diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index e2987bc..0380139 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ func init() {
 	rootCmd.Flags().String("host", "api.modrinth.com", "Labrinth host")
 	rootCmd.Flags().String("server-dir", "mc", "Server directory path")
 	rootCmd.Flags().String("server-file", "", "Server jar file name")
+	rootCmd.Flags().String("proxy", "", "Use a proxy to download")
 }
 
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -41,6 +42,17 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			log.Fatalln(err)
 		}
 
+		proxy, err := cmd.Flags().GetString("proxy")
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalln(err)
+		}
+		if proxy != "" {
+			err := http.Instance.SetProxy(proxy)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatalln(err)
+			}
+		}
+
 		input := args[0]
 		version := ""
 		if len(args) > 1 {
diff --git a/http/client.go b/http/client.go
index e5b5c83..01d35ff 100644
--- a/http/client.go
+++ b/http/client.go
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path"
 	"regexp"
-	"runtime/debug"
 	"strconv"
 )
 
@@ -18,25 +17,7 @@ type ErrorModel interface {
 	String() string
 }
 
-type Client struct {
-	UserAgent  string
-	HTTPClient *http.Client
-}
-
-// TODO: global lookup map host -> ratelimit hits left and sleep wait strategy
-
-var Instance *Client = nil
-
-func init() {
-	Instance = &Client{
-		UserAgent:  "mrpack-install",
-		HTTPClient: &http.Client{},
-	}
-	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
-	if ok && info.Main.Path != "" {
-		Instance.UserAgent = info.Main.Path + "/" + info.Main.Version
-	}
-}
+var Instance = NewHTTPClient()
 
 func (client *Client) GetJson(url string, respModel interface{}, errModel ErrorModel) error {
 	request, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, url, nil)
@@ -49,7 +30,7 @@ func (client *Client) GetJson(url string, respModel interface{}, errModel ErrorM
 
 	request.Close = true
 
-	response, err := client.HTTPClient.Do(request)
+	response, err := client.Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -86,7 +67,7 @@ func (client *Client) DownloadFile(url string, downloadDir string, fileName stri
 	request.Header.Set("User-Agent", client.UserAgent)
 	request.Close = true
 
-	response, err := client.HTTPClient.Do(request)
+	response, err := client.Do(request)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/http/http_client.go b/http/http_client.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dd5d6ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http/http_client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package http
+
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/cookiejar"
+	"net/url"
+	"runtime/debug"
+	"time"
+)
+
+type Client struct {
+	http.Client
+	insecureSkipVerify bool
+	UserAgent          string
+	transport          *http.Transport
+}
+
+// TODO: global lookup map host -> ratelimit hits left and sleep wait strategy
+
+func NewHTTPClient() *Client {
+	client := &Client{
+		Client:    http.Client{},
+		UserAgent: "mrpack-install",
+	}
+	client.Client.Jar, _ = cookiejar.New(nil)
+	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+	if ok && info.Main.Path != "" {
+		client.UserAgent = info.Main.Path + "/" + info.Main.Version
+	}
+	return client
+}
+
+func (client *Client) lazyInit() {
+	if client.transport == nil {
+		client.transport = &http.Transport{
+			Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
+				InsecureSkipVerify: false,
+			},
+			TLSHandshakeTimeout:   20 * time.Second,
+			DisableKeepAlives:     false,
+			DisableCompression:    false, // gzip
+			MaxIdleConns:          100,
+			IdleConnTimeout:       90 * time.Second,
+			ResponseHeaderTimeout: 25 * time.Second,
+			ExpectContinueTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+		}
+		client.Client.Transport = client.transport
+	}
+}
+
+func (client *Client) SetUserAgent(ua string) {
+	client.UserAgent = ua
+}
+
+func (client *Client) SetCookiejar(jar http.CookieJar) {
+	client.Client.Jar = jar
+}
+
+func (client *Client) ResetCookiejar() {
+	client.Jar, _ = cookiejar.New(nil)
+}
+
+func (client *Client) SetProxy(CustomProxy string) error {
+	client.lazyInit()
+	proxy, err := url.Parse(CustomProxy)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	client.transport.Proxy = http.ProxyURL(proxy)
+
+	// Test proxy
+	httpUrl := "https://api.modrinth.com/"
+	response, err := client.Get(httpUrl)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if response.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (client *Client) SetInsecureSkipVerify(b bool) {
+	client.lazyInit()
+	client.transport.TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{
+		InsecureSkipVerify: b,
+	}
+}
+
+func (client *Client) SetKeepAlive(b bool) {
+	client.lazyInit()
+	client.transport.DisableKeepAlives = !b
+}
+
+func (client *Client) SetGzip(b bool) {
+	client.lazyInit()
+	client.transport.DisableCompression = !b
+}
+
+func (client *Client) SetResponseHeaderTimeout(t time.Duration) {
+	client.lazyInit()
+	client.transport.ResponseHeaderTimeout = t
+}
+
+func (client *Client) SetTLSHandshakeTimeout(t time.Duration) {
+	client.lazyInit()
+	client.transport.TLSHandshakeTimeout = t
+}
+
+func (client *Client) SetTimeout(t time.Duration) {
+	client.Client.Timeout = t
+}