# Proxy settings for rails apps

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/proxy-settings-for-rails-apps/172969>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 30, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/proxy-settings-for-rails-apps/172969 "2009-07-30T17:22:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Ritvvij](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/bbce88/32.png) [@Ritvvij](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ritvvij)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/proxy-settings-for-rails-apps/172969/1 "2009-07-30T17:22:46Z")

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My app calls a few web services. Sometimes when I move my laptop to a  
proxy-ed internet area, the rails app fails. Do I need special  
settings for proxy?

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**Author:** ![Ritvvij](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/bbce88/32.png) [@Ritvvij](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ritvvij)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/proxy-settings-for-rails-apps/172969/2 "2009-08-03T14:55:01Z")

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Ritvvij wrote:

> My app calls a few web services. Sometimes when I move my laptop to a  
> proxy-ed internet area, the rails app fails. Do I need special  
> settings for proxy?

Unless the proxy can be “magic” and pick up the requests for you, you’ll  
need to somehow use the proxy server instead of direct connecting–but  
it depends on the proxy you’re using.  
=r