diff --git a/manifests/common/deploy-airship.sh b/manifests/common/deploy-airship.sh
index 34a41287..911dd6db 100755
--- a/manifests/common/deploy-airship.sh
+++ b/manifests/common/deploy-airship.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ export WORKSPACE=${WORKSPACE:-"/root/deploy"}
 # The site to deploy
 TARGET_SITE=${TARGET_SITE:-"dev"}
 
+# Setup blank defaults for proxy variables
+http_proxy=${http_proxy:-""}
+https_proxy=${https_proxy:-""}
+no_proxy=${no_proxy:-""}
+
 # The host name for the single-node deployment. e.g.: 'genesis'
 SHORT_HOSTNAME=${SHORT_HOSTNAME:-""}
 # The host ip for this single-node deployment. e.g.: '10.0.0.9'
@@ -122,6 +127,34 @@ function setup_workspace() {
   chmod -R 777 ${WORKSPACE}/genesis
 }
 
+function configure_docker() {
+  if [[ ! -z "${https_proxy}" ]] || [[ ! -z "${http_proxy}" ]]
+  then
+    echo "Configuring Docker to use a proxy..."
+    mkdir -p /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/
+    cat << EOF > /etc/systemd/system/docker.service.d/http-proxy.conf
+[Service]
+Environment="HTTP_PROXY=${http_proxy}"
+Environment="HTTPS_PROXY=${https_proxy}"
+Environment="NO_PROXY=${no_proxy}"
+EOF
+    systemctl daemon-reload
+    systemctl restart docker
+  fi
+}
+
+function configure_apt() {
+  if [[ ! -z "${https_proxy}" ]] || [[ ! -z "${http_proxy}" ]]
+  then
+    echo "Configuring apt to use a proxy..."
+    mkdir -p /etc/apt/
+    cat << EOF > /etc/apt/apt.conf
+Acquire::http::proxy "${http_proxy}";
+Acquire::https::proxy "${https_proxy}";
+EOF
+  fi
+}
+
 function get_repo() {
   # Setup a repository in the workspace
   #
@@ -183,8 +216,9 @@ function generate_certs() {
   cp "${WORKSPACE}/collected"/*.yaml ${WORKSPACE}/genesis
 
   docker run --rm -t \
-      -e http_proxy=$PROXY \
-      -e https_proxy=$PROXY \
+      -e http_proxy=$http_proxy \
+      -e https_proxy=$https_proxy \
+      -e no_proxy=$no_proxy \
       -w /target \
       -e PROMENADE_DEBUG=false \
       -v ${WORKSPACE}/genesis:/target \
@@ -206,8 +240,9 @@ function lint_design() {
 function generate_genesis() {
   # Generate the genesis scripts
   docker run --rm -t \
-      -e http_proxy=$PROXY \
-      -e https_proxy=$PROXY \
+      -e http_proxy=$http_proxy \
+      -e https_proxy=$https_proxy \
+      -e no_proxy=$no_proxy \
       -w /target \
       -e PROMENADE_DEBUG=false \
       -v ${WORKSPACE}/genesis:/target \
@@ -343,10 +378,12 @@ trap clean EXIT
 
 # Common steps for all breakpoints specified
 check_preconditions || error "checking for preconditions"
+configure_apt || error "configuring apt behind proxy"
 setup_workspace || error "setting up workspace directories"
 setup_repos || error "setting up Git repos"
 configure_dev_configurables || error "adding dev-configurables values"
 install_dependencies || error "installing dependencies"
+configure_docker || error "configuring docker behind proxy"
 
 # collect
 if [[ ${STEP_BREAKPOINT} -ge 10 ]]; then
diff --git a/manifests/dev_minimal/README.txt b/manifests/dev_minimal/README.txt
index 369ee7f4..03832dbf 100644
--- a/manifests/dev_minimal/README.txt
+++ b/manifests/dev_minimal/README.txt
@@ -28,7 +28,20 @@ Process
    recommended. 32GB of disk is enough, use more if you plan on doing any
    extended use.
 2) Become root. All the commands are run as root.
-3) Update etc/hosts with IP/Hostname of your VM. e.g. 10.0.0.15 testvm1
+3) Update etc/hosts with IP/Hostname of your VM. e.g. 10.0.0.15 testvm1.
+Note: If running this behind a corporate proxy, you will need to update the
+      /etc/environment file, and append your proxy configurtion there.
+      Then you will need to source the /etc/environment to set the proxy
+      environment.
+      For instance, you will need to add following lines in the
+      /etc/environment file, and then source it:
+      export http_proxy="your.proxy.address:port"
+      export https_proxy="your.proxy.address:port"
+      export no_proxy=".foo.com,.cluster.local,localhost,127.0.0.0/8,10.0.0.0/24"
+      export HTTP_PROXY="http://your.proxy.address:port"
+      export HTTPS_PROXY="http://your.proxy.address:port"
+      export NO_PROXY=".foo.com,.cluster.local,localhost,127.0.0.0/8,10.0.0.0/24"
+
 4) go to /root/deploy and clone airship-in-a-bottle. Switch to a target
    patchset if needed
    4a) If you use a directory other than /root/deploy, /root/deploy will be
@@ -40,8 +53,11 @@ Process
 
 NOTE: If running this behind a corporate proxy, you will need to update the
       file deployment_files/site/dev-proxy/networks/common-addresses.yaml to
-      specify your proxy server and appropriate no_proxy list. Also change
-      set-env.sh to use TARGET_SITE of 'dev-proxy'.
+      specify your proxy server and appropriate no_proxy list. In this file,
+      also update the dns list, and add your corporate name servers to the
+      dns list. This is done for name resolution of internal corporate
+      addresses behind the proxy.
+      Also change set-env.sh to use TARGET_SITE of 'dev-proxy'.
 
 8) ../common/deploy-airship.sh
 You may sepecify a target point to stop the deployment by using an argument of