Apply the changes. For that, you should restart the Action1 agent by running:

   systemctl restart action1_agent

Changes will be applied system-wide. The systemd system manager will read the settings from  /etc/environment and provide them to Action1 agent’s config. The agent will then use them to establish a connection to the proxy.

See also: Working via Proxy – Windows Endpoints