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```shell-session
$ consul config write web-resolver.hcl
```
## Start the proxies in your datacenter
Envoy requires a bootstrap configuration file before it can start. Use the [`consul connect envoy` command](/consul/commands/connect/envoy) to create the Envoy bootstrap configuration and start the sidecar proxy service. Specify the ID of the sidecar proxy you want to start with the `-sidecar-for` option.
The following example command starts an Envoy proxy for the `web` proxy service:
```shell-session
$ consul connect envoy -sidecar-for=web
```
For details about operating an Envoy proxy in Consul, refer to the [Envoy proxy reference](/consul/docs/connect/proxies/envoy).
Use the `/agent/service/register` API endpoint to register sidecars independently from their application services. You must include the `locality` configuration in the payload. Refer to [Register Service](/consul/api-docs/agent/service#register-service) in the API documentation for additional information.