Re: NGINX Custom Headers [SOLVED]

[juliocbc]

Is it possible to add custom HTTP Headers with a custom proxy_set_header directive?

[fabian]

Not in the UI but via CLI using the config include hook. As far as I know I build nginx with the more-Headers 3rd party plug in which is even more powerful BTW.

[juliocbc]

Thanks Fabian!

It is for use with Graylog custom header. As a suggestion maybe in future consider to add something in the GUI like HAProxy plugin rules that allow some custom headers.

[Oxima69]

I would also like to change the proxy_set_header.

In my case the

proxy_set_header HOST $host

@juliocbc it worked for you ?

@fabian
when I try to use the config include hook I get
nginx: [emerg] unknown directive "more_set_input_headers

or is there another possibility.
i would like to address multiple vhost apache instances via its server alias behind nginx

[fabian]

That means that you have probably copy and pasted something that is either unsupported or incorrect. More Headers is an nginx extension that I included as far as I know.

[achandran]

Not in the UI but via CLI using the config include hook. As far as I know I build nginx with the more-Headers 3rd party plug in which is even more powerful BTW.

Any documentation you can direct me to get started with this?

[GreenMatter]

Any documentation you can direct me to get started with this?

Yes it would be quite useful along with the list of already built-in/activated headers. I'm having hard time to set reverse proxy for different services. Most information or setups are given with list of headers I can't find in UI and I have no clue what is under the hood...

[GreenMatter]

Anybody, anything???



Could somebody please point me at direction where I can find documentation of built-in Nginx reverse proxy headers?
I would like to set a proxy for Nextcloud and I need to use following headers:

proxy_redirect http:// $scheme://; <- I believe set already by "Use https"
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $remote_addr; <- option set in HTTP Server
proxy_set_header X-Scheme $scheme;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;

GUI doesn't correspond directly to standard headers' names and without documentation it's almost mission impossible to get it set properly.
Thanks in advance!

[Fright]

Could somebody please point me at direction where I can find documentation of built-in Nginx reverse proxy headers?

https://github.com/opnsense/plugins/blob/master/www/nginx/src/opnsense/service/templates/OPNsense/Nginx/location.conf

proxy_redirect http:// $scheme://; <- I believe set already by "Use https"

no. proxy_redirect not used by default afaik. sorry, what are you going to do with this header?

proxy_set_header Host $host;

already set

proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For

set to $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for by location.conf

proxy_set_header X-Scheme

not used

proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme

already set

[Fright]

@fabian
please, could you tell more about hooks?
i see in http.conf strings like
  include {{ server['@uuid'] }}_post/*.conf;
that hooks?
how to use it right? (create an appropriate "uuid_pre/post" folder and place .conf in there?)
(right in plugin description page at github https://github.com/opnsense/plugins/tree/master/www/nginx)

i cant find hook for locations blocks _pre/_post conf-s? they are?
(server hook not suitable for backend header insertion)

Thanks!

ps. i also tried to insert the "more_set_headers" directive. right in nginx.conf in location part and reload nginx.
"unknown directive "more_set_headers" in /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:328"
"unknown directive "more_set_input_headers" in /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:329"

[fabian]

Looks like that includes are really missing thought that a I added them. Should not be hard to change. In mean time you can add them by copying them from server and then replace server by location.

[Fright]

Thanks!
will try
cool plugin by the way )
(using with naxsi - works like a charm)
Оh! Please, can you check more_headers module and a couple of issues on github?
Thanks!

[GreenMatter]

no. proxy_redirect not used by default afaik. sorry, what are you going to do with this header?

Thanks for reply! I've been trying to follow various guides of how to setup proxy for Nextcloud

proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For
set to $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for by location.conf

Where to find location.conf, somewhere within "/usr/local/etc/nginx"?


EDIT:
Ok, more or less I've managed to run proxy for Nextcloud with use only of GUI. Now I'm facing a problem to connect Nextcloud with Onlyoffice (requires https). There's a way to achieve that described on https://www.onlyoffice.com/blog/2020/01/how-to-configure-reverse-proxy-for-nextcloud-and-onlyoffice-editors/
Long story short, to have following in Nginx conf:

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proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade; <- GUI websocket
proxy_set_header Connection $proxy_connection; <- GUI websocket
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $http_host/editors; <- not in GUI
server {
        listen 80;
        location / {
            proxy_pass_header Server;
            proxy_pass http://nextcloud/;
        }
        location /editors/ {
            proxy_pass http://onlyoffice/;
        }
}
How can I configure above? Still I'm not able to locate separate config file where I could enter missing headers and include in main config...

[Fright]

Where to find location.conf, somewhere within "/usr/local/etc/nginx"?

/usr/local/opnsense/service/templates/opnsense/nginx/..

Still I'm not able to locate separate config file where I could enter missing headers and include in main config..

in the end of location.conf right before last brace insert new hook.
so before:

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{% endif %}{# honeypot #}

}

after:

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{% endif %}{# honeypot #}
    include {{ location['@uuid'] }}_post/*.conf;
}


go the GUI and apply nginx config (not reload, apply. so opnsense apply new location.conf)
go to the
/usr/local/etc/enginx/nginx.conf and be sure that at the end of location blocks there is a line like:
    include 248efebe-d2e2-401b-b93f-f4d9061bb18c_post/*.conf;
if so, you can create folder like "248efebe-d2e2-401b-b93f-f4d9061bb18c_post" in /usr/local/etc/enginx/,
place a file like "mylocationname.conf" with your directives and Apply nginx conf.
imo that shoud work
(I checked and replaced User-agent header via the hook. works:

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set $new_user_agent "${http_user_agent} via nginx";
proxy_set_header User-Agent $new_user_agent;
)
at any step, something can go wrong. always make a backup

ps. I'm not sure if we are doing the right thing by discussing this in the [SOLVED]  thread

[klamath]

Howdy,

I was wondering if you can post some insight on how you got custom_headers working with nginx?