diff --git a/.config/docker_example.yml b/.config/docker_example.yml
index 5cb17a44d1..89e6925408 100644
--- a/.config/docker_example.yml
+++ b/.config/docker_example.yml
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ proxyBypassHosts:
 # Media Proxy
 #mediaProxy: https://example.com/proxy
 
-# Proxy remote files (default: false)
-#proxyRemoteFiles: true
+# Proxy remote files (default: true)
+proxyRemoteFiles: true
 
 # Sign to ActivityPub GET request (default: true)
 signToActivityPubGet: true
diff --git a/.config/example.yml b/.config/example.yml
index b996a83fb5..49683c2f30 100644
--- a/.config/example.yml
+++ b/.config/example.yml
@@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ proxyBypassHosts:
 # * Perform image compression (on a different server resource than the main process)
 #mediaProxy: https://example.com/proxy
 
-# Proxy remote files (default: false)
+# Proxy remote files (default: true)
 # Proxy remote files by this instance or mediaProxy to prevent remote files from running in remote domains.
-#proxyRemoteFiles: true
+proxyRemoteFiles: true
 
 # Movie Thumbnail Generation URL
 # There is no reference implementation.
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.yml b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.yml
index 824a046dc0..5cfb6174ca 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.yml
@@ -165,8 +165,8 @@ proxyBypassHosts:
 # Media Proxy
 #mediaProxy: https://example.com/proxy
 
-# Proxy remote files (default: false)
-#proxyRemoteFiles: true
+# Proxy remote files (default: true)
+proxyRemoteFiles: true
 
 # Sign to ActivityPub GET request (default: true)
 signToActivityPubGet: true