HTTP Stack

A front-end reverse-proxy is installed on all our servers. This one listens incoming HTTP requests and:

• launches the defined HTTP servers and programs to serve your datas,
• returns the right SSL certificate,
• logs HTTP requests. These logs are available via the $HOME/admin/logs directory.

It also manages the Web Application Firewall and the HTTP cache which can be activated in Web > Sites.

We add to headers:

• X-Forwarded-Proto, which equals http or https depending on whether the connection is made in HTTP or HTTPS. Thus the reverse proxy accesses web servers in HTTP whether the connection at the browser level is HTTP or HTTPS,
• X-Real-IP, which takes the value of the user’s IP address.

Icons: The Noun Project