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[[howto.http-clients]]
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== HTTP Clients
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Spring Boot offers a number of starters that work with HTTP clients.
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This section answers questions related to using them.
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[[howto.http-clients.rest-template-proxy-configuration]]
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=== Configure RestTemplate to Use a Proxy
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As described in <<features#features.resttemplate.customization>>, you can use a `RestTemplateCustomizer` with `RestTemplateBuilder` to build a customized `RestTemplate`.
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This is the recommended approach for creating a `RestTemplate` configured to use a proxy.
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The exact details of the proxy configuration depend on the underlying client request factory that is being used.
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[[howto.http-clients.webclient-reactor-netty-customization]]
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=== Configure the TcpClient used by a Reactor Netty-based WebClient
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When Reactor Netty is on the classpath a Reactor Netty-based `WebClient` is auto-configured.
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To customize the client's handling of network connections, provide a `ClientHttpConnector` bean.
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The following example configures a 60 second connect timeout and adds a `ReadTimeoutHandler`:
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[source,java,indent=0,subs="verbatim"]
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include::{docs-java}/howto/httpclients/webclientreactornettycustomization/MyReactorNettyClientConfiguration.java[]
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----
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TIP: Note the use of `ReactorResourceFactory` for the connection provider and event loop resources.
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This ensures efficient sharing of resources for the server receiving requests and the client making requests.
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