# Node-Red DropBox Proxy (Windows)

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dropbox-proxy-windows/1146>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [28 June 2018 11:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dropbox-proxy-windows/1146 "2018-06-28T11:17:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![david.glaister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@david.glaister](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/david.glaister)\
**Post date:** [28 June 2018 11:17 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dropbox-proxy-windows/1146/1 "2018-06-28T11:17:04Z")

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I have been asked to develop a Node-Red flow to interact with DropBox.

Using the DropBox node, I can upload and download, however, when I am connected via the corporate network I experience what appears to be connection issues due the corporate proxy settings.

The error is:  
“Error: connect ECONNREFUSED XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX:443”

Is there a way to set the proxy settings for the DropBox node?

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [28 June 2018 19:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dropbox-proxy-windows/1146/2 "2018-06-28T19:34:54Z")

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Not sure if it respects environment variables? You could try setting the proxy that way. Common on Linux platforms, not so common on Windows but worth a try. You’ll need to look up the environment variable names though, I’m afraid I don’t remember them.

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**Author:** ![david.glaister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@david.glaister](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/david.glaister)\
**Post date:** [2 July 2018 08:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dropbox-proxy-windows/1146/3 "2018-07-02T08:04:41Z")

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Hi, Thank you for your suggestion,

I created the following two environment variables, rebooted, but still failing to upload to DropBox. If I disconnect from the corporate network the upload is successful.

Variable name: http\_proxy  
Variable value: [http://Uname:Pword@OurProxy.com:8080](http://Uname:Pword@OurProxy.com:8080)

Variable name: https\_proxy  
Variable value: [http://Uname:Pword@OurProxy.com:8080](http://Uname:Pword@OurProxy.com:8080)

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**Author:** ![ukmoose](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/ukmoose/32/13_2.png) [@ukmoose](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/ukmoose)\
**Post date:** [2 July 2018 08:12 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/node-red-dropbox-proxy-windows/1146/4 "2018-07-02T08:12:39Z")

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Sounds like it is time to speak to corporate IT…