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setup_charles_ssl.sh
#!/bin/bash
# Automate Charles Proxy SSL setup on Linux
CHARLES_CERT_URL="http://chls.pro/ssl"
CERT_NAME="charles-ssl-proxying-certificate.crt"
PROXY_PORT=8888
echo "Downloading Charles SSL certificate..."
wget -O $CERT_NAME $CHARLES_CERT_URL
echo "Installing certificate into system trust store..."
sudo cp $CERT_NAME /usr/local/share/ca-certificates/
sudo update-ca-certificates
echo "Configuring environment proxy variables..."
echo "export http_proxy=http://localhost:$PROXY_PORT" >> ~/.bashrc
echo "export https_proxy=http://localhost:$PROXY_PORT" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc
echo "Setup complete!"
echo "Restart Charles and ensure SSL Proxying is enabled
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