diff --git a/core/proxy.py b/core/proxy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27f6486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/proxy.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import os
+from typing import Optional, Dict, Any
+
+def get_telegram_proxy() -> Optional[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    # Only enable proxy if TELEGRAM_PROXY_ENABLE is 'true' or if local port 10809/10808 is requested
+    enable = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_PROXY_ENABLE", "true").lower() in ("true", "1", "yes")
+    if not enable:
+        return None
+
+    proxy_host = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_PROXY_HOST", "host.docker.internal" if os.path.exists("/app") else "127.0.0.1")
+    proxy_port = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_PROXY_PORT", "10809")
+    proxy_type = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_PROXY_TYPE", "http").lower()
+
+    if not proxy_host or not proxy_port:
+        return None
+
+    try:
+        import python_socks
+        ptype = python_socks.ProxyType.HTTP if proxy_type == "http" else python_socks.ProxyType.SOCKS5
+        return {
+            "proxy_type": ptype,
+            "addr": proxy_host,
+            "port": int(proxy_port)
+        }
+    except Exception:
+        return None
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 662a0fe..197541e 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ services:
       - "8000:8000"
     env_file:
       - .env
+    extra_hosts:
+      - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"
     volumes:
       - copykar_data:/app/data
       - copykar_sessions:/app/sessions
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 7ee60cb..46d2cf8 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ python-dotenv==1.2.3
 asyncpg==0.31.0
 prometheus-client==0.26.0
 httpx==0.28.1
+python-socks==3.0.0
diff --git a/services/admin_bot.py b/services/admin_bot.py
index cc7f2c7..4895143 100644
--- a/services/admin_bot.py
+++ b/services/admin_bot.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from db.models import Post, TargetChannel
 from db.repository import Repository
 from bot.keyboards import get_review_keyboard
 from core.metrics import ADMIN_ACTIONS_TOTAL
+from core.proxy import get_telegram_proxy
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class AdminBotService:
         self.admin_user_ids = admin_user_ids or [int(x.strip()) for x in raw_admins.split(",") if x.strip()]
         self.session_name = session_name or os.path.join(SESSION_DIR, "admin_bot.session")
         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(self.session_name), exist_ok=True)
-        self.client = TelegramClient(self.session_name, self.api_id, self.api_hash)
+        self.client = TelegramClient(self.session_name, self.api_id, self.api_hash, proxy=get_telegram_proxy())
 
     def is_admin(self, user_id: int) -> bool:
         return not self.admin_user_ids or user_id in self.admin_user_ids
diff --git a/services/collector.py b/services/collector.py
index 098728d..35db427 100644
--- a/services/collector.py
+++ b/services/collector.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ from db.repository import Repository
 from core.dedup import compute_content_hash, compute_file_hash
 from services.ai_processor import AIProcessor
 from core.metrics import COLLECTED_POSTS_TOTAL
+from core.proxy import get_telegram_proxy
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ class CollectorService:
         self.session_name = session_name or os.path.join(SESSION_DIR, "collector.session")
         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(self.session_name), exist_ok=True)
         os.makedirs(MEDIA_DIR, exist_ok=True)
-        self.client = TelegramClient(self.session_name, self.api_id, self.api_hash)
+        self.client = TelegramClient(self.session_name, self.api_id, self.api_hash, proxy=get_telegram_proxy())
 
     async def start(self):
         logger.info("Starting Collector Userbot...")
diff --git a/services/publisher.py b/services/publisher.py
index 59255dc..f390190 100644
--- a/services/publisher.py
+++ b/services/publisher.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 from telethon import TelegramClient
 from db.repository import Repository
 from core.metrics import POSTS_PUBLISHED_TOTAL, QUEUE_POSTS_GAUGE
+from core.proxy import get_telegram_proxy
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ class PublisherService:
         self.bot_token = bot_token or os.getenv("BOT_TOKEN")
         self.session_name = session_name or os.path.join(SESSION_DIR, "publisher.session")
         os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(self.session_name), exist_ok=True)
-        self.client = TelegramClient(self.session_name, self.api_id, self.api_hash)
+        self.client = TelegramClient(self.session_name, self.api_id, self.api_hash, proxy=get_telegram_proxy())
         self._running = False
         self._task: Optional[asyncio.Task] = None