Go net/http Proxy Setup
Configure HTTP and SOCKS5 proxies in Go with http.Transport, ProxyURL, and custom DialContext patterns.
Configure HTTP and SOCKS5 proxies in Go with http.Transport, ProxyURL, and custom DialContext patterns.
http.Transport
Set transport.Proxy = http.ProxyURL(proxyURL) for HTTP proxies. Go handles CONNECT for https URLs.
SOCKS5 in Go
Use golang.org/x/net/proxy with custom Dialer on Transport.
Production tips
- Reuse Transport per pool
- Set timeouts on Transport
- Limit idle connections
Related: timeout tuning.
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