Firefox Setup

Install the Reaper CA Certificate

  1. First, ensure you have installed Reaper.
  2. Launch Reaper and select or create a new workspace.

  3. Hit the cog icon in the bottom left.

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  4. Select Certificates and hit the Export CA Certificate button. Export the certificate somewhere convenient, perhaps your home directory or desktop - it only needs to be there temporarily.

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  5. Next, launch Firefox and open the Settings menu (⌘, on Mac).

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  6. Navigate to Privacy & Security and scroll down to Certificates.

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  7. Hit View Certificates and select the Authorities tab.

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  8. Hit Import and select the certificate you exported from Reaper.

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  9. Ensure Trust this CA to identify websites is checked and hit OK.

Configure Firefox to use Reaper

It is recommended to use a Firefox extension to manage your proxy use, such as FoxyProxy. Tools like this allow you to quickly switch between proxies and configure particular proxies for particular URLs. This means you can configure Firefox to only use Reaper for a target web application, and route all other traffic as usual. You can use the proxy address 127.0.0.1:8080 to send traffic through Reaper.

Alternatively, you can configure Firefox to use Reaper directly (not recommended):

  1. Launch Firefox and open the Settings menu (⌘, on Mac).
  2. Navigate to General and scroll down to Network Settings.
  3. Select Settings and select Manual proxy configuration.
  4. Enter proxy 127.0.0.1 and port 8080 for HTTP Proxy and check the Also use this proxy for HTTPS box.
  5. Test your setup.