[GH-ISSUE #310] Add instructions for updating nginx config with haproxy #340

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opened 2026-03-14 07:46:56 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

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2026-03-14 07:46:56 +03:00

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Originally created by @SimpleTechGuy on GitHub (Jul 6, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/amidaware/trmm-docs/issues/310

The current haproxy instructions mention how to add x-forwarded-for header, however, it doesn't appear to work unless you manually edit the nginx files on the trmm server.

Need to add instructions for how to edit the nginx conf file to accept x-forwarded-for headers.

I have created a fork and made the changes, but I've never done a pull request before so posting here first. Please let me know if you would like for me to create the pull request, otherwise, it should be easy enough to add the following to the haproxy section (or possibly this may need to be at the top of unsupported proxies as I think it will affect all proxies). Currently a similar option is already mentioned in the section for Apache Proxy, however, since it is not in the haproxy section it could be mistakenly assumed that it is not needed for haproxy..:

### NGINX ADJUSTMENTS

You will need to edit the nginx.conf file in the http section on the trmm server to recognize the X-Forwarded-For Header that will be sent from haproxy:

Edit file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf
Add the lines from 'real_ip' module inside server tag:

conf
set_real_ip_from    192.168.0.200; #IP Address of your haproxy server
real_ip_header      X-Forwarded-For;


Restart nginx:

bash
systemctl restart nginx.service

Originally created by @SimpleTechGuy on GitHub (Jul 6, 2025). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/amidaware/trmm-docs/issues/310 The current haproxy instructions mention how to add x-forwarded-for header, however, it doesn't appear to work unless you manually edit the nginx files on the trmm server. Need to add instructions for how to edit the nginx conf file to accept x-forwarded-for headers. I have created a fork and made the changes, but I've never done a pull request before so posting here first. Please let me know if you would like for me to create the pull request, otherwise, it should be easy enough to add the following to the haproxy section (or possibly this may need to be at the top of unsupported proxies as I think it will affect all proxies). Currently a similar option is already mentioned in the section for Apache Proxy, however, since it is not in the haproxy section it could be mistakenly assumed that it is not needed for haproxy..: ``` ### NGINX ADJUSTMENTS You will need to edit the nginx.conf file in the http section on the trmm server to recognize the X-Forwarded-For Header that will be sent from haproxy: Edit file /etc/nginx/nginx.conf Add the lines from 'real_ip' module inside server tag: conf set_real_ip_from 192.168.0.200; #IP Address of your haproxy server real_ip_header X-Forwarded-For; Restart nginx: bash systemctl restart nginx.service ```