How To Use Apache as a Reverse Proxy with mod | ubuntu reverse proxy
IntroductionAreverseproxyisatypeofproxyserverthattakesHTTP(S)requestsandtransparentlydistributesthemtooneormorebackendservers.ReverseproxiesareusefulbecausemanymodernwebapplicationsprocessincomingHTTPrequestsusingbackendapplicationservers.Theseserversaren’tmeanttobeaccessedbyusersdirectly,andoftenonlysupportrudimentaryHTTPfeatures.Youcanuseareverseproxytopreventtheseunderlyingapplicationserversfrombeingdirectlyaccessed.Theycanalsobeusedtodistributetheloadfromincomingrequeststoseveraldifferen...
IntroductionA reverse proxy is a type of proxy server that takes HTTP(S) requests and transparently distributes them to one or more backend servers. Reverse proxies are useful because many modern web applications process incoming HTTP requests using backend application servers. These servers aren’t meant to be accessed by users directly, and often only support rudimentary HTTP features.
You can use a reverse proxy to prevent these underlying application servers from being directly accessed. They can also be used to distribute the load from incoming requests to several different application servers, increasing performance at scale and providing fail-safeness. They can fill in the gaps with features the application servers don’t offer, such as caching, compression, or SSL encryption.
In this tutorial, you’ll set up Apache as a basic reverse proxy using the mod_proxy extension to redirect incoming connections to one or several backend servers running on the same network....