Now you can use Charles for SSL proxying i.e. #5) In the end, you should see a popup saying that the certificate installation is successful. #4) Click OK and continue with the installation process. #3) If you select the local machine, then you need to set the folder location by clicking on the browse button and select “Trusted Root Certification Authorities”. #2) Select the location Charles certificate to be installed i.e. #1) Click on the Help menu, and you can see the option “Install Charles Root Certificate” in the drop-down. You can see the logs getting recorded automatically. You can check this by clicking on the proxy menu item at the top.īy default, the structure view will be enabled. The Windows proxy option will be enabled by default. The initial screen should look as shown below. Open the Charles application by clicking the shortcut icon. Click on the file and a setup wizard will appear here.Īccept the license agreement and click on the Next button.Ĭlick on the Finish button. Go to your system’s Downloads folder where you will find an installer file with the name Charles-proxy-4.5.4-win64.msi (version number may vary). Download starts soon as you click on the link. Windows, Mac, and Linux OS versions.Ĭlick on the relevant link based on your OS. You can find several download links for different OS versions i.e. Open your browser and visit the download URL. These logs are very helpful when an application that needs a server is developed and tested.
For example, if you are searching for something on Google, then your machine should make a call to the Google server with the search query.Ĭharles acts as a mediator between you and Google and helps to monitor the server logs.