global-proxy-setter

A simple utility to set HTTP and HTTPS proxies for Node.js applications using the global-agent package.

Installation

To install this package globally, run:

npm install -g global-proxy-setter

You can also use npm link for local development:

npm link

Usage

To use this package, you need to preload it when starting your Node.js application:

node -r global-proxy-setter your-app.js

The default proxy port is 1086. If you want to change it, set the SET_PROXY_PORT environment variable before running your application:

export SET_PROXY_PORT=7890
node -r global-proxy-setter your-app.js

Configuration

If you need to change the default proxy port (1086), you can modify the start script in package.json:

"scripts": {
  "start:proxy": "export NODE_PATH=$(npm root -g) && export SET_PROXY_PORT=7890 && node -r global-proxy-setter your-app.js"
}

Important note

If you face issues with node -r global-proxy-setter and receive a "MODULE_NOT_FOUND" error, it could be due to Node.js not checking your global node_modules directory.

You can fix this by adding the global node_modules directory to your NODE_PATH environment variable:

export NODE_PATH=$(npm root -g)

After doing this, you should be able to run node -r global-proxy-setter without any issues.

License

This project is licensed under the terms of the ISC license.