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varnish3.0.2 rewrite the url howto

I have lots directories which have the same image "_a.png",like these: /data/images/{a,b,c,d} Because this, the varnish cache multiple copies. Now I want to rewrite the urls to one,like this: if ...
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RFC 2616 with Apache 2.4

I'm using Apache 2.4.3 as a reverse proxy due to it's advertised compliance with RFC 2616. My app uses headers like this to enable caching at the proxy: Cache-Control: public, s-maxage=0 Expires: ... ...
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Making nginx withstand flood attacks

How can I make it stand stand against attacks better? Are their plugins. Looking for a way to RATE LIMIT and remain up and not slow down. My Setup: user nobody; # no need for more workers in the ...
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Should Varnish hit when passed an unmatching ETag or an earlier modified date?

We are currently spiking a Varnish implementation to see if it would be appropriate to sit in front of our Rails application. We want Varnish to cache the results of an API call and only hit the ...
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Local TCP port forwarding of HTTP requests based on the hostname header

I want to forward TCP from port 80 to another local port, based of the hostname in a HTTP request. I want to avoid using a HTTP reverse proxy if its possible, since it will store the entire HTTP ...
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standalone https as http reverse proxy

I want to do this: HTTP client -> [proxy] -> HTTPS server. Possible? But I want it as a command line program that turns a port on localhost into an HTTP listener for a remote HTTPS server, so ...
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Fence node in apache traffic server

I'm currently looking into Apache Traffic Server as a tool for providing better availability of web services. But looking at the manual I can't see any reference to how I can pro-actively fence a ...
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Good way to reverse proxy through a forward proxy

I have an app that uses HTTP to connect to a server but does not support using an HTTP proxy and I must use an HTTP proxy to get to the server. I would like to set up a reverse proxy service (it's on ...
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Which reverse-proxies support HTTP/1.1 ETag and If-None-Match headers?

I'm developing a caching system for an ecommerce platform that will use a reverse proxy for caching. I plan to handle invalidation by using proper HTTP/1.1 headers. That is, I will set an ETag on ...
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Making mod_proxy_http send back response asynchronously (w/o 100 Continue)

A servlet engine (Jetty) is running behind an Apache Httpd server, forwarded using mod_proxy_http. This is running a small servlet that accepts PUT requests and is authenticated using HTTP Basic ...
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Glassfish behind Apache reverse proxy: Mod-jk or HTTP?

I am planning a large deployment of a Glassfish-powered web application: A number of nodes running multiple Glassfish 3.1.1 instances are running the web application. The web application consists of ...
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IIS IP Logging through reverse Proxy (Cloudflare)

I'm using an IIS server behind the nice "Cloudflare" reverse proxy. This reverse proxy farm exposes a HTTP header to my server, namely HTTP_CF_CONNECTING_IP. It contains the IP that connects to ...
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What tools are available on Windows to simulate/emulate network issues?

I am looking for tools for Windows that can act as a reverse-proxy in front of a server to introduce various networking issues like jitter, delays, or packet loss. My preference is a software ...
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Squid reverse proxy - load balance to two web servers with connection persistence

I want to setup a Squid reverse proxy that splits HTTP traffic to two web servers for load balancing, and have it use persistence (so if a user gets to webserver1 with a first request their second ...
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Protocol switching with reverse proxy and application server with static links

This makes me really a headache! At first a schema that explains the matter much more efficient: ------WWW / Internet--||-------------Intranet--------------- +----------+ ...
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Are there other application layer firewalls like Microsoft TMG (ISA) that do advanced http rules?

Since the old days, ISA and now TMG have had several great features that I often want to deploy to my customers because of the enhanced functionality and security, but often the cost of an additinal ...
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nginx: server_name and server_addr wrong with reverse proxy in front of it

I have stunnel in front of nginx in order to handle ssl. (I'm aware that nginx can handle ssl, but I'm migrating off nginx and this is a necessary step.) Stunnel and nginx are running on the same ...
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Alternative reverse proxy that supports HTTP 1.1, SSL, and keep-alive?

We are currently using nginx but we need to proxy upstream to haproxy using HTTP 1.1, which nginx's proxy module does not support. Is there an reliable, event-driven alternative to nginx that ...
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Use a reverse proxy do record all incoming HTTP request, then execute it in a clone server for performance testing

A few weeks ago I went to a presentation where a guy said that in his company he used a reverse proxy that records all incoming http requests to the production server. Then he can execute them on ...
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What alternative is there to Nginx that supports http keep-alive between backends?

I recently asked a question about how to keep a backend connection persistent using Nginx, but found out it wasn't possible anyway, It is an HTTP/1.0 proxy without the ability for keep-alive ...
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Reverse proxy HTTP requests using database information

We have a slightly irregular web server: it serves user details based on the user's IP address. The user details are stored in several databases; each database stores information about a subset of ...
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I am looking for a good load balancing (or reverse proxy) software for TCP and HTTP, any suggestions? [closed]

I am looking for a good load balancing (or reverse proxy) software for TCP and HTTP, any suggestions?
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I am looking for a good load balancing (or reverse proxy) software for TCP and HTTP, any suggestions? [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: I am looking for a good load balancing (or reverse proxy) software for TCP and HTTP, any suggestions? I am looking for a good load balancing (or reverse proxy) software ...
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Forwarding HTTP Request with Direct Server Return

I have servers spread across several data centers, each storing different files. I want users to be able to access the files on all servers through a single domain and have the individual servers ...
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SharePoint MOSS - Serve HTTP content on an HTTPS page without Mixed Content Warning?

Our "portal-like" SharePoint site is served using HTTPS/SSL. So a user goes to https://web.company.com and sees content and different Web Parts. So far, no problem. The desire now is to have new ...
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What are the pros and cons of using HTTP for web server communication with app server(s)?

Background: I want to separate our web server/app server functions onto separate machines (logically or physically). Meaning, I want to dedicate certain resources to serving static content (static ...
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When nginx is configured as reverse proxy, can it rewrite the host header to the downstream server like Apache's ProxyPreserveHost?

I can't seem to find the equivalent of Apache's ProxyPreserveHost http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod%5Fproxy.html#proxypreservehost option in nginx. This is required to reverse proxy to virtual ...
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How can I set up a reverse proxy for several web applications and static content?

Update: based on Jesper Mortensen's response, here is some more information. The applications are based on Perl's HTTP::Daemon. I do plan to deploying them on a Linux server. Each application does ...
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Nginx - Reverse proxy to IIS6 with auth

for testing purpose, i've setup a nginx reverse proxy for an IIS6 server, this works OK. But when i try to use "windows authentication" on the IIS6 web site, the browser auth input doesn't get's ...
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IIS6 Multiple SSL websites to a single HTTP website?

Running a IIS6 server on Windows 2003. All the websites use ASP.NET I have a number of websites all running separate HTTP websites: www.domain1.com www.domain2.com www.domain3.com I have a ...
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Needed: Simple HTTP reverse proxy for Windows 2008

I need a simple HTTP reverse proxy to be installed on Windows Server 2008 x86 32. All I need from it is to route incoming HTTP (GET and POST) requests to another machine, with a different port, and ...
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Configuring lighttpd for many lightweight concurrent Keep-Alive http connections

I am using lighttpd as a front-end proxy to my custom HTTP based application server. I need to configure lighttpd for a large number (let's say around 5000) simultaneous http connections which have a ...
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Reverse proxy for HTTP acceleration

I provide hosting facilities for a high traffic website that will receive a spike in traffic in the next 2 months. In order to allow more it to perform better, I want to prepare myself and put a ...