Getting stuck on updater, it is not respecting proxy settings

[molaeiali]

Expected Behavior

Run update check in background or make it respect proxy settings.

Actual Behavior

I think since version 12, insomnia is trying to check for updates on startup, and this request is not respecting the proxy settings, so if you have internet through a proxy, it will get stuck for a long time on that request until it times out and then loads the app.

$ insomnia 
11:30:51.005 › Running version 12.1.0
11:30:51.018 › [electron client protocol] FAILED to set default protocol 'insomnia://'
11:30:51.027 › [electron client protocol] the current executable is not the default protocol for 'insomnia://'
11:30:51.060 › [electron client protocol] the default application set for 'insomnia://' is 'insomnia.desktop
'
11:30:51.150 › [fix] Running database repairs
11:30:51.403 › [main] Checking for newer version than  12.1.0
11:30:51.405 › [updater] Using url https://updates.insomnia.rest/builds/check/mac?v=12.1.0&app=com.insomnia.app&channel=stable
11:33:05.908 › Error: net::ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT
    at SimpleURLLoaderWrapper.<anonymous> (node:electron/js2c/browser_init:2:124413)
    at SimpleURLLoaderWrapper.emit (node:events:519:28)
11:33:05.911 › [main] Error checking for newer version Error: net::ERR_UNEXPECTED
    at SimpleURLLoaderWrapper.<anonymous> (node:electron/js2c/browser_init:2:124413)
    at SimpleURLLoaderWrapper.emit (node:events:519:28)
11:33:05.912 › [ElectronStorage] Initialized at /home/ali/.config/Insomnia/localStorage
11:33:06.034 › [main] Loading https://insomnia-app.local
11:33:06.045 › [main] Registering the hidden window restarting handler
11:33:06.054 › Loading index for: / from: /opt/Insomnia/resources/app.asar/client/index.html

Reproduction Steps

Run insomnia in an environment that needs a proxy to access the internet.

Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the issue tracker for this problem.

Which sync method do you use?

• Git sync.
• Insomnia Cloud sync.
• Local only

Additional Information

No response

Insomnia Version

12.1.0

What operating system are you using?

Other Linux

Operating System Version

Linux 6.17.9-arch1-1 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:21:09 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

Installation method

AUR

Last Known Working Insomnia version

11.5 I think