From bd79b81ba300e6dd2b1f3f3d355c36236446ff9c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: henriquejsza Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2026 09:02:43 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] desktop: document Windows daemon proxy setting Signed-off-by: henriquejsza --- .../manuals/desktop/settings-and-maintenance/settings.md | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/manuals/desktop/settings-and-maintenance/settings.md b/content/manuals/desktop/settings-and-maintenance/settings.md index 931d71513a9..f47999b2b1e 100644 --- a/content/manuals/desktop/settings-and-maintenance/settings.md +++ b/content/manuals/desktop/settings-and-maintenance/settings.md @@ -131,6 +131,15 @@ Used for Docker Desktop host-level traffic: signing in to Docker, the Desktop ap | **No proxy** | Connect directly without a proxy. | | **Manual configuration** | Enter a **Web Server (HTTP)** and **Secure Web Server (HTTPS)** URL manually. Use the format `http://proxy:port` or `https://proxy:port`. You can also specify hosts and domains that should bypass the proxy, for example: `registry-1.docker.com,*.docker.com,10.0.0.0/8`. | +On Windows, when you're running Windows containers, turn on **Use proxy for +Windows Docker daemon** to route the Windows Docker daemon through Docker +Desktop's internal proxy. This lets the daemon use system or manually configured +proxy settings, including proxies that require authentication. It also applies +[Registry Access Management](/manuals/enterprise/security/hardened-desktop/registry-access-management.md#registry-limits-and-platform-constraints) +restrictions to Windows image operations. Docker Business administrators can +manage this option with the +[`windowsDockerdPort` setting](/manuals/enterprise/security/hardened-desktop/settings-management/settings-reference.md#override-windows-dockerd-port). + > [!NOTE] > > If you use a PAC file hosted on a web server, add the MIME type `application/x-ns-proxy-autoconfig` for the `.pac` extension. Without this, the PAC file may not parse correctly. See [Hardened Docker Desktop](/manuals/enterprise/security/hardened-desktop/air-gapped-containers.md#proxy-auto-configuration-files).