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+Proxy and Connections
+======================
+
+If you want to route Zammad's traffic over a proxy, you can find information
+about it on this page.
+
+Proxy Variables
+---------------
+
+The following environment variables can be used to configure proxy settings.
+Set it the way you want and adjust the values to your use case:
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+   export HTTP_PROXY="http://127.0.0.1:8080"
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+   export HTTPS_PROXY="http://127.0.0.1:8080"
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+   export ES_JAVA_OPTS="-Dhttp.proxyHost=127.0.0.1 -Dhttp.proxyPort=8080 -Dhttps.proxyHost=127.0.0.1 -Dhttps.proxyPort=8080"
+
+.. hint::
+   Depending on your environment, you might want to use the lower case variants
+   of the variables as well. If in doubt, set both variants, e.g. like that:
+
+   .. code-block:: sh
+
+      export http_proxy=$HTTP_PROXY
+      export https_proxy=$HTTPS_PROXY
+      export es_java_opts=$ES_JAVA_OPTS
+
+Download Dependencies
+---------------------
+
+During installation and operation of Zammad, some connections to online services
+are required. Depending on your installation method and Zammad configuration,
+a connection to the following services is made (maybe also helpful for firewall
+configuration):
+
+.. csv-table::
+   :header: "Address", "Comment"
+   :widths: 40, 70
+
+   "artifacts.elastic.co",  "Download of the ingest plugin (only ES < 8)"
+   "dl.packager.io",        "Download of OS package (package installation)"
+   "go.packager.io",        "As above; new package hosting service"
+   "geo.zammad.com",        "Used for geo data"
+   "google.com",            "Download of feast days for the calendar"
+   "index.rubygems.org",    "Download of gems for ruby"
+   "registry.npmjs.org",    "Download of js dependencies"
+
+Test Script
+-----------
+
+You can use a script to check the connection state of your system. Run it either
+by fetching it from the Zammad repository or by executing the local version on
+your Zammad machine:
+
+Remote:
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+   curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zammad/zammad/refs/heads/stable/contrib/packager.io/test_download_dependencies_connection.sh | sh
+
+Local:
+
+.. code-block:: sh
+
+   /opt/zammad/contrib/packager.io/test_download_dependencies_connection.sh
+
+This script will try to connect to the services mentioned above and show the
+results. If everything is fine, you should see a checkmark for each contacted
+service.
diff --git a/index.rst b/index.rst
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    /appendix/configure-database-server
    /appendix/migrate-to-postgresql
    /appendix/privacy
+   /appendix/proxy
    /appendix/single-sign-on
    /appendix/reporting-tools-thirdparty
    /appendix/redis