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System proxy setup on macOS

First, obtain the connection parameters:
Getting started → Proxy setup
Theory: HTTP/HTTPS, SOCKS5.

Important​

  • The proxy is configured for a specific network service (Wi‑Fi/Ethernet). If you have multiple networks, configure each profile.
  • Most browsers (Chrome, Edge, Opera, Yandex) take their proxy settings from macOS. Firefox may use its own (see Firefox).

Graphical setup (System Settings)​

  1. 🍎 → System Settings → Network. Интерфейс macOS
  2. Select the active connection (Wi‑Fi or Ethernet) → Details (or Advanced in older versions). Интерфейс macOS
  3. Open the Proxies tab. Интерфейс macOS
  4. Enable the desired items:
    • Web Proxy (HTTP) / Secure Web Proxy (HTTPS).
    • SOCKS Proxy (for SOCKS5 select SOCKS and specify the port). Интерфейс macOS
  5. Enter:
    • Server: p2.mangoproxy.com
    • Port: 2333
  6. If necessary, enable authentication (login/password). Интерфейс macOS
  7. Click OK → Apply.

Exceptions (Bypass): add localhost, 127.0.0.1 and any internal domains that should work without the proxy.

Automatic configuration (PAC/WPAD)​

If you have a PAC file URL for Mango Proxy or in your corporate network:

  1. On the Proxies tab enable Automatic Proxy Configuration.
  2. Enter the PAC URL and save.

Command line (for automation)​

List network services:

networksetup -listallnetworkservices

Examples (replace Wi-Fi with the name of your service):

# HTTP
networksetup -setwebproxy "Wi-Fi" p2.mangoproxy.com 2333
networksetup -setwebproxystate "Wi-Fi" on

# HTTPS
networksetup -setsecurewebproxy "Wi-Fi" p2.mangoproxy.com 2333
networksetup -setsecurewebproxystate "Wi-Fi" on

# SOCKS
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxy "Wi-Fi" p2.mangoproxy.com 2333
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate "Wi-Fi" on

# Exceptions
networksetup -setproxybypassdomains "Wi-Fi" "localhost" "127.0.0.1"

Reset:

networksetup -setwebproxystate "Wi-Fi" off
networksetup -setsecurewebproxystate "Wi-Fi" off
networksetup -setsocksfirewallproxystate "Wi-Fi" off

Checking​

Open an IP checker in your browser.
From the command line:

curl -s https://api.ipify.org