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## 38. How can I setup NUT as a proxy (setup a server to forward/relay client data)?

This can easily be achieved by using the `dummy-ups` driver. The `port` field acts as the reference to the "other" UPS served by another NUT server.

Example with `dummy-ups` driver:

    [proxy]
            driver = dummy-ups
            port = upsname@ip-or-hostname[:port]
            desc = "UPS proxy for UPS upsname on server ip-or-hostname"

Also note that there is a `clone` driver with similar purpose, which allows users to group clients to a particular outlet of a device with a "real" driver running locally, and deal with this output as if it was a normal UPS.

Here the `port` field references the driver socket name that the "real" UPS driver is using. See its manual page for more details and caveats.

Example with `clone` driver:

    [realups]
            driver = usbhid-ups
            port = auto

    [clone-outlet-1]
            driver = clone
            port = usbhid-ups-realups
            load.on = outlet.1.load.on
            load.off = outlet.1.load.off
            load.status = outlet.1.status
            [...]

This allows to group load attached to a separately manageable outlet (or group of outlets) on larger UPS and ePDUs, in order to power those devices on/off together. This may be also useful to delegate management of feeds to devices for purposes like hosting or supporting hardware for smaller teams sharing a rack in a larger company.

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