node proxy basic auth

gistfile1.js

var cors_proxy = require("corsproxy");
var http_proxy = require("http-proxy");
cors_proxy.options = {
  // this is not working
  target: "user:pw@https://mirco.cloudant.com/pouchdb"
};
http_proxy.createServer(cors_proxy).listen(1234, function() {
  console.log('cors proxy server listening on port 1234')
});

// i know i have to set the 'Authorization' header, but where?

header.Authorization = 'Basic ' + new Buffer('user' + ':' + 'pw').toString('base64');

1. send the HTTP auth header with the XHR request
2. I think you manually have to set a crossDomain flag with each XHR request as well. Try to make a request with jQuery first. If that works, ask over at PouchDB where to set the flag