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A reverse proxy is a type of proxy server that fetches resources from a specific defined set of servers for a client. It is used in cases when there is an advantage to not exposing the web server with the content directly whether it be for security reasons or because of a lack of available public IP addresses.

A reverse proxy is a type of server. Unlike a traditional "forward proxy" server, a reverse proxy fetches resources from a specific defined set of servers for a client. The Apache HTTPD server's mod_proxy module is a popular example of software that can be used as a reverse proxy.

A reverse proxy can be used in cases when there is an advantage to not exposing the server with the content directly to the Internet, whether it be for security reasons or because of a lack of available public IP addresses.

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Error attempting to log into Redmine through IIS 7.5 Reverse Proxy

I am trying to set up Redmine as a subdirectory of our department's intranet site, and also to rebrand it as "Workflow" using IIS's URL Rewrite extension. I have it "working" in that it will serve the page with all the correct rewrites in both the…
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Apache reverse proxy for Cloud9 using ServerName

I am trying to setup a reverse proxy to a Cloud9 instance running locally on my server using Apache. I have the following setup: ProxyPreserveHost On ProxyPass / http://localhost:3131/ ProxyPassReverse /…
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Apache Request Header Read Timeout (Reverse Proxy)

I keep seeing this in my apache 2.2.22 (Ubuntu) log files and don't know why it is occurring or how to fix it [debug] ssl_engine_kernel.c(1884): OpenSSL: Write: SSL negotiation finished successfully [info] [client 10.0.0.5] Connection closed to…
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Apache ReverseProxy settings for network camera

I have no tried several different possibilities to setup a reverse proxy for a AXIS 213PTZ network camera on my Apache webserver to be able to access it via HTTPS. If I use a named virtual host, like axis.example.com it works fine with this…
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Any software/proxy that can do SMTP failover?

I'm using a monitoring software that sends out email to my ISP's mail server (SMTP Server). But sometimes, the ISP's mail server goes down, or takes too long to respond, I would like to find out if there's a Windows software/proxy that can forward…
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reverse proxy on apache for a single virtual host

Preamble: I've configured a publicly accessible server with multiple virtual hosts. The requests for one virtual host need to be sent to a backend server. All the other requests need to be served locally. Problem: The request for ALL the virtual…
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Apache as a reverse proxy not working for gunicorn

My Goal is to let client connect through https connection but apache serve it to my application which is running on same server over http. Here is my minimalistic apache configuration file (for incoming http requests i am simply redirecting all…
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Reverse HTTP proxy as CDN origin server, how to handle last modified since?

I'm trying to set up redundant origin servers for a CDN that will deliver on demand video files. The current setup is that I have two "media" servers that have a large storage capacity and are running nginx. In front of those two servers is another…
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Strange wait on static files from node.js express behind nginx proxy

OK, so the title might be a little confusing, but this issue really is! First things first though: a little background. I'm setting up a CI server for a customer, which should be used for automatic testing and building and whatever CI-related tasks…
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Updating Server Virtual Machines Behind an NGINX Reverse Proxy

I have been scouring the internet for a solution or best practice to no avail. I have been playing around with Virtual Box Ubuntu server instances, and am trying to replicate a server environment that I could use for hosting a web application I have…
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Mediawiki behind reverse proxy populates user IP address with proxy address

I have apache running on a fw machine that reverse proxies different folders to different back end servers, and also wraps the connection in SSL. ...a fairly common setup. Predictably, the backend mediawiki instance believes all access is coming…
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Choose Correct Reverse Proxy Via URL Parameter

From my understanding of git, the http/https interface is simple. You have two commands - push and fetch. Based on a wireshark trace the fetch URL appears to be in this format: /git/#path-to-repo#/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack The push URLs…
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IIS server farm with multiple websites

I'm trying to set up an iis server farm with multiple websites. I have a ControlServer that should redirect requests and manage load balancing for two similar iis web servers. These web servers contain different websites and subdomains. Web…
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IIS Reverse Proxy to a Jetty Server

I have an application that I have to do some integration with that is using the Jetty web server. The company that makes the application gave me instructions on how I could use IIS to act as a reverse proxy and forward all traffic to the jetty…
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reverse proxy http to tomcat

I've configured an Apache server with SSL and reverse proxy to a tomcat [...] ProxyRequests Off ProxyPreserveHost On ProxyPass / http://local.com:8080/ ProxyPassReverse / http://local.com:8080 SSLEngine…
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