diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdd3d28..1e41c15 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,3 +39,14 @@ Instructions for both actions can be found in the README doc in the sgid-server
    </div>
 1. The "Login with Singpass App" interacts with the production sgid-server, whereas the "Staging" and "Development" links interact with the staging server and the local server respectively.
 1. To test the sgid-test-app further, utilize sgid-mock-extension (https://github.com/datagovsg/sgid-mock-extension).
+
+## Outbound proxy
+The app will use an outbound http/https proxy if the following environment variables are defined:
+
+   - GLOBAL\_AGENT\_HTTP\_PROXY
+   - GLOBAL\_AGENT\_HTTPS\_PROXY
+   - http\_proxy
+   - https\_proxy
+   - HTTP\_PROXY
+   - HTTPS\_PROXY
+
diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index ed503b0..1028b8f 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import { PORT } from './config'
 import { callback } from './routes/callback'
 import { home } from './routes/home'
 import { profile } from './routes/profile'
+import { bootstrap } from 'global-agent'
+import {getProxyAndSetupEnv} from "./proxyhelper"
 
 const app = express()
 
@@ -17,4 +19,10 @@ app.get('/', home)
 app.get('/callback', callback)
 app.get('/profile', profile)
 
+let proxyAddress = getProxyAndSetupEnv();
+bootstrap()
+if (proxyAddress) {
+    global.GLOBAL_AGENT.HTTP_PROXY = proxyAddress
+}
+
 app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`listening on port ${PORT}`))
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 47a5bc6..1e45980 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@
         "dotenv": "8.6.0",
         "ejs": "3.1.7",
         "express": "^4.18.2",
+        "global-agent": "^3.0.0",
         "helmet": "4.6.0",
         "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.1",
         "node-cache": "^5.1.2",
         "node-fetch": "2.6.7",
         "node-jose": "^2.2.0",
+        "npm-conf": "^1.1.3",
         "uuid": "^9.0.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -431,6 +433,11 @@
         "ms": "2.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/boolean": {
+      "version": "3.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/boolean/-/boolean-3.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-d0II/GO9uf9lfUHH2BQsjxzRJZBdsjgsBiW4BvhWk/3qoKwQFjIDVN19PfX8F2D/r9PCMTtLWjYVCFrpeYUzsw=="
+    },
     "node_modules/brace-expansion": {
       "version": "1.1.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
@@ -590,6 +597,15 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s="
     },
+    "node_modules/config-chain": {
+      "version": "1.1.13",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/config-chain/-/config-chain-1.1.13.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qj+f8APARXHrM0hraqXYb2/bOVSV4PvJQlNZ/DVj0QrmNM2q2euizkeuVckQ57J+W0mRH6Hvi+k50M4Jul2VRQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ini": "^1.3.4",
+        "proto-list": "~1.2.1"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/content-disposition": {
       "version": "0.5.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/content-disposition/-/content-disposition-0.5.4.tgz",
@@ -663,6 +679,35 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/define-data-property": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/define-data-property/-/define-data-property-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-E7uGkTzkk1d0ByLeSc6ZsFS79Axg+m1P/VsgYsxHgiuc3tFSj+MjMIwe90FC4lOAZzNBdY7kkO2P2wKdsQ1vgQ==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.1",
+        "gopd": "^1.0.1",
+        "has-property-descriptors": "^1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.4"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/define-properties": {
+      "version": "1.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/define-properties/-/define-properties-1.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8QmQKqEASLd5nx0U1B1okLElbUuuttJ/AnYmRXbbbGDWh6uS208EjD4Xqq/I9wK7u0v6O08XhTWnt5XtEbR6Dg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "define-data-property": "^1.0.1",
+        "has-property-descriptors": "^1.0.0",
+        "object-keys": "^1.1.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.4"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/depd": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/depd/-/depd-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -680,6 +725,11 @@
         "npm": "1.2.8000 || >= 1.4.16"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/detect-node": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/detect-node/-/detect-node-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-T0NIuQpnTvFDATNuHN5roPwSBG83rFsuO+MXXH9/3N1eFbn4wcPjttvjMLEPWJ0RGUYgQE7cGgS3tNxbqCGM7g=="
+    },
     "node_modules/diff": {
       "version": "4.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diff/-/diff-4.0.2.tgz",
@@ -732,6 +782,11 @@
         "node": ">= 0.8"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/es6-error": {
+      "version": "4.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es6-error/-/es6-error-4.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Um/+FxMr9CISWh0bi5Zv0iOD+4cFh5qLeks1qhAopKVAJw3drgKbKySikp7wGhDL0HPeaja0P5ULZrxLkniUVg=="
+    },
     "node_modules/es6-promise": {
       "version": "4.2.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es6-promise/-/es6-promise-4.2.8.tgz",
@@ -742,6 +797,17 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escape-html/-/escape-html-1.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-NiSupZ4OeuGwr68lGIeym/ksIZMJodUGOSCZ/FSnTxcrekbvqrgdUxlJOMpijaKZVjAJrWrGs/6Jy8OMuyj9ow=="
     },
+    "node_modules/escape-string-regexp": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escape-string-regexp/-/escape-string-regexp-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TtpcNJ3XAzx3Gq8sWRzJaVajRs0uVxA2YAkdb1jm2YkPz4G6egUFAyA3n5vtEIZefPk5Wa4UXbKuS5fKkJWdgA==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/etag": {
       "version": "1.8.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/etag/-/etag-1.8.1.tgz",
@@ -894,19 +960,22 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/function-bind": {
-      "version": "1.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yIovAzMX49sF8Yl58fSCWJ5svSLuaibPxXQJFLmBObTuCr0Mf1KiPopGM9NiFjiYBCbfaa2Fh6breQ6ANVTI0A=="
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7XHNxH7qX9xG5mIwxkhumTox/MIRNcOgDrxWsMt2pAr23WHp6MrRlN7FBSFpCpr+oVO0F744iUgR82nJMfG2SA==",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
     },
     "node_modules/get-intrinsic": {
-      "version": "1.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-intrinsic/-/get-intrinsic-1.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2DcsyfABl+gVHEfCOaTrWgyt+tb6MSEGmKq+kI5HwLbIYgjgmMcV8KQ41uaKz1xxUcn9tJtgFbQUEVcEbd0FYw==",
+      "version": "1.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-intrinsic/-/get-intrinsic-1.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0gSo4ml/0j98Y3lngkFEot/zhiCeWsbYIlZ+uZOVgzLyLaUw7wxUL+nCTP0XJvJg1AXulJRI3UJi8GsbDuxdGA==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "function-bind": "^1.1.1",
-        "has": "^1.0.3",
+        "function-bind": "^1.1.2",
         "has-proto": "^1.0.1",
-        "has-symbols": "^1.0.3"
+        "has-symbols": "^1.0.3",
+        "hasown": "^2.0.0"
       },
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
@@ -924,15 +993,45 @@
         "node": ">= 6"
       }
     },
-    "node_modules/has": {
+    "node_modules/global-agent": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/global-agent/-/global-agent-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PT6XReJ+D07JvGoxQMkT6qji/jVNfX/h364XHZOWeRzy64sSFr+xJ5OX7LI3b4MPQzdL4H8Y8M0xzPpsVMwA8Q==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "boolean": "^3.0.1",
+        "es6-error": "^4.1.1",
+        "matcher": "^3.0.0",
+        "roarr": "^2.15.3",
+        "semver": "^7.3.2",
+        "serialize-error": "^7.0.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/globalthis": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has/-/has-1.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-f2dvO0VU6Oej7RkWJGrehjbzMAjFp5/VKPp5tTpWIV4JHHZK1/BxbFRtf/siA2SWTe09caDmVtYYzWEIbBS4zw==",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/globalthis/-/globalthis-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sFdI5LyBiNTHjRd7cGPWapiHWMOXKyuBNX/cWJ3NfzrZQVa8GI/8cofCl74AOVqq9W5kNmguTIzJ/1s2gyI9wA==",
       "dependencies": {
-        "function-bind": "^1.1.1"
+        "define-properties": "^1.1.3"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 0.4.0"
+        "node": ">= 0.4"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/gopd": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/gopd/-/gopd-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-d65bNlIadxvpb/A2abVdlqKqV563juRnZ1Wtk6s1sIR8uNsXR70xqIzVqxVf1eTqDunwT2MkczEeaezCKTZhwA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.1.3"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/has-flag": {
@@ -944,6 +1043,17 @@
         "node": ">=4"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/has-property-descriptors": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-property-descriptors/-/has-property-descriptors-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VsX8eaIewvas0xnvinAe9bw4WfIeODpGYikiWYLH+dma0Jw6KHYqWiWfhQlgOVK8D6PvjubK5Uc4P0iIhIcNVg==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.2"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/has-proto": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-proto/-/has-proto-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -966,6 +1076,17 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/hasown": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hasown/-/hasown-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vUptKVTpIJhcczKBbgnS+RtcuYMB8+oNzPK2/Hp3hanz8JmpATdmmgLgSaadVREkDm+e2giHwY3ZRkyjSIDDFA==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "function-bind": "^1.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/helmet": {
       "version": "4.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-4.6.0.tgz",
@@ -1030,6 +1151,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.4.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-k/vGaX4/Yla3WzyMCvTQOXYeIHvqOKtnqBduzTHpzpQZzAskKMhZ2K+EnBiSM9zGSoIFeMpXKxa4dYeZIQqewQ=="
     },
+    "node_modules/ini": {
+      "version": "1.3.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ini/-/ini-1.3.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JV/yugV2uzW5iMRSiZAyDtQd+nxtUnjeLt0acNdw98kKLrvuRVyB80tsREOE7yvGVgalhZ6RNXCmEHkUKBKxew=="
+    },
     "node_modules/ipaddr.js": {
       "version": "1.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-1.9.1.tgz",
@@ -1105,6 +1231,11 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/panva"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/json-stringify-safe": {
+      "version": "5.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-stringify-safe/-/json-stringify-safe-5.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZClg6AaYvamvYEE82d3Iyd3vSSIjQ+odgjaTzRuO3s7toCdFKczob2i0zCh7JE8kWn17yvAWhUVxvqGwUalsRA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/jsonwebtoken": {
       "version": "9.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonwebtoken/-/jsonwebtoken-9.0.1.tgz",
@@ -1171,6 +1302,17 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-s8UhlNe7vPKomQhC1qFelMokr/Sc3AgNbso3n74mVPA5LTZwkB9NlXf4XPamLxJE8h0gh73rM94xvwRT2CVInw==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/matcher": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/matcher/-/matcher-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OkeDaAZ/bQCxeFAozM55PKcKU0yJMPGifLwV4Qgjitu+5MoAfSQN4lsLJeXZ1b8w0x+/Emda6MZgXS1jvsapng==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "escape-string-regexp": "^4.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/media-typer": {
       "version": "0.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/media-typer/-/media-typer-0.3.0.tgz",
@@ -1360,6 +1502,18 @@
         "node": ">=0.10.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/npm-conf": {
+      "version": "1.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-conf/-/npm-conf-1.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Yic4bZHJOt9RCFbRP3GgpqhScOY4HH3V2P8yBj6CeYq118Qr+BLXqT2JvpJ00mryLESpgOxf5XlFv4ZjXxLScw==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "config-chain": "^1.1.11",
+        "pify": "^3.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/object-hash": {
       "version": "2.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-hash/-/object-hash-2.2.0.tgz",
@@ -1376,6 +1530,14 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/object-keys": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-keys/-/object-keys-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NuAESUOUMrlIXOfHKzD6bpPu3tYt3xvjNdRIQ+FeT0lNb4K8WR70CaDxhuNguS2XG+GjkyMwOzsN5ZktImfhLA==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/oidc-token-hash": {
       "version": "5.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/oidc-token-hash/-/oidc-token-hash-5.0.3.tgz",
@@ -1447,6 +1609,14 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/jonschlinkert"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/pify": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pify/-/pify-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-C3FsVNH1udSEX48gGX1xfvwTWfsYWj5U+8/uK15BGzIGrKoUpghX8hWZwa/OFnakBiiVNmBvemTJR5mcy7iPcg==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/process": {
       "version": "0.11.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/process/-/process-0.11.10.tgz",
@@ -1455,6 +1625,11 @@
         "node": ">= 0.6.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/proto-list": {
+      "version": "1.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proto-list/-/proto-list-1.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vtK/94akxsTMhe0/cbfpR+syPuszcuwhqVjJq26CuNDgFGj682oRBXOP5MJpv2r7JtE8MsiepGIqvvOTBwn2vA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/proxy-addr": {
       "version": "2.0.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-addr/-/proxy-addr-2.0.7.tgz",
@@ -1527,6 +1702,22 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-kY1AZVr2Ra+t+piVaJ4gxaFaReZVH40AKNo7UCX6W+dEwBo/2oZJzqfuN1qLq1oL45o56cPaTXELwrTh8Fpggg==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/roarr": {
+      "version": "2.15.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/roarr/-/roarr-2.15.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CHhPh+UNHD2GTXNYhPWLnU8ONHdI+5DI+4EYIAOaiD63rHeYlZvyh8P+in5999TTSFgUYuKUAjzRI4mdh/p+2A==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "boolean": "^3.0.1",
+        "detect-node": "^2.0.4",
+        "globalthis": "^1.0.1",
+        "json-stringify-safe": "^5.0.1",
+        "semver-compare": "^1.0.0",
+        "sprintf-js": "^1.1.2"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=8.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/safe-buffer": {
       "version": "5.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.2.1.tgz",
@@ -1565,6 +1756,11 @@
         "node": ">=10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/semver-compare": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver-compare/-/semver-compare-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YM3/ITh2MJ5MtzaM429anh+x2jiLVjqILF4m4oyQB18W7Ggea7BfqdH/wGMK7dDiMghv/6WG7znWMwUDzJiXow=="
+    },
     "node_modules/send": {
       "version": "0.18.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/send/-/send-0.18.0.tgz",
@@ -1606,6 +1802,20 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-6FlzubTLZG3J2a/NVCAleEhjzq5oxgHyaCU9yYXvcLsvoVaHJq/s5xXI6/XXP6tz7R9xAOtHnSO/tXtF3WRTlA=="
     },
+    "node_modules/serialize-error": {
+      "version": "7.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serialize-error/-/serialize-error-7.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8I8TjW5KMOKsZQTvoxjuSIa7foAwPWGOts+6o7sgjz41/qMD9VQHEDxi6PBvK2l0MXUmqZyNpUK+T2tQaaElvw==",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "type-fest": "^0.13.1"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/serve-static": {
       "version": "1.15.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serve-static/-/serve-static-1.15.0.tgz",
@@ -1650,6 +1860,11 @@
         "node": ">=10"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/sprintf-js": {
+      "version": "1.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Oo+0REFV59/rz3gfJNKQiBlwfHaSESl1pcGyABQsnnIfWOFt6JNj5gCog2U6MLZ//IGYD+nA8nI+mTShREReaA=="
+    },
     "node_modules/statuses": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/statuses/-/statuses-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -1756,6 +1971,17 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-5svOrSA2w3iGFDs1HibEVBGbDrAY82bFQ3HZ3ixB+88nsbsWQoKqDRb5UBYAUPEzbBn6dAp5gRNXglySbx1MlA==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/type-fest": {
+      "version": "0.13.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.13.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-34R7HTnG0XIJcBSn5XhDd7nNFPRcXYRZrBB2O2jdKqYODldSzBAqzsWoZYYvduky73toYS/ESqxPvkDf/F0XMg==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/sindresorhus"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/type-is": {
       "version": "1.6.18",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-is/-/type-is-1.6.18.tgz",
@@ -2175,6 +2401,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "boolean": {
+      "version": "3.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/boolean/-/boolean-3.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-d0II/GO9uf9lfUHH2BQsjxzRJZBdsjgsBiW4BvhWk/3qoKwQFjIDVN19PfX8F2D/r9PCMTtLWjYVCFrpeYUzsw=="
+    },
     "brace-expansion": {
       "version": "1.1.11",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/brace-expansion/-/brace-expansion-1.1.11.tgz",
@@ -2284,6 +2515,15 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/concat-map/-/concat-map-0.0.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-2Klr13/Wjfd5OnMDajug1UBdR3s="
     },
+    "config-chain": {
+      "version": "1.1.13",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/config-chain/-/config-chain-1.1.13.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qj+f8APARXHrM0hraqXYb2/bOVSV4PvJQlNZ/DVj0QrmNM2q2euizkeuVckQ57J+W0mRH6Hvi+k50M4Jul2VRQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "ini": "^1.3.4",
+        "proto-list": "~1.2.1"
+      }
+    },
     "content-disposition": {
       "version": "0.5.4",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/content-disposition/-/content-disposition-0.5.4.tgz",
@@ -2346,6 +2586,26 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "define-data-property": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/define-data-property/-/define-data-property-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-E7uGkTzkk1d0ByLeSc6ZsFS79Axg+m1P/VsgYsxHgiuc3tFSj+MjMIwe90FC4lOAZzNBdY7kkO2P2wKdsQ1vgQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.1",
+        "gopd": "^1.0.1",
+        "has-property-descriptors": "^1.0.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "define-properties": {
+      "version": "1.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/define-properties/-/define-properties-1.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8QmQKqEASLd5nx0U1B1okLElbUuuttJ/AnYmRXbbbGDWh6uS208EjD4Xqq/I9wK7u0v6O08XhTWnt5XtEbR6Dg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "define-data-property": "^1.0.1",
+        "has-property-descriptors": "^1.0.0",
+        "object-keys": "^1.1.1"
+      }
+    },
     "depd": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/depd/-/depd-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -2356,6 +2616,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/destroy/-/destroy-1.2.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-2sJGJTaXIIaR1w4iJSNoN0hnMY7Gpc/n8D4qSCJw8QqFWXf7cuAgnEHxBpweaVcPevC2l3KpjYCx3NypQQgaJg=="
     },
+    "detect-node": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/detect-node/-/detect-node-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-T0NIuQpnTvFDATNuHN5roPwSBG83rFsuO+MXXH9/3N1eFbn4wcPjttvjMLEPWJ0RGUYgQE7cGgS3tNxbqCGM7g=="
+    },
     "diff": {
       "version": "4.0.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/diff/-/diff-4.0.2.tgz",
@@ -2393,6 +2658,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/encodeurl/-/encodeurl-1.0.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-TPJXq8JqFaVYm2CWmPvnP2Iyo4ZSM7/QKcSmuMLDObfpH5fi7RUGmd/rTDf+rut/saiDiQEeVTNgAmJEdAOx0w=="
     },
+    "es6-error": {
+      "version": "4.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es6-error/-/es6-error-4.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Um/+FxMr9CISWh0bi5Zv0iOD+4cFh5qLeks1qhAopKVAJw3drgKbKySikp7wGhDL0HPeaja0P5ULZrxLkniUVg=="
+    },
     "es6-promise": {
       "version": "4.2.8",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/es6-promise/-/es6-promise-4.2.8.tgz",
@@ -2403,6 +2673,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escape-html/-/escape-html-1.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-NiSupZ4OeuGwr68lGIeym/ksIZMJodUGOSCZ/FSnTxcrekbvqrgdUxlJOMpijaKZVjAJrWrGs/6Jy8OMuyj9ow=="
     },
+    "escape-string-regexp": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/escape-string-regexp/-/escape-string-regexp-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-TtpcNJ3XAzx3Gq8sWRzJaVajRs0uVxA2YAkdb1jm2YkPz4G6egUFAyA3n5vtEIZefPk5Wa4UXbKuS5fKkJWdgA=="
+    },
     "etag": {
       "version": "1.8.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/etag/-/etag-1.8.1.tgz",
@@ -2533,19 +2808,19 @@
       "optional": true
     },
     "function-bind": {
-      "version": "1.1.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-yIovAzMX49sF8Yl58fSCWJ5svSLuaibPxXQJFLmBObTuCr0Mf1KiPopGM9NiFjiYBCbfaa2Fh6breQ6ANVTI0A=="
+      "version": "1.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/function-bind/-/function-bind-1.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7XHNxH7qX9xG5mIwxkhumTox/MIRNcOgDrxWsMt2pAr23WHp6MrRlN7FBSFpCpr+oVO0F744iUgR82nJMfG2SA=="
     },
     "get-intrinsic": {
-      "version": "1.2.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-intrinsic/-/get-intrinsic-1.2.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-2DcsyfABl+gVHEfCOaTrWgyt+tb6MSEGmKq+kI5HwLbIYgjgmMcV8KQ41uaKz1xxUcn9tJtgFbQUEVcEbd0FYw==",
+      "version": "1.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/get-intrinsic/-/get-intrinsic-1.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-0gSo4ml/0j98Y3lngkFEot/zhiCeWsbYIlZ+uZOVgzLyLaUw7wxUL+nCTP0XJvJg1AXulJRI3UJi8GsbDuxdGA==",
       "requires": {
-        "function-bind": "^1.1.1",
-        "has": "^1.0.3",
+        "function-bind": "^1.1.2",
         "has-proto": "^1.0.1",
-        "has-symbols": "^1.0.3"
+        "has-symbols": "^1.0.3",
+        "hasown": "^2.0.0"
       }
     },
     "glob-parent": {
@@ -2557,12 +2832,33 @@
         "is-glob": "^4.0.1"
       }
     },
-    "has": {
+    "global-agent": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/global-agent/-/global-agent-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-PT6XReJ+D07JvGoxQMkT6qji/jVNfX/h364XHZOWeRzy64sSFr+xJ5OX7LI3b4MPQzdL4H8Y8M0xzPpsVMwA8Q==",
+      "requires": {
+        "boolean": "^3.0.1",
+        "es6-error": "^4.1.1",
+        "matcher": "^3.0.0",
+        "roarr": "^2.15.3",
+        "semver": "^7.3.2",
+        "serialize-error": "^7.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "globalthis": {
       "version": "1.0.3",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has/-/has-1.0.3.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-f2dvO0VU6Oej7RkWJGrehjbzMAjFp5/VKPp5tTpWIV4JHHZK1/BxbFRtf/siA2SWTe09caDmVtYYzWEIbBS4zw==",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/globalthis/-/globalthis-1.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sFdI5LyBiNTHjRd7cGPWapiHWMOXKyuBNX/cWJ3NfzrZQVa8GI/8cofCl74AOVqq9W5kNmguTIzJ/1s2gyI9wA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "define-properties": "^1.1.3"
+      }
+    },
+    "gopd": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/gopd/-/gopd-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-d65bNlIadxvpb/A2abVdlqKqV563juRnZ1Wtk6s1sIR8uNsXR70xqIzVqxVf1eTqDunwT2MkczEeaezCKTZhwA==",
       "requires": {
-        "function-bind": "^1.1.1"
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.1.3"
       }
     },
     "has-flag": {
@@ -2571,6 +2867,14 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-tdRU3CGZriJWmfNGfloH87lVuv0=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "has-property-descriptors": {
+      "version": "1.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-property-descriptors/-/has-property-descriptors-1.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VsX8eaIewvas0xnvinAe9bw4WfIeODpGYikiWYLH+dma0Jw6KHYqWiWfhQlgOVK8D6PvjubK5Uc4P0iIhIcNVg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "get-intrinsic": "^1.2.2"
+      }
+    },
     "has-proto": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-proto/-/has-proto-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2581,6 +2885,14 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/has-symbols/-/has-symbols-1.0.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-l3LCuF6MgDNwTDKkdYGEihYjt5pRPbEg46rtlmnSPlUbgmB8LOIrKJbYYFBSbnPaJexMKtiPO8hmeRjRz2Td+A=="
     },
+    "hasown": {
+      "version": "2.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hasown/-/hasown-2.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vUptKVTpIJhcczKBbgnS+RtcuYMB8+oNzPK2/Hp3hanz8JmpATdmmgLgSaadVREkDm+e2giHwY3ZRkyjSIDDFA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "function-bind": "^1.1.2"
+      }
+    },
     "helmet": {
       "version": "4.6.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/helmet/-/helmet-4.6.0.tgz",
@@ -2622,6 +2934,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.4.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-k/vGaX4/Yla3WzyMCvTQOXYeIHvqOKtnqBduzTHpzpQZzAskKMhZ2K+EnBiSM9zGSoIFeMpXKxa4dYeZIQqewQ=="
     },
+    "ini": {
+      "version": "1.3.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ini/-/ini-1.3.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-JV/yugV2uzW5iMRSiZAyDtQd+nxtUnjeLt0acNdw98kKLrvuRVyB80tsREOE7yvGVgalhZ6RNXCmEHkUKBKxew=="
+    },
     "ipaddr.js": {
       "version": "1.9.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ipaddr.js/-/ipaddr.js-1.9.1.tgz",
@@ -2673,6 +2990,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jose/-/jose-4.9.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-EqKvu2PqJCD3Jrg3PvcYZVS7D21qMVLSYMDAFcOdGUEOpJSLNtJO7NjLANvu3SYHVl6pdP2ff7ve6EZW2nX7Nw=="
     },
+    "json-stringify-safe": {
+      "version": "5.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/json-stringify-safe/-/json-stringify-safe-5.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ZClg6AaYvamvYEE82d3Iyd3vSSIjQ+odgjaTzRuO3s7toCdFKczob2i0zCh7JE8kWn17yvAWhUVxvqGwUalsRA=="
+    },
     "jsonwebtoken": {
       "version": "9.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/jsonwebtoken/-/jsonwebtoken-9.0.1.tgz",
@@ -2734,6 +3056,14 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-s8UhlNe7vPKomQhC1qFelMokr/Sc3AgNbso3n74mVPA5LTZwkB9NlXf4XPamLxJE8h0gh73rM94xvwRT2CVInw==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "matcher": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/matcher/-/matcher-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OkeDaAZ/bQCxeFAozM55PKcKU0yJMPGifLwV4Qgjitu+5MoAfSQN4lsLJeXZ1b8w0x+/Emda6MZgXS1jvsapng==",
+      "requires": {
+        "escape-string-regexp": "^4.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "media-typer": {
       "version": "0.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/media-typer/-/media-typer-0.3.0.tgz",
@@ -2863,6 +3193,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-6eZs5Ls3WtCisHWp9S2GUy8dqkpGi4BVSz3GaqiE6ezub0512ESztXUwUB6C6IKbQkY2Pnb/mD4WYojCRwcwLA==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "npm-conf": {
+      "version": "1.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/npm-conf/-/npm-conf-1.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Yic4bZHJOt9RCFbRP3GgpqhScOY4HH3V2P8yBj6CeYq118Qr+BLXqT2JvpJ00mryLESpgOxf5XlFv4ZjXxLScw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "config-chain": "^1.1.11",
+        "pify": "^3.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "object-hash": {
       "version": "2.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-hash/-/object-hash-2.2.0.tgz",
@@ -2873,6 +3212,11 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-inspect/-/object-inspect-1.12.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-geUvdk7c+eizMNUDkRpW1wJwgfOiOeHbxBR/hLXK1aT6zmVSO0jsQcs7fj6MGw89jC/cjGfLcNOrtMYtGqm81g=="
     },
+    "object-keys": {
+      "version": "1.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/object-keys/-/object-keys-1.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NuAESUOUMrlIXOfHKzD6bpPu3tYt3xvjNdRIQ+FeT0lNb4K8WR70CaDxhuNguS2XG+GjkyMwOzsN5ZktImfhLA=="
+    },
     "oidc-token-hash": {
       "version": "5.0.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/oidc-token-hash/-/oidc-token-hash-5.0.3.tgz",
@@ -2925,11 +3269,21 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-JU3teHTNjmE2VCGFzuY8EXzCDVwEqB2a8fsIvwaStHhAWJEeVd1o1QD80CU6+ZdEXXSLbSsuLwJjkCBWqRQUVA==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "pify": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pify/-/pify-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-C3FsVNH1udSEX48gGX1xfvwTWfsYWj5U+8/uK15BGzIGrKoUpghX8hWZwa/OFnakBiiVNmBvemTJR5mcy7iPcg=="
+    },
     "process": {
       "version": "0.11.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/process/-/process-0.11.10.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-czIwDoQBYb2j5podHZGn1LwW8YI="
     },
+    "proto-list": {
+      "version": "1.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proto-list/-/proto-list-1.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vtK/94akxsTMhe0/cbfpR+syPuszcuwhqVjJq26CuNDgFGj682oRBXOP5MJpv2r7JtE8MsiepGIqvvOTBwn2vA=="
+    },
     "proxy-addr": {
       "version": "2.0.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/proxy-addr/-/proxy-addr-2.0.7.tgz",
@@ -2984,6 +3338,19 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-kY1AZVr2Ra+t+piVaJ4gxaFaReZVH40AKNo7UCX6W+dEwBo/2oZJzqfuN1qLq1oL45o56cPaTXELwrTh8Fpggg==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "roarr": {
+      "version": "2.15.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/roarr/-/roarr-2.15.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-CHhPh+UNHD2GTXNYhPWLnU8ONHdI+5DI+4EYIAOaiD63rHeYlZvyh8P+in5999TTSFgUYuKUAjzRI4mdh/p+2A==",
+      "requires": {
+        "boolean": "^3.0.1",
+        "detect-node": "^2.0.4",
+        "globalthis": "^1.0.1",
+        "json-stringify-safe": "^5.0.1",
+        "semver-compare": "^1.0.0",
+        "sprintf-js": "^1.1.2"
+      }
+    },
     "safe-buffer": {
       "version": "5.2.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.2.1.tgz",
@@ -3002,6 +3369,11 @@
         "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "semver-compare": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver-compare/-/semver-compare-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-YM3/ITh2MJ5MtzaM429anh+x2jiLVjqILF4m4oyQB18W7Ggea7BfqdH/wGMK7dDiMghv/6WG7znWMwUDzJiXow=="
+    },
     "send": {
       "version": "0.18.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/send/-/send-0.18.0.tgz",
@@ -3044,6 +3416,14 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "serialize-error": {
+      "version": "7.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serialize-error/-/serialize-error-7.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8I8TjW5KMOKsZQTvoxjuSIa7foAwPWGOts+6o7sgjz41/qMD9VQHEDxi6PBvK2l0MXUmqZyNpUK+T2tQaaElvw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "type-fest": "^0.13.1"
+      }
+    },
     "serve-static": {
       "version": "1.15.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/serve-static/-/serve-static-1.15.0.tgz",
@@ -3079,6 +3459,11 @@
         "semver": "^7.5.3"
       }
     },
+    "sprintf-js": {
+      "version": "1.1.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/sprintf-js/-/sprintf-js-1.1.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-Oo+0REFV59/rz3gfJNKQiBlwfHaSESl1pcGyABQsnnIfWOFt6JNj5gCog2U6MLZ//IGYD+nA8nI+mTShREReaA=="
+    },
     "statuses": {
       "version": "2.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/statuses/-/statuses-2.0.1.tgz",
@@ -3148,6 +3533,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-5svOrSA2w3iGFDs1HibEVBGbDrAY82bFQ3HZ3ixB+88nsbsWQoKqDRb5UBYAUPEzbBn6dAp5gRNXglySbx1MlA==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "type-fest": {
+      "version": "0.13.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-fest/-/type-fest-0.13.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-34R7HTnG0XIJcBSn5XhDd7nNFPRcXYRZrBB2O2jdKqYODldSzBAqzsWoZYYvduky73toYS/ESqxPvkDf/F0XMg=="
+    },
     "type-is": {
       "version": "1.6.18",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-is/-/type-is-1.6.18.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c98747f..8662f0a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@
     "dotenv": "8.6.0",
     "ejs": "3.1.7",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "global-agent": "^3.0.0",
     "helmet": "4.6.0",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.1",
     "node-cache": "^5.1.2",
     "node-fetch": "2.6.7",
     "node-jose": "^2.2.0",
+    "npm-conf": "^1.1.3",
     "uuid": "^9.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/proxyhelper/index.ts b/proxyhelper/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..de34a29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/proxyhelper/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+var npmConfig = require('npm-conf');
+
+/**
+ * This method only needs to be run when global-agent is used
+ * Reference: https://github.com/cyclosproject/ng-swagger-gen/blob/master/ng-swagger-gen.js
+ */
+export const getProxyAndSetupEnv = () => {
+    var proxyEnvVariableNames = [
+        'https_proxy',
+        'HTTPS_PROXY',
+        'http_proxy',
+        'HTTP_PROXY'
+    ];
+
+    var npmVariableNames = ['https-proxy', 'http-proxy', 'proxy'];
+
+    var key;
+    var val;
+    var result;
+    for (var i = 0; i < proxyEnvVariableNames.length; i++) {
+        key = proxyEnvVariableNames[i];
+        val = process.env[key];
+        if (val) {
+            // Get the first non-empty
+            result = result || val;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (!result) {
+        var config = npmConfig();
+
+        for (i = 0; i < npmVariableNames.length && !result; i++) {
+            result = config.get(npmVariableNames[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return result;
+}