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Expand Up @@ -266,29 +266,25 @@ containers. Alternatively, you can opt not to share it by selecting **Cancel**.
#### Proxies

Docker Desktop lets you configure HTTP/HTTPS Proxy Settings and
automatically propagates these to Docker and to your containers. For example,
if you set your proxy settings to `http://proxy.example.com`, Docker uses this
proxy when pulling containers.
automatically propagates these to Docker. For example, if you set your proxy
settings to `http://proxy.example.com`, Docker uses this proxy when pulling containers.

When you start a container, your proxy settings propagate into the containers. For example:
Your proxy settings, however, will not be propagated into the containers you start.
If you wish to set the proxy settings for your containers, you need to define
environment variables for them, just like you would do on Linux, for example:

```ps
> docker run alpine env
> docker run -e HTTP_PROXY=http://proxy.example.com:3128 alpine env

PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
HOSTNAME=b7edf988b2b5
TERM=xterm
HOME=/root
HTTP_PROXY=http://proxy.example.com:3128
http_proxy=http://proxy.example.com:3128
no_proxy=*.local, 169.254/16
```

In the output above, the `HTTP_PROXY`, `http_proxy`, and `no_proxy` environment
variables are set. When your proxy configuration changes, Docker restarts
automatically to pick up the new settings. If you have containers that you wish
to keep running across restarts, you should consider using
[restart policies](/engine/reference/run/#restart-policies-restart).
For more information on setting environment variables for running containers,
see [Set environment variables](/engine/reference/commandline/run/#set-environment-variables--e---env---env-file).

#### Network

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