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| author | Graham Christensen <graham@grahamc.com> | 2019-08-23 16:02:49 -0400 |
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| committer | Graham Christensen <graham@grahamc.com> | 2019-08-24 09:08:44 -0400 |
| commit | 057af1dbd802987df7990d965e08db185820a193 (patch) | |
| tree | d72b719ae521b823f890e82a696ca68e5d571e9e | |
| parent | 6dab42a551a769f304c2a0e66e8771d7289502f2 (diff) | |
docs: document the installer's use of proxy env vars
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/manual/installation/env-variables.xml | 18 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/doc/manual/installation/env-variables.xml b/doc/manual/installation/env-variables.xml index d1ee0bb2e..e2b8fc867 100644 --- a/doc/manual/installation/env-variables.xml +++ b/doc/manual/installation/env-variables.xml @@ -67,5 +67,23 @@ $ sudo launchctl kickstart -k system/org.nixos.nix-daemon </screen> </section> +<section xml:id="sec-installer-proxy-settings"> + +<title>Proxy Environment Variables</title> + +<para>The Nix installer has special handling for these proxy-related +environment variables: +<varname>http_proxy</varname>, <varname>https_proxy</varname>, +<varname>ftp_proxy</varname>, <varname>no_proxy</varname>, +<varname>HTTP_PROXY</varname>, <varname>HTTPS_PROXY</varname>, +<varname>FTP_PROXY</varname>, <varname>NO_PROXY</varname>. +</para> +<para>If any of these variables are set when running the Nix installer, +then the installer will create an override file at +<filename>/etc/systemd/system/nix-daemon.service.d/override.conf</filename> +so <command>nix-daemon</command> will use them. +</para> +</section> + </section> </chapter> |