How to Set Up Astra Proxy Integration for Traffic Capture from Postman, Burp, Firefox & cURL
Learn how to set up the Astra Proxy Service to capture and analyze HTTP traffic from popular client tools like Postman, Burp Suite, Firefox, and cURL. This step-by-step guide walks you through:
✅ Installing and configuring the Astra CLI
✅ Running the Proxy and Traffic Collector locally using Docker
✅ Setting up forwarding proxies for each client application
✅ Capturing traces only for registered domains
✅ Common troubleshooting tips and upgrade steps
Whether you're a developer testing APIs or a security engineer analyzing traffic, this setup gives you deep observability into your application behavior — right from your local machine to the Astra Dashboard.
Tools Covered:
• Postman
• Mozilla Firefox
• Burp Suite
• cURL
🔧 Prerequisites:
• Docker Desktop
• astra-cli (macOS, Windows, Linux)
• Registered domain(s) on Astra Dashboard