# SOCKS5 proxy setup
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/socks5-proxy-setup/6127
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [November 12, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/socks5-proxy-setup/6127 "2015-11-12T02:03:41Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@bill](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/bill)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/socks5-proxy-setup/6127/1 "2015-11-12T02:03:42Z")
In [this thread](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/syncthing-syncthing-v0-12-0-beryllium-bedbug/6026) we have the announcement that Syncthing v0.12.0 “Beryllium Bedbug” has proxy support. How would we make those proxy settings on a Windows machine?
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### Author:  [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/socks5-proxy-setup/6127/2 "2015-11-12T02:06:07Z")
You’d set an environment variable on Windows. Consult the OS manual on how to do that.
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### Author:  [@bill](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/bill)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2015, 2:18am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/socks5-proxy-setup/6127/3 "2015-11-12T02:18:00Z")
I know where to set Environment Variables. Do I create a new Syncthing variable? I’m not clear what variable would be required to get Syncthing to use my proxy.
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### Author:  [@AudriusButkevicius](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/AudriusButkevicius)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2015, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/socks5-proxy-setup/6127/4 "2015-11-12T02:19:03Z")
Exactly as it says in the thread, ALL\_PROXY=socks5://address.com:1234
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### Author:  [@bill](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/bill)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/socks5-proxy-setup/6127/5 "2015-11-12T02:38:52Z")
> [@AudriusButkevicius](#):
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> **ALL\_PROXY** =socks5://address.com:1234
Oops. Missed that. Thank you very much.
I made a _Variable name_ of ALL\_PROXY with a _Variable value_ of socks5://address.com:1234 Syncthing seems to recognize that.
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### Author:  [@canton7](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/canton7)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2015, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/socks5-proxy-setup/6127/6 "2015-11-12T08:33:31Z")
(If you’re using SyncTrayzor, there’s a section in the settings where you can specify environmental variables)
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### Author:  [@bill](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/bill)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2015, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/socks5-proxy-setup/6127/7 "2015-11-12T08:53:00Z")
> [@bill](#):
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> Variable name of ALL\_PROXY
Be wary of ALL CAPS. That didn’t work properly. I needed to use **all\_proxy** as the variable name to get it to work.
> [@canton7](#):
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> (If you’re using SyncTrayzor, there’s a section in the settings where you can specify environmental variables)
I am using SyncTrayzor 1.0.29 but didn’t see the Environment Variables in any of the Settings.
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### Author:  [@canton7](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/canton7)
#### Post date: [November 12, 2015, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/socks5-proxy-setup/6127/8 "2015-11-12T09:14:44Z")
> [@bill](#):
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> I am using SyncTrayzor 1.0.29 but didn’t see the Environment Variables in any of the Settings.
File → Settings → Syncthing → Advanced → Syncthing Environmental Variables.
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### Author:  [@bill](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/bill)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2015, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/socks5-proxy-setup/6127/9 "2015-11-13T10:46:35Z")
> [@canton7](#):
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> File -\> Settings -\> Syncthing -\> Advanced -\> Syncthing Environmental Variables.
Thanks. I didn’t see that option. It works just as well as setting the Environment Variables directly in Windows (except easier 😜).
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### Author:  [@canton7](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/canton7)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2015, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/socks5-proxy-setup/6127/10 "2015-11-13T11:01:44Z")
Yep, except that it only applies to the Syncthing process, not everything.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 13, 2015, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/socks5-proxy-setup/6127/11 "2015-12-13T11:01:57Z")
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