set npm proxy without using http:// before the proxy server name

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I have npm installed and have used it a few times but unfortunately I had to change my proxy and I am not able to get it to work again.

here are my past settings:(the ones that worked)

npm config get proxy: http://proxy-foo.foobar.com:8080

npm config get https-proxy: http://proxy-foo.foobar.com:8080

now my proxy is a server name and when I use the proxy in my browser it works fine, but when I set the config in npm it fails with 'getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND'

current settings:

npm config get proxy: http://servername:8080

npm config get https-proxy: http://servername:8080

in my browsers proxy I do not use http:// before the server name and I think this is what is causing it to fail. could this be the problem and if so is there a way to set proxy configs in npm without using http:// before.

npm doesn't care if it has the http:// or not. What OS? Do other command-line utilities (e.g. git, wget) work OK through the proxy? — Steve P
– Steve P, Commented Feb 20, 2013 at 14:04
I was able to get it to work by using the FQDN instead of just the server name, and from my experience NPM does care about the http:// before — arrowill12
– arrowill12, Commented Feb 21, 2013 at 17:55

Sam Mikes · Accepted Answer · 2015-01-17 13:09:09Z

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You're right; npm (more accurately, request, which actually does the fetching) does care about the http:// before the proxy name.

The proxy setting should be a fully-qualified URL that you could visit in a browser, e.g.,

http://proxy.company.com:port/

or

http://1.1.1.1:1234/

if specified as an IP address.

edited Jan 17, 2015 at 13:09

answered Jan 16, 2015 at 14:20

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