How do I properly set up a proxy in Node-RED for secure and efficient communication?

Yo! I feel you on the confusion lol. For node-red set proxy, I usually just use the environment variables. It’s way cleaner than hardcoding stuff.

Set `HTTP_PROXY` and `HTTPS_PROXY` in your system env vars, and Node-RED will pick them up automatically. No need to mess with the settings.js file unless you really want to.

Also, if you’re dealing with HTTPS, make sure your proxy supports it. Some proxies are HTTP-only, and that’ll mess things up.