# Docker for Windows Proxy with WSL2

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-for-windows-proxy-with-wsl2/84014>\
**Category:** Docker Desktop\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [November 8, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-for-windows-proxy-with-wsl2/84014 "2019-11-08T15:31:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 8, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/docker-for-windows-proxy-with-wsl2/84014/1 "2019-11-08T15:31:56Z")

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I’m experimenting with Docker for Windows using WSL2 and had a question about the Proxy settings in the application are for. Even though I have configured those settings I still need to add my proxy information to ‘~/.docker/config.json’ for my containers to have access to the internet.

Is this by design, or am I doing something wrong? What are the proxy settings in the Windows application for?

Thank you,  
Eric