How to configure SSH/SCP and Tomcat tasks to use SOCKS proxy server
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Summary
SSH/SCP and Tomcat tasks do not use How to Configure Outbound HTTP and HTTPS Proxy for your Atlassian application for outbound connections.
Solution
Use the following Java option to connect to SOCKS proxy server for outbound connections:
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-DsocksProxyHost=proxyServerHostname -DsocksProxyPort=socksPort
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