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--- howto:firefox-proxy [2025/08/14 14:40] – Wulf Rajek
+++ howto:firefox-proxy [2025/08/14 15:16] (current) – Wulf Rajek
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-====== Firefox Proxy ======
+====== Firefox/Chrome Proxy ======
-To use a proxy for specific sites only, the easiest option is to create a pac file and configure Firefox to use it as automatic proxy configuration.
+To use a proxy for specific sites only, the easiest option is to create a pac file and configure Firefox/Chrome to use it as automatic proxy configuration.
 Example pac file:
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 Store this somewhere and go to about:preferences -> general -> Network settings (very bottom) -> settings, select "Automatic proxy configuration URL" and enter the path to the pac file in the file protocol notation, e.g.:
 <code>
-file:///home/user/.mozilla/firefox/ffox.default/custom_proxies.pac
+file:///home/user/.config/custom_proxies.pac
 </code>
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 Further info:
 [[https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Guides/Proxy_servers_and_tunneling/Proxy_Auto-Configuration_PAC_file|Mozilla Dev]]
+Chrome/Chromium:
+These browsers use the system proxy settings and do not have a GUI option to set custom proxies. Proxies and bypass urls need to be set via command line:
+<code>
+--proxy-server="foopy:8080" --proxy-bypass-list="*.google.com;*foo.com;127.0.0.1:8080"
+--proxy-pac-url="http://wpad/windows.pac"
+</code>