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NOTE: The documentation below assumes either FIXIE_URL or FIXIE_SOCKS_HOST Environment Variables are set. If your application is deployed on either Heroku or Vercel via our official integration, these environments will be set for you. Otherwise, see the setup guide for the platform you are using in the Platforms section below for how to set them manually.

Using http.Client

To use Fixie for specific http requests, you can create a custom http.Client:

package main

import (
  "net/url"
  "net/http"
  "os"
  "io/ioutil"
)
func main () {
  fixieUrl, err := url.Parse(os.Getenv("FIXIE_URL"))
  customClient := &http.Client{Transport: &http.Transport{Proxy: http.ProxyURL(fixieUrl)}}
  resp, err := customClient.Get("http://welcome.usefixie.com")
  if (err != nil) {
    println(err.Error())
    return
  }
  defer resp.Body.Close()
  body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
  println(string(body))
}

If you intend to use Fixie for all outbound requests, an alternative is to use the HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY environment variables. Go honors these environment variables by default. You can set HTTP_PROXY and HTTPS_PROXY in your application, typically in main.go:

package main

import (
  "net/http"
  "os"
  "io/ioutil"
)
func main () {
  os.Setenv("HTTP_PROXY", os.Getenv("FIXIE_URL"))
  os.Setenv("HTTPS_PROXY", os.Getenv("FIXIE_URL"))
  resp, err := http.Get("http://welcome.usefixie.com")
  if (err != nil) {
    println(err.Error())
    return
  }
  defer resp.Body.Close()
  body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
  println(string(body))
}

Using net/proxy package

Golang's net/proxy package provides a Socks5 proxy dialer that can be used with Fixie Socks. This dialer can be used for any TCP connection. The example below uses this to make an HTTP request:

package main

import (
  "fmt"
  "io/ioutil"
  "net/http"
  "os"
  "strings"
  "golang.org/x/net/proxy"
)

const URL = "http://www.example.com"

func main() {
  fixie_data := strings.Split(os.Getenv("FIXIE_SOCKS_HOST"), "@")
  fixie_addr := fixie_data[1]
  auth_data := strings.Split(fixie_data[0], ":")
  auth := proxy.Auth{
    User: auth_data[0],
    Password: auth_data[1],
  }

  dialer, err := proxy.SOCKS5("tcp", fixie_addr, &auth, proxy.Direct)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "can't connect to the proxy:", err)
    os.Exit(1)
  }
  httpTransport := &http.Transport{}
  httpClient := &http.Client{Transport: httpTransport}

  httpTransport.Dial = dialer.Dial

  req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", URL, nil)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "can't create request:", err)
    os.Exit(2)
  }
  resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "can't GET page:", err)
    os.Exit(3)
  }
  defer resp.Body.Close()
  b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
  if err != nil {
    fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "error reading body:", err)
    os.Exit(4)
  }
  fmt.Println(string(b))
}

Related static IP guides

Platform-specific guides for giving your Go app a static outbound IP:

See the full list of static IP guides for every supported language, platform, and destination.

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