If you are using hserver as a service then the proxy should be setup as a system-wide environment variable that the hserver daemon has access to. You will need to set a variable called HOUDINI_HTTP_PROXY.

The Houdini License Administrator can be told to use an HTTP proxy to access the Internet if your site is configured this way.

1. Find out your HTTP proxy host name and port by looking at your web browser's settings.
2. Navigate to the Preferences section in the License Administrator.
3. Turn on the toggle to use an HTTP proxy, and enter the proxy host name and port .

These settings will be saved for the next time you use the License Administrator.

If you are running hserver as a service then you will need to set the system environment variable (Windows).

HOUDINI_HTTP_PROXY=http://proxy.example:80

If your proxy requires authentication, you can pass the username and password credentials to the URL.

HOUDINI_HTTP_PROXY=http://username:password@proxy.example:80

You can set the environment variable HOUDINI_HTTP_NOPROXY to instruct Houdini to not use the proxy.