Set Up Mac Proxy For Bluestacks

BlueStacks installations now includes a command-line utility HD-ConfigHttpProxy.exe to setup a proxy connection. I can't find documentation for this utility anywhere but it's pretty basic:

Set Up Mac Proxy For Bluestacks

Alternatively, you can specify other proxy protocols by including it in the in standard syntax. For example, I used socks://localhost and my custom port number. It took a couple tries but it worked eventually.

I found a solution. I used proxycap to redirect Bluestacks through proxy (even with LDAP). You have to download and install the application, set your proxy and create a new rule for HD-Network.exe (found under Bluestack directory in %Program_Files%). It worked for me.

I have being able to use BlueStacks on my network using cntlm + Proxifier. I use cntlm to authenticate on my proxy and Proxifier as a replacement for Proxycaps/WideCap. Proxifier lets you tunnel your socks connections through the cntlm proxy ( )

Actually you can use fiddler. You see, fiddler configures the winINET proxy to go through it (the one used by internet explorer and all other microsoft software, but sometimes even third pary software uses winINET proxy config - that is why some programs just magically work with fiddle). Some programs ignore wininet config completly and have their own method of setting a proxy (like firefox, chrome). And other programs, like bluestacks, have no support for proxy at all.

But you can force BlueStacks to go through the fiddler proxy. A tool which can do that, and which has a tutorial on this, is ProxyCap: use 127.0.0.1 as server and 8888 as port number in configuration of the proxies in proxycap. You must also add HD-Agent and HD-Frontend executables in the rules, as specified in the last part of the step-by-step guide.

Unfortunately, proxycap is a 30 day trial. You can use free proxifiers out there. Find something that supports http. _of_proxifiersI did manage to make this work with proxyCap myself and haven't tried anything else yet.

Today I tried Fiddler - ProxyCap - BlueStacks. It didn't work at first. After I added "HD-Plus-Service.exe" everything was Okay. It seems like new bluestacks versions don't use HD-Network.exe? Anyway my program list includes:

Simply put, a proxy server is a gateway between the client and the server. In our case, we will use the mobile device as a client, and make the computer act as a proxy between the client and the server. The flow is setup in a way that the internet traffic passes through the proxy server while attempting to reach the web address you requested.

For power users: If you know what a proxy is and how to set it up, enable the proxy on GFAlarm and connect your phone or emulator to its address, then launch GFL and it should connect to GFAlarm (you may need to do this twice, but not more than that). You can skip to the GFAlarm Explained section once you have it working. Otherwise, follow the step-by-step instructions below.

Emulators will usually persist the proxy server setup settings - so you should not need to re-configure it every time you boot up your emulator. However, please note that you will have to have the GFAlarm running while the proxy is enabled to use your emulator's Internet connection properly (since otherwise your phone will try to route through a nonexistent GFAlarm and the traffic won't go anywhere).

Note that as with the regular Android instructions, you do not have to redo the proxy every time the emulator is launched. Rather, users should remember to launch the GFAlarm program (or remove the Proxy settings) before trying to log in to the game.

You may occasionally wish to reset the proxy settings from issues that may arise during normal use. This can happen due to the emulator unexpectedly closing without proper shutdown or from other issues related to the emulator. To do this, you may enter the following command:

I've recently described the setup steps needed for Android real devices and emulators. There is a small difference when using emulators when setting the proxy address. For AVDs, the IP address that needs to e used is 10.0.2.2 (for real devices, it is usually something like 192.168.0.1), I've described the steps in detail for the new Fiddler Everywhere, but you can use them as reference for the classic FIddler as well. Gernymotion emulators are using another IP address usually 10.0.3.2.

Hi and thank you for your reply, with this I was able get things working with the emulator. It turned out I had two different problems. First is that the Fiddler setting "Decrypt HTTPS traffic" must be set to "... from all processes", I had it set to remote clients only. The second is about how you set up the proxy. When using Android Studio it's possible to set up which proxy to use from the emulator settings as well as inside Android. The emulator settings is very convenient, but this does not seem to work at all with Fiddler (it works fine with other proxies like Burp suite or mitmproxy).

If using Genymotion:* Set up the wifi to connect to the Fiddler proxy following the steps in the post linked by Nick.* Use either 10.0.3.2 or your ip on the local network (192.168.xxx.yyy), both worked fine for me.

* DO NOT use the proxy settings found under Settings -> Proxy in the emulator, this does not work with Fiddler for https traffic (http traffic works fine).* Inside Android, open Settings -> More... -> Cellular networks -> Access Point Names -> Press + to add a new name (or edit the default if possible)* Provide any value under Name and APN. Input your local network IP or 10.0.2.2 under Proxy and specify the fiddler port under port.* Tap the three dot meny and save.* Go back to the APN list and make sure your apn is selected (tap the radio button to select it)* Turn on flight mode and then disable it again to enable the new settings

I will add some of the KB article observations so that more users are aware that the proxy settings on the emulator should be made through the emulated Android OS (and not through the Android Studio settings or the AVD settings).

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This encrypted connection prevents local network administrators, public wifi hotspots, internet service providers, government agencies, and any other eavesdroppers from being able to monitor what you do online.\nA VPN also conceals your IP address from the websites you visit. This prevents those websites from knowing your location, and stops them from being able to easily track you each time you return to their site. As a result, of the location spoofing services provided by a VPN, netizens can get around local censorship, internet blocks, and geo-restrictions.\nThe benefits listed above allow anybody who uses BlueStacks to gain high levels of freedom and privacy online. This ensures that your data is not being harvested by third parties and disseminated around the internet causing you to be profiled. 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