Using Podman Desktop behind a proxy on macOS and Windows

You can configure Podman Desktop to run behind a proxy. The configuration applies to the Podman engine, but not to your containers.

Prerequisites

• Your proxy URL: <your.proxy.tld:port>.
• Your proxy does not require a custom Certificate Authorities. Else see Using a proxy requiring a custom Certificate Authorities.

Procedure

1. Go to Settings > Proxy, and set your proxy URL:

   1. Proxy configuration enabled: yes
   2. Web Proxy (HTTP): <your.proxy.tld:port>
   3. Secure Web Proxy (HTTPS): <your.proxy.tld:port>
   4. Click the Update button

2. Go to Settings > Resources and restart the Podman machine.

Verification

1. Go to Images.
2. Click Pull an image.
3. Image to Pull: bash
4. Click Pull image.
5. Podman Desktop reports Download complete.