# Rclone SFTP not respecting HTTP Proxy **URL:** \ **Category:** Help and Support\ **Created:** [August 19, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-sftp-not-respecting-http-proxy/47370 "2024-08-19T13:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markus.thomas](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@markus.thomas](https://forum.rclone.org/u/markus.thomas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-sftp-not-respecting-http-proxy/47370/1 "2024-08-19T13:32:38Z")
#### What is the problem you are having with rclone? I need to transfer files to an SFTP site. In order to access the internet I need to go through an HTTP proxy. Although I've set the HTTP\_PROXY and HTTPS\_PROXY environment variable in the same Windows Shell rclone still tries to resolve/connect to the sftp target server. Also setting the Proxes in the Variable section of the config file does not work. On another PC where I do not need to use a proxy everything works as expected. Does the RClone SFTP module support Proxy servers at all? I can only find the option to provide a Socks5 Proxy, which I do not have. #### Run the command 'rclone version' and share the full output of the command. ```auto rclone v1.67.0 - os/version: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard 1607 (64 bit) - os/kernel: 10.0.14393.6452 (x86_64) - os/type: windows - os/arch: amd64 - go/version: go1.22.4 - go/linking: static - go/tags: cmount ``` #### Which cloud storage system are you using? (eg Google Drive) ```auto SFTP ``` #### The command you were trying to run (eg `rclone copy /tmp remote:tmp`) ```auto rclone lsd SFTP:// ``` #### Please run 'rclone config redacted' and share the full output. If you get command not found, please make sure to update rclone. ```auto [SFTP] type = sftp host = XXX user = XXX pass = XXX shell_type = cmd md5sum_command = none sha1sum_command = none set_env = HTTP_PROXY=http://user_readcted:password_redacted@myproxy:8080 ``` #### A log from the command that you were trying to run with the `-vv` flag ```auto rclone lsd SFTP:// -vv 2024/08/19 15:24:46 DEBUG : rclone: Version "v1.67.0" starting with parameters ["rclone" "lsd" "SFTP://" "-vv"] 2024/08/19 15:24:46 DEBUG : Creating backend with remote "SFTP://" 2024/08/19 15:24:46 DEBUG : Using config file from "D:\\rclone\\rclone.conf" 2024/08/19 15:24:46 DEBUG : pacer: low level retry 1/10 (error couldn't connect SSH: dial tcp: lookup external_server_redacted: no such host) 2024/08/19 15:24:46 DEBUG : pacer: Rate limited, increasing sleep to 200ms 2024/08/19 15:24:46 DEBUG : pacer: low level retry 2/10 (error couldn't connect SSH: dial tcp: lookup external_server_redacted:: no such host) .... .... ``` ---
**Author:** ![asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/u/asdffdsa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-sftp-not-respecting-http-proxy/47370/2 "2024-08-19T13:44:47Z")
welcome to the forum, > [@markus.thomas](#): > > `set_env = HTTP_PROXY=http://user_readcted:password_redacted@myproxy:8080` should follow the example in the documentation. ---
**Author:** ![markus.thomas](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@markus.thomas](https://forum.rclone.org/u/markus.thomas)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-sftp-not-respecting-http-proxy/47370/3 "2024-08-19T13:57:47Z")
Tried already several combinations. Also providing the variables along with the actual command: ```auto rclone lsd SFTP:// --sftp-set-env HTTP_PROXY=http://user:pass@proxy-ip:8080 -vv ``` still shows that the proxy setting is not respected, but rclone is trying to directly connect to the target, which fails. ---
**Author:** ![kapitainsky](https://forum.rclone.org/user_avatar/forum.rclone.org/kapitainsky/32/14450_2.png) [@kapitainsky](https://forum.rclone.org/u/kapitainsky)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-sftp-not-respecting-http-proxy/47370/4 "2024-08-19T15:31:25Z")
What you need I think is [--sftp-socks-proxy](https://rclone.org/sftp/#sftp-socks-proxy) ---
**Author:** ![asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/u/asdffdsa)\ **Post date:** [August 19, 2024, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-sftp-not-respecting-http-proxy/47370/5 "2024-08-19T20:50:45Z")
that works, for socks5 `DEBUG : sftp://xxx@xxx.your-storagebox.de:23/: New connection 127.0.0.1:51992->127.0.0.1:1080 to "SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_9.5 FreeBSD-20240701"` but the OP is asking about sftp over http proxy. i did some quick testing on windowz and that is not working. maybe things are different on a macintrash ;wink ---
**Author:** ![markus.thomas](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@markus.thomas](https://forum.rclone.org/u/markus.thomas)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-sftp-not-respecting-http-proxy/47370/6 "2024-08-20T13:24:15Z")
I was finally able to solve it by setting up an SSH tunnel with Putty using the HTTP proxy connecting to the traget SFTP server along with providing a local SSH port. Then I connected with rclone through the Putty provided local port. ---
**Author:** ![asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@asdffdsa](https://forum.rclone.org/u/asdffdsa)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-sftp-not-respecting-http-proxy/47370/7 "2024-08-20T13:27:05Z")
ok, good. i was going to suggest that. but instead of putty, i use btivise client. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://forum.rclone.org/uploads/default/original/2X/3/39ad3235f6ffec76ccd0c81616bd55697b4c300d.png) [@system](https://forum.rclone.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.rclone.org/t/rclone-sftp-not-respecting-http-proxy/47370/8 "2024-09-19T13:27:32Z")
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