PackageDrone/HowTo/ReverseProxy

This page describes a few ways on how to put a reverse proxy (like Apache, NGINX) in front of Package Drone so that the initial HTTP request is served by another HTTP server and then forwarded to Package Drone.

There are a few pros and cons for using a reverse proxy. If you want a reverse proxy, this is the page which describes how to do it.

OpenSUSE

OpenSuse 13 & Apache

SUSE has probably two ways of doing this. I am not a SUSE-guy, so there may be an easier way ;-)

• Install Apache 2 -> zypper install apache2
• Start YAST and

* Enable Apache 2
* Enable modules: proxy, mod_proxy_http and optionally deflate and filter

• Create a new file: /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/pdrone.conf (see below)
• Add ProxyRequests Off to /etc/apache2/default-server.conf

Files

pdrone.conf

NameVirtualHost *:80
<VirtualHost *:80>

ServerName thedrone.packagedrone.org

ProxyRequests Off
<Proxy *>
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Proxy>

ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/ disablereuse=on
ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/
ProxyTimeout 300

<Location />
Order allow,deny
Allow from all
</Location>

DefaultType None

<IfModule mod_deflate.c>
FilterDeclare gzip CONTENT_SET

FilterProtocol gzip change=yes;byteranges=no

FilterProvider gzip DEFLATE resp=Content-Type $text/html
FilterProvider gzip DEFLATE resp=Content-Type $text/plain
FilterProvider gzip DEFLATE resp=Content-Type $text/xml
FilterProvider gzip DEFLATE resp=Content-Type $text/css
FilterProvider gzip DEFLATE resp=Content-Type $text/javascript
FilterProvider gzip DEFLATE resp=Content-Type $application/javascript

FilterChain gzip
</IfModule>

</VirtualHost>