This page describes how to configure a proxy in front of a BRIDGE installation. Configuring the proxy of the BRIDGE is described on Configuring the Proxy.

Bridge 7.9.0 As of BRIDGE 7.9.0, you can configure a proxy in front of the BRIDGE. Some HTTP headers need to be set in your proxy configuration for BRIDGE links to work.

You need to set

You can provide these values either as custom headers or as a mixture of custom headers and RFC 7239 headers:

Custom HTTP HeaderRFC 7239 HeadersDescriptionAllowed ValuesExample

x-forwarded-proto

forwardedSet the protocol to be forwarded.httpForward HTTP request (default).
  • x-forwarded-proto: https
    x-forwarded-host: scheer-acme.com:8080
  • forwarded: proto=https; host=scheer-acme.com:8080
httpsForward HTTPS request.

x-forwarded-host

Set the forwarded host (and port) requested by the client in the original request.


x-forwarded-prefix


Provide a proxy path prefix.


x-forwarded-prefix: /pas/bridge