[GH-ISSUE #997] Custom Nginx Configuration - set_proxy_header not being respected #837

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opened 2026-02-26 06:34:37 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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2026-02-26 06:34:37 +03:00

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Originally created by @focher on GitHub (Apr 3, 2021).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/issues/997

I am proxying a server that requires basic HTTP authentication. I've added the following to the Custom Nginx Configuration.

proxy_set_header Authorization "Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=";
(this is just "username:password" already encoded with base64)

If I have not enabled an Access List (Public), it passes the header with credentials fine.
If I enable an Access List, it passes the credentials from the Access List but not the ones set in the proxy_set_header.

From the documentation I found, the proxy_set_header is where I should be able to set the authorization header that contains the login credentials for the proxied host.

Originally created by @focher on GitHub (Apr 3, 2021). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/issues/997 I am proxying a server that requires basic HTTP authentication. I've added the following to the Custom Nginx Configuration. `proxy_set_header Authorization "Basic dXNlcm5hbWU6cGFzc3dvcmQ=";` (this is just "username:password" already encoded with base64) 1. If I have not enabled an Access List (Public), it passes the header with credentials fine. 2. If I enable an Access List, it passes the credentials from the Access List but not the ones set in the proxy_set_header. From the documentation I found, the proxy_set_header is where I should be able to set the authorization header that contains the login credentials for the proxied host.

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 14, 2024):

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Apr 26, 2025):

Issue was closed due to inactivity.

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