Merge pull request #330 from NativeScript/ikoevska/proxy

Working with proxies

Author: ikoevska

README.md

@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ The NativeScript CLI lets you create, build, and deploy NativeScript-based proje
 * [Supported Platforms](#supported-platforms "The mobile platforms you can target with NativeScript")
 * [System Requirements](#system-requirements "The hardware and software requirements for setting up and working with the NativeScript CLI")
 * [Installation](#installation "How to configure and install the NativeScript CLI")
+	* [Install the NativeScript CLI](#install-the-nativescript-cli)
+	* [Configure Proxy Usage](#configure-proxy-usage)
 * [Quick Start](#quick-start "Get started with the NativeScript CLI")
 	* [The Commands](#the-commands)
 	* [Create Project](#create-project)
@@ -203,6 +205,8 @@ export PATH=${PATH}:/ant/apache-ant-1.9.4/bin:/Applications/Android Studio.app/s
 Installation
 ===
 
+## Install the NativeScript CLI
+
 The NativeScript CLI is available for installing as an npm package.
 
 In the command prompt, run the following command.
@@ -213,6 +217,18 @@ npm install nativescript -g
 
 > On OS X and Linux systems, you might need to run this command using sudo.
 
+## Configure Proxy Usage
+
+If you are working with the NativeScript CLI behind a web proxy, you might need to configure your proxy settings.
+
+1. On your file system, locate the directory where the **nativescript** npm package is installed.
+1. In a text editor, open `config` → `config.json`.
+1. Set `USE_PROXY` to `true`.
+1. Set `PROXY_PORT`.
+1. Set `PROXY_HOSTNAME`.
+
+> Make sure to preserve the quotation marks and commas as in the initial `config.json` file.
+
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