diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 31f1b0e..62a7694 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -7,6 +7,25 @@ LIGHT_GREEN='\033[0;92m'
 BOLD='\033[1m'
 NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 
+_proxy() {
+  local ip="172.22.11.69"
+  local port="8080"
+
+  # Check if the IP and port are reachable
+  if nc -z -w5 $ip $port; then
+    # If reachable, set the proxy environment variables
+    export http_proxy="http://$ip:$port"
+    export https_proxy="http://$ip:$port"
+    export HTTP_PROXY="http://$ip:$port"
+    export HTTPS_PROXY="http://$ip:$port"
+    echo_info "Proxy set to: http://$ip:$port"
+  else
+    echo_error "IP $ip with port $port is not reachable."
+  fi
+
+  alias proxy='echo "http: $HTTP_PROXY"; echo "https: $HTTPS_PROXY"'
+}
+
 # Message storage
 typeset -A _MESSAGES
 _MESSAGES=(
@@ -118,6 +137,7 @@ _sources() {
 }
 
 _environment() {
+  _proxy
   if command_exists nvim; then
     export EDITOR="$(which nvim)"
   fi