# Use a proxy server

The Akamas CLI supports interacting with the API server through an HTTP/HTTPS proxy server.

To enable access via an HTTP proxy, set the environment variable `HTTP_PROXY`. From the following snippet, replace `proxy_ip` and `proxy_port` with the desired values.

```bash
export HTTP_PROXY="http://<proxy_ip>:<proxy_port>"
```

Then, run the `akamas` command to verify access.

```bash
akamas status debug
```

Access through an HTTPS proxy can be set by using the environment variable `HTTPS_PROXY` instead of `HTTP_PROXY`.