diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4fb9b79..7dd9297 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ To follow these steps, ensure that your environment is configured to run Node.js
 - `REDIS_URL`: connection string for redis
 - `MONGO_URL`: connection string for mongodb
 - `RAIL_URL`: url of the rail api
+- `RAIL_API_KEY`: api key for the rail api
+- `PROXY_URL`: url of the proxy service
 - `APPLE_BUNDLE_ID`: bundle id of the iOS app to send notifications to
 - `APPLE_TEAM_ID`: team id for the developer account associated with the iOS app
 - `APPLE_KEY_ID`: apple notifications key id
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3efb733..937c499 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
     "express": "^4.18.2",
     "express-rate-limit": "^6.7.0",
     "firebase-admin": "^11.7.0",
+    "https-proxy-agent": "^7.0.6",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "node-schedule": "^2.1.1",
     "redis": "^4.6.5",
diff --git a/src/data/config.ts b/src/data/config.ts
index a840727..6668a54 100644
--- a/src/data/config.ts
+++ b/src/data/config.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export const port = process.env.PORT || 3000
 export const redisUrl = process.env.REDIS_URL as string
 export const mongoUrl = process.env.MONGO_URL as string
 export const railUrl = process.env.RAIL_URL as string
+export const railApiKey = process.env.RAIL_API_KEY as string
+export const proxyUrl = process.env.PROXY_URL as string
 export const appleBundleId = process.env.APPLE_BUNDLE_ID as string
 export const appleTeamId = process.env.APPLE_TEAM_ID as string
 export const appleKeyId = process.env.APPLE_KEY_ID as string
diff --git a/src/requests/rail-api.ts b/src/requests/rail-api.ts
index fca49ad..f088264 100644
--- a/src/requests/rail-api.ts
+++ b/src/requests/rail-api.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
+process.env.NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED = "0"
+
 import http from "http"
 import axiosRetry from "axios-retry"
 import axios, { AxiosInstance } from "axios"
+import { HttpsProxyAgent } from "https-proxy-agent"
 
-import { railUrl } from "../data/config"
+import { railUrl, proxyUrl, railApiKey } from "../data/config"
 
 http.globalAgent.maxSockets = 100
 
@@ -13,9 +16,10 @@ export class RailApi {
     this.axiosInstance = axios.create({
       baseURL: railUrl,
       timeout: 30000,
+      httpsAgent: proxyUrl && new HttpsProxyAgent(proxyUrl),
       headers: {
         Accept: "application/json",
-        "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": "4b0d355121fe4e0bb3d86e902efe9f20",
+        "Ocp-Apim-Subscription-Key": railApiKey,
       },
     })
 
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 7fdc5a1..08cf4eb 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1144,6 +1144,11 @@ agent-base@6:
   dependencies:
     debug "4"
 
+agent-base@^7.1.2:
+  version "7.1.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/agent-base/-/agent-base-7.1.4.tgz#e3cd76d4c548ee895d3c3fd8dc1f6c5b9032e7a8"
+  integrity sha512-MnA+YT8fwfJPgBx3m60MNqakm30XOkyIoH1y6huTQvC0PwZG7ki8NacLBcrPbNoo8vEZy7Jpuk7+jMO+CUovTQ==
+
 ansi-escapes@^4.2.1:
   version "4.3.2"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/ansi-escapes/-/ansi-escapes-4.3.2.tgz#6b2291d1db7d98b6521d5f1efa42d0f3a9feb65e"
@@ -2322,6 +2327,14 @@ https-proxy-agent@^5.0.0:
     agent-base "6"
     debug "4"
 
+https-proxy-agent@^7.0.6:
+  version "7.0.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/https-proxy-agent/-/https-proxy-agent-7.0.6.tgz#da8dfeac7da130b05c2ba4b59c9b6cd66611a6b9"
+  integrity sha512-vK9P5/iUfdl95AI+JVyUuIcVtd4ofvtrOr3HNtM2yxC9bnMbEdp3x01OhQNnjb8IJYi38VlTE3mBXwcfvywuSw==
+  dependencies:
+    agent-base "^7.1.2"
+    debug "4"
+
 human-signals@^2.1.0:
   version "2.1.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/human-signals/-/human-signals-2.1.0.tgz#dc91fcba42e4d06e4abaed33b3e7a3c02f514ea0"