Questions tagged [reverse-proxy]
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Usage of SSL directives in Apache backend-only https reverse-proxy?
I've recently migrated an existing Apache2 webserver config from a "traditional" Debian-based linux machine to an AWS EKS environment using the hub.docker Httpd Docker official image instead....
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Requesting advice on which reverse proxy solution to use [closed]
I would like to clean slate some internet facing infrastructure, looking for recommendations on what reverse proxy solution would be easiest / most sensible to use to do this. I'm aware of CDN's like ...
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Caddy error on https://127.0.0.1/ or sub1.localhost
So, I have this Caddyfile
{
local_certs
debug
}
* {
respond "Hello, Default! {host}"
}
and this docker-compose.yml
version: "3.7"
services:
caddy:
image: caddy
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Is a zero trust https reverse proxy possible? [closed]
I have a small home server and I'm currently just pointing my domain to my static IP address but I'd like to stop doing that but without the use of current reverse proxy services as I don't like them. ...
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Functional difference between proxypass and proxypassreverse in Apache
The official document states that:
The ProxyPass configures the server to fetch the appropriate documents, while the
ProxyPassReverse directive rewrites redirects originating at internal.example.com ...
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Reverse proxy SSL with Nginx, do I need a wildcard or a separate cert for every host?
I have Nginx setup and successfully serving SSL to example.com using certbot/letsencrypt. But when I try to reverse proxy to a local machine I get NET::ERR_CERT_COMMON_NAME_INVALID. Here's the ...
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Do I need to buy a domain for each sub domain I want to use with nginx?
I want to set up an nginx server on a vps to reverse proxy to some Minecraft servers that I am hosting and running locally on my home IP. I understand I will need to buy an A record for my domain(I ...
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Apache proxy, ws vs. wss and https
O-tree is a web-based software that uses websockets. I have it working on http://server.example:81 and I want it to be in https://server.example. It almost works with
<Location />
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How do I redirect a subdomain blog to a subfolder without .htaccess?
I currently have a blog hosted with Squarespace on a subdomain, let's call it blog.example.com. I have my storefront hosted separately on www.example.com. My blog receives a good amount of traffic, ...
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Cloudflare plus Nginx plus Tomcat - is Nginx redundant?
With my past project, I have Nginx serving static files as well as being a reverse proxy for Tomcat (backend written in Java). There was no Cloudflare or other CDN.
With my current project, I have ...
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Nginx reverse proxy into external cPanel server results in an error
I am trying to reverse proxy into a cPanel account by attempting to use the following Nginx configuration (123.123.123.123 is the cPanel IP), but I'm getting an error: ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS
server {
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Redirect requests on alternate port for Apache virtual host
I have Apache server where I make my LoadBalancer for my application sereres through proxy and balancermember. Some of my clients come from legacy access, they use a port in the URL example.com:2030 ...
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What is a "reverse proxy" in webmastering?
I understand that in computing, the word "proxy" means "medium" or entity Y that mediates between entity X to entity Z.
I have often heard on sysadmins using the webserver software ...
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Can a reverse-proxied Facebook in an IFRAME access the other logged-in Facebook's in other windows and IFRAMEs?
We have set up a reverse proxy to Facebook. We wound up another subdomain on our server and pointed it at https://www.facebook.com using the following web.config. (Redacted slightly for security's ...
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nginx location proxy pass forwarding to root URL rather than subdirectory
I am using Nginx as a proxy, example.com is my outward-facing web server with SSL enabled I want traffic coming under https://example.com/gibberish/ to be forwarded under http://localhost:8080/...
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Where To Configure SSL On Nginx Reverse Proxy or on Apache2 on Ubuntu 18.04 Server?
My question is about SSL/TLS.
I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 server with:
Apache2 serving 3 public domains on 1 public IP.
On the same server I'm running:
Nginx and will configure as a reverse ...
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cPanel powered site is not accessible via IP address by my reverse proxy (it gives a 404 error)
I'm paying for a hosting service which uses cPanel, and a domain name.
Originally, my domain name pointed straight to the hosting service (as is the default).
A new layer I'm adding is a reverse ...
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Why does everyone prefer SSL Offloading?
I started to setup a Reverse Proxy on Windows Server 2012 R2 with IIS and the AAR module installed (but purely as a Reverse Proxy without load balancing). It was relatively easy to setup a URL Rewrite ...
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How are hyperlinks changed with nginx's proxy_pass?
When using nginx as a reverse proxy with proxy_pass, which also provides SSL, it appears that most upstream web servers don't even need to know that they are behind a reverse proxy, or that they are ...
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Nginx reverse proxy appends container port
We have a Kubernetes cluster where we expose an internal service with Nginx. Note that we are not using an ingress resource, but instead deploy an Nginx controller which is bound to an external IP ...
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HTTPS proxy in Apache without certificates
The TLS handshake initiation contains the requested domain in cleartext, to allow a server to select the correct certificate. Therefore, the server should be able to proxy the handshake, and all ...
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How to run multiple Node.js sites (apps/servers) with separate SSL cert's, on a single IP address?
The desired scenario is as the title suggests: Multiple Node.js servers/apps/websites, on separate domains, each with own SSL certificate, on a single server with a single IP address. So far I have ...
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How does proxy work in Virtualmin, and can I forward whatever.domain.example to an internal ip address with a different port?
In Virtualmin, I've read that you can set up a proxy website under a subdomain.
All traffic on port 80 hits Apache where there are multiple virtual servers sharing the internal server IP.
I have a ...
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Append basic authentication header NGINX to existing authentication header of upstream application
Assume the following setup:
The NGINX reverse proxy is asking for basic authentication (which is a good habit when you expose things on the internet). Basic authentication uses the Authorization ...
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Is it good to crawl metadata via proxy for several bot engines?
I am new to AngularJS and due to some technical issues or maybe I'm just not aware of the right way, I am facing SEO related issues. So at the moment I plant a proxy server running behind the main ...
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