How to use HTTP/HTTPS proxies on BlueStacks AppPlayer with ProxyCap
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The blow steps can also be used on Mac OS X:
Step 1. Download and install BlueStacks, once the installation will complete the installer will run the program automatically. If your internet access is trough the proxy via ProxyCap already you can get stuck at "Downloading runtime data", if this is the case then just quit BlueStacks and follow the next steps.
Step 2. For the BlueStacks to work on your computer using a proxy server first we must set up in ProxyCap two types of proxies servers a HTTP and HTTPS.
Step 3. Right Click on the ProxyCap taskbar icon and select Configuration( you can find the ProxyCap icon in the right side of your taskbar).
Step 4. On ProxyCap form the left menu click on "Proxies" category and press the "New" button from the right ProxyCap toolbar.
Step 5. On the display name you can place the proxy ip or you can write "my http proxy", the display name is required so you can better identify the used proxy.
From the "Type" drop-down select HTTP.
On "Hostname" place your proxy IP, on "Port" place your proxy port.
Leave the checkbox "Proxy requires authentication" unchecked if you are using your proxies with IP authentication, if you are using the proxies with password - authentication then check the proxy requires authentication checkbox and enter your proxies username and password.
Hit OK.
Step 6. In this step we will add the HTTPS proxy, repeat steps 4 and 5 and instead of HTTP proxy type add HTTPS.
Step 7. Now we will create the ProxyCap routing rules for BlueStacks. two routes will be added one for the HTTP connection and one for the HTTPS connection.
On ProxyCap form the left menu click on "Rules" category and press the "New" button from the right ProxyCap toolbar.
Step 8. Once the rules section is opened in the "Rule Action Proxy" section, select the display name of your HTTP proxy.
In the "Program" section select specify checkbox and click on the right "browse" button to specify the path of BlueStacks "HD-Network.exe".
After clicking the browse button you will have to find the BlueStaks program folder, so navigate to C: Program Files for Win 32Bit or to C: Program Files (x86) for Win 64Bit, select HD-Network.exe and press Open button.
In the "Destination Port Range", select Specify and then enter 80 in the first port field, also in the "Rule Name" enter a name for the rule you just created, in our example is "BlueStacks HTTP", and press OK button.
Step 9. Now we will add the HTTPS rule, so repeat Steps 7 and 8 and instead of HTTP select HTTPS proxy, and instead of port 80 on the "Destination Port Range" enter 443.
Save configuration by clicking OK. Now you are ready to go using BlueStacks on your computer trough a proxy.