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@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ If you have your credentials you need to adjust the config file for the Lifecycl
 ~/etc/ciscoapi/ciscoapi.json
 {
   "global": {
+    "http_proxy": "http://your.proxy.com:8080",
+    "https_proxy": "http://your.proxy.de:8080",
     "use_system_proxies": false,
     "wait_after_start": false,
     "max_wait_time": 15,