Add random ports guidance for detached mode#114
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Just as a heads up, I was blocked by some firewall rules while working on your feedback. Expand below for details. Warning Firewall rules blocked me from connecting to one or more addresses (expand for details)I tried to connect to the following addresses, but was blocked by firewall rules:
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[WIP] Update best practices for Dev Proxy v2.2.0
Add random ports guidance for detached mode
Mar 4, 2026
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Adds best practices for using random port assignment with detached mode, as requested in review feedback.
Based on the v2.2.0 source in dotnet/dev-proxy (
ProxyConfiguration.cs,DevProxyCommand.cs, detached PR #1533, port-logging fix PR #1576):--port 0/--api-port 0— OS-assigned ephemeral ports to avoid conflicts when running parallel instances--as-system-proxy false— isolate each instance so it only intercepts explicitly configured trafficdevproxy status— discover actual assigned port, API URL, PID for a running detached instance💡 You can make Copilot smarter by setting up custom instructions, customizing its development environment and configuring Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. Learn more Copilot coding agent tips in the docs.