When to configure proxy settings

Configure proxy settings for Elastic Agent when it must connect through a proxy server to:

Download artifacts from artifacts.elastic.co for subprocesses or binary upgrades (use Agent binary download settings)
Send data to Elasticsearch
Retrieve agent policies from Fleet Server
Retrieve agent policies from Elasticsearch (only needed for agents running Fleet Server)

Image showing connections between Elastic Agent

If Fleet is unable to access the Elastic Package Registry because Kibana is behind a proxy server, you may also need to set the registry proxy URL in the Kibana configuration.

Image showing connections between Fleet and the Elastic Package Registry

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