# Getting rails console working behind a proxy server

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-rails-console-working-behind-a-proxy-server/130888>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 4, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-rails-console-working-behind-a-proxy-server/130888 "2008-03-04T09:15:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jakub\_Vosahlo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@Jakub\_Vosahlo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jakub_Vosahlo)\
**Post date:** [March 4, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-rails-console-working-behind-a-proxy-server/130888/1 "2008-03-04T09:15:09Z")

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Hello all,

I am trying to work with the rails console (in Windows environment)  
while being behind a company firewall, connected to the Internet via a  
proxy server.

I have the http\_proxy environment properly set, so that for instance  
gem and wget commands properly, but everything I do try to do in a  
rails console fails, if there is a need to connect to the internet.  
All connections simply time out.

Is there a way to force the rails console to use a proxy server for  
connections?

Thanks for help,

Jakub