# Enable Proxy Server for Outgoing Calls Some Squirro Services need to access the Internet. For example, the `sqdatasourced` service may need to access an internet data source to load data. To set up a proxy, you can edit `/etc/squirro/common.ini` and add the proxy configuration as follows: ```bash [proxy] proxy = http://proxy.mycorp.com:8080 no_proxy = 127.0.0.1,localhost,127.0.0.1:81,localhost:81 ``` This particular configuration will enable the indicated proxy for all requests, except any requests to the listed exceptions (localhost nodes in this case). Reference: Learn more about [common.ini](config-files/common-ini.md#admin-common-ini). > **Warning** > > All services will need to be restarted after any change of this configuration. You can use the `squirro_restart` command to restart the Squirro services. ## Options | Option | Description | | --- | --- | | `proxy` | Proxy used for HTTP and HTTPS requests. | | `http_proxy` | Proxy used for HTTP requests. Only used if `proxy` is not specified. | | `https_proxy` | Proxy used for HTTPS requests. Only used if `proxy` is not specified. | | `no_proxy` | Comma-separated list of hostname suffixed for which the proxy should not be consulted. This will usually contain data-centre domain names for which the proxy is either not needed or even a hinderance. |