How to use a Proxy Server

As a developer you sometimes want to track the outgoing calls from SiteVision (e.g. if your portlet connects to another server via http etc). This can be achieved if you use a proxy server software and configure the Proxy settings of the SiteVision server to let calls go through the proxy.

Example with Charles Web Debugging Proxy

Below is a description of how to use Charles Web Debugging Proxy to debug http from the SiteVision server.

1. Start Charles Web Debugging Proxy and check what port to use (Proxy -> Proxy Settings...):

2. Set up the SiteVision proxy settings (use wildcard to track all) on localhost for the port Charles uses:

3. Use Charles to track the http calls.

This is an example of how the result could look like in Charles if the SiteVision server performs a HEAD call to www.aftonbladet.se:

4. Do not forget to remove your proxy settings when you are finished with your proxy debugging session.

Developer guide

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