# Proxy Configuration to Access Hosts

## Problem

* Configure host to connect to Platform9 Cloud (Management Plane) via proxy server instead of direct connectivity.

## Environment

* Platform9 Managed OpenStack - All Versions
* Platform9 Managed Kubernetes - All Versions

## Procedure

1. First test host side connectivity via proxy by referring to [Test Host Connectivity to the Management Plane via Proxy.](https://platform9.com/kb/platform9/test-host-connectivity-to-the-management-plane-via-proxy)
2. Once connectivity is successfully tested, create file */etc/pf9/comms\_proxy\_cfg.json* in the following format and substitute the respective values.

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{
        "http_proxy": {
            "protocol": "[http|https]",
            "host": "[PROXY FQDN/IP]",
            "port": [PROXY PORT],
            "user": "[PROXY USERNAME]",
            "pass": "[PROXY PASSWORD]"
        }
    }
```

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**Note:** If username has backward slash(`\`) characters then escape each one of them with an additional backward slash like `\\`

3. Restart the ***pf9-comms*** and ***pf9-sidekick*** services.

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service pf9-comms restart
service pf9-sidekick restart
```

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4. Tail comms log ( */var/log/pf9/comms/comms.log)* for errors.
5. Run the command below and verify connectivity.

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```none
curl http://localhost:8158/keystone
```

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