diff --git a/docs/en/install/README.md b/docs/en/install/README.md
index 825193e52..076a3bbb3 100644
--- a/docs/en/install/README.md
+++ b/docs/en/install/README.md
@@ -280,6 +280,12 @@ Use environment variables is recommended to avoid conflicts during upgrade.
 
 `LOGGER_LEVEL`: specifies the maximum [level](https://github.com/winstonjs/winston#logging-levels) of messages to the console and log file, default to `info`
 
+`PROXY_PROTOCOL`: Using proxy of such protocol, Supports socks, socks4,socks4a,socks5,socks5h
+
+`PROXY_HOST`: host of the proxy
+
+`PROXY_PORT`: port of the proxy
+
 ### User Authentication
 
 Routes in `protected_route.js` will be protected using HTTP Basic Authentication.
diff --git a/docs/install/README.md b/docs/install/README.md
index 4e50c73e6..19a95c49b 100644
--- a/docs/install/README.md
+++ b/docs/install/README.md
@@ -286,6 +286,12 @@ gcloud app deploy
 
 `LOGGER_LEVEL`: 指明输出到 console 和日志文件的日志的最大[等级](https://github.com/winstonjs/winston#logging-levels)，默认 `info`
 
+`PROXY_PROTOCOL`: 使用 proxy 来访问的协议, 目前只支持 socks, socks4,socks4a,socks5,socks5h
+
+`PROXY_HOST`: proxy 的域名
+
+`PROXY_PORT`: proxy 的端口
+
 ### 用户认证
 
 `protected_route.js` 内的路由将启用 HTTP Basic Authentication 认证.
diff --git a/lib/config.js b/lib/config.js
index e5a235a5c..1e4c13869 100644
--- a/lib/config.js
+++ b/lib/config.js
@@ -53,4 +53,12 @@ module.exports = {
     },
     puppeteerWSEndpoint: process.env.PUPPETEER_WS_ENDPOINT,
     loggerLevel: process.env.LOGGER_LEVEL || 'info',
+    // Something like socks://{{host}}:{{port}}
+    proxy: {
+        // Supported socks protocols see:
+        // https://github.com/TooTallNate/node-socks-proxy-agent/blob/5867dd04e92b51af0a35d5b3cb6a82f8f5590b6f/index.js#L53
+        protocol: process.env.PROXY_PROTOCOL || null,
+        host: process.env.PROXY_HOST || null,
+        port: process.env.PROXY_PORT || null,
+    },
 };
diff --git a/lib/utils/axios.js b/lib/utils/axios.js
index 49864d0a2..de4edfaa0 100644
--- a/lib/utils/axios.js
+++ b/lib/utils/axios.js
@@ -1,9 +1,29 @@
 const logger = require('./logger');
 const config = require('../config');
-
+const SocksProxyAgent = require('socks-proxy-agent');
 const axiosRetry = require('axios-retry');
-const axios = require('axios');
 
+let axios = require('axios');
+if (config.proxy && config.proxy.protocol && typeof config.proxy.protocol === 'string' && config.proxy.protocol.slice(0, 5) == 'socks' && config.proxy.host && config.proxy.port) {
+    // axios closure lead to recursive invokation on create
+    const proxyUrl = `${config.proxy.protocol}://${config.proxy.host}:${config.proxy.port}`;
+    const axiosCpy = axios;
+    // When used directly
+    const dump = axios.create({
+        httpAgent: new SocksProxyAgent(proxyUrl),
+        httpsAgent: new SocksProxyAgent(proxyUrl),
+    });
+    dump.create = function(option, ...args) {
+        option = option || {};
+        option = {
+            httpAgent: new SocksProxyAgent(proxyUrl),
+            httpsAgent: new SocksProxyAgent(proxyUrl),
+            ...option,
+        };
+        return axiosCpy.create(option, ...args);
+    };
+    axios = dump;
+}
 axiosRetry(axios, {
     retries: config.requestRetry,
     retryCondition: () => true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6e655f4b0..0a1c50f17 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     "redis": "2.8.0",
     "rss-parser": "3.6.2",
     "sharp": "^0.21.0",
+    "socks-proxy-agent": "^4.0.1",
     "twit": "2.2.11",
     "winston": "3.1.0"
   },