I use Cursor with project on a remote instance. Cursor can ssh and copy server there, but the server can’t index project, because access to https://repo42.cursor.sh available only via Proxy.
Is there a way to configure only server to use Proxy?
Edit: I did try to set http.proxy in remote settings.json - didn’t help
Edit 2: setting proxy vars in /etc/environment didn’t help as well
Edit 3: I was able to index the project, editing ~/.cursor-server/bin/9f33c2e793460d00cf95c06d957e1d1b8135fad0/bin/cursor-server
HTTPS_PROXY=http://myproxy HTTP_PROXY=http://myproxy https_proxy=http://myproxy http_proxy=http://myproxy "$ROOT/node" ${INSPECT:-} "$ROOT/out/server-main.js" "$@"
But now I’m looking for a proper way to do it
Hi @Gennadiy_Kartashevsk, apologies for the delay here. When using a remote SSH server, we support configuring a proxy via the remote.SSH.httpProxy and remote.SSH.httpsProxy settings.
Hey! Thanks, but see my original message, you’re referring to I did try to set http.proxy in remote settings.json - didn’t help If I set remote.SSH.http(s)Proxy in local settings - I can’t even ssh, because proxy is not available from local machine
Hi @Gennadiy_Kartashevsk,
You can set these settings from a local cursor window. They are stored client side, not on the remote machine.
Thanks, but with these settings in local I can’t even ssh
Could you share the full logs from the “Remote - SSH” output console? These proxy settings (remote.SSH.*) would be applied after the SSH connection itself is established (but before the remtoe server is downloaded). They wouldn’t affect establishing the remote connection.
Logs:
2025-09-12 08:17:34.632 [info] Resolving ssh remote authority '[email protected]' (Unparsed '[email protected]') (attempt #1)
2025-09-12 08:17:34.640 [info] SSH askpass server listening on /var/folders/dw/0c6t_lg51pz8wqmsmnw47m440000gn/T/cursor-ssh-ni3kAX/socket.sock
2025-09-12 08:17:34.642 [info] Using askpass script: /Users/gennadiy.kartashevskyy/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.28/dist/scripts/launchSSHAskpass.sh with javascript file /Users/gennadiy.kartashevskyy/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.28/dist/scripts/sshAskClient.js. Askpass handle: /var/folders/dw/0c6t_lg51pz8wqmsmnw47m440000gn/T/cursor-ssh-ni3kAX/socket.sock
2025-09-12 08:17:34.645 [info] Launching SSH server via shell with command: cat "/var/folders/dw/0c6t_lg51pz8wqmsmnw47m440000gn/T/cursor_remote_install_143a65f4-47aa-45e0-a801-35fa33f42815.sh" | ssh -T -D 49493 [email protected] bash --login -c bash
2025-09-12 08:17:34.645 [info] Establishing SSH connection: cat "/var/folders/dw/0c6t_lg51pz8wqmsmnw47m440000gn/T/cursor_remote_install_143a65f4-47aa-45e0-a801-35fa33f42815.sh" | ssh -T -D 49493 [email protected] bash --login -c bash
2025-09-12 08:17:34.645 [info] Started installation script. Waiting for it to finish...
2025-09-12 08:17:34.645 [info] Waiting for server to install...
2025-09-12 08:17:37.172 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr:
Failed to connect to proxy URL: "http://myproxy"
2025-09-12 08:17:39.269 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr:
Failed to connect to proxy URL: "http://myproxy"
2025-09-12 08:17:39.399 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: Failed to get instance ID for ip 10.40.242.37
2025-09-12 08:17:39.399 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: Connection closed by UNKNOWN port 65535
2025-09-12 08:17:39.402 [error] Error installing server: Failed to connect to the remote SSH host. Please check the logs for more details.
2025-09-12 08:17:42.232 [info] Selected platform linux for remote host 10.40.242.37
2025-09-12 08:17:42.232 [info] Deleting local script /var/folders/dw/0c6t_lg51pz8wqmsmnw47m440000gn/T/cursor_remote_install_143a65f4-47aa-45e0-a801-35fa33f42815.sh
2025-09-12 08:17:42.234 [info] Using askpass script: /Users/gennadiy.kartashevskyy/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.28/dist/scripts/launchSSHAskpass.sh with javascript file /Users/gennadiy.kartashevskyy/.cursor/extensions/anysphere.remote-ssh-1.0.28/dist/scripts/sshAskClient.js. Askpass handle: /var/folders/dw/0c6t_lg51pz8wqmsmnw47m440000gn/T/cursor-ssh-ni3kAX/socket.sock
2025-09-12 08:17:42.238 [info] Launching SSH server via shell with command: cat "/var/folders/dw/0c6t_lg51pz8wqmsmnw47m440000gn/T/cursor_remote_install_dffc3410-c664-4212-967a-7c7699acb384.sh" | ssh -T -D 49510 [email protected] bash --login -c bash
2025-09-12 08:17:42.238 [info] Establishing SSH connection: cat "/var/folders/dw/0c6t_lg51pz8wqmsmnw47m440000gn/T/cursor_remote_install_dffc3410-c664-4212-967a-7c7699acb384.sh" | ssh -T -D 49510 [email protected] bash --login -c bash
2025-09-12 08:17:42.238 [info] Started installation script. Waiting for it to finish...
2025-09-12 08:17:42.238 [info] Waiting for server to install...
2025-09-12 08:17:44.176 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr:
Failed to connect to proxy URL: "http://myproxy"
2025-09-12 08:17:45.249 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr:
Failed to connect to proxy URL: "http://myproxy"
2025-09-12 08:17:45.351 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: Failed to get instance ID for ip 10.40.242.37
2025-09-12 08:17:45.351 [info] (ssh_tunnel) stderr: Connection closed by UNKNOWN port 65535
2025-09-12 08:17:45.352 [error] Error installing server: Failed to connect to the remote SSH host. Please check the logs for more details.
2025-09-12 08:17:45.352 [info] Deleting local script /var/folders/dw/0c6t_lg51pz8wqmsmnw47m440000gn/T/cursor_remote_install_dffc3410-c664-4212-967a-7c7699acb384.sh
2025-09-12 08:17:45.353 [error] Error resolving SSH authority Failed to connect to the remote SSH host. Please check the logs for more details.
2025-09-12 08:19:11.775 [info] Saved platform linux for remote host 10.40.242.37
@ravirahman any updates? It’s very frustrating to setup cursor server when you need to manually edit remote files
