# Reverse Proxy in Apache2: Having Trouble Figuring it Out **URL:** \ **Category:** Installation\ **Created:** [February 23, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/reverse-proxy-in-apache2-having-trouble-figuring-it-out/45243 "2024-02-23T17:18:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![arretx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/arretx/32/27990_2.png) [@arretx](https://forum.ghost.org/u/arretx)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/reverse-proxy-in-apache2-having-trouble-figuring-it-out/45243/1 "2024-02-23T17:18:04Z")
If you’re looking for some help, it’s important to provide as much context as possible so that people are able to assist you. Try to always mention: - What’s your URL? It’s supposed to be [https://hoanews.jongriffith.com](https://hoanews.jongriffith.com) - What version of Ghost are you using? latest official docker image - What configuration? docker??? - What browser? chrome - What errors or information do you see in the console? Proxy error - What steps could someone else take to reproduce the issue you’re having? ??? I have Ghost running in a docker container on an Unraid server. The local address is [http://192.168.1.140:2368](http://192.168.1.140:2368) and it works. I have Apache2 running on 192.168.1.200 and I have successfully deployed many other reverse proxies back to the “140” host. I’m having trouble with Ghost. My first clue was that perhaps the config.production.json file in `/var/lib/ghost` needed to be edited. I did that, although I don’t know if I did it right. The 2nd clue was that there’s something about `x-forwarded-proto` on the Reverse Proxy configuration information for Ghost. I’m not sure what this is nor how to implement it, or if I even need to. My config.production.json is as follows: ```auto { "url": "http://localhost:2368", "server": { "port": 2368, "host": "::" }, "mail": { "transport": "Direct" }, "logging": { "transports": [ "file", "stdout" ] }, "process": "systemd", "paths": { "contentPath": "/var/lib/ghost/content" } } ``` My apache configuration is as follows: ```auto SuexecUserGroup "#1002" "#1002" ServerName hoanews.jongriffith.com DocumentRoot /home/hoanews/public_html ErrorLog /var/log/virtualmin/hoanews.jongriffith.com_error_log CustomLog /var/log/virtualmin/hoanews.jongriffith.com_access_log combined DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php index.php4 index.php5 Options -Indexes +IncludesNOEXEC +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch +ExecCGI allow from all AllowOverride All Options=ExecCGI,Includes,IncludesNOEXEC,Indexes,MultiViews,SymLinksIfOwnerMatch Require all granted AddType application/x-httpd-php .php ProxyPreserveHost On ProxyRequests off ProxyVia On ProxyPass / http://192.168.1.140:2368/ ProxyPassReverse / http://192.168.1.140:2368/ RewriteEngine on RemoveHandler .php RemoveHandler .php7.4 RedirectMatch ^/(?!.well-known)(.*)$ https://hoanews.jongriffith.com/$1 IPCCommTimeout 31 SuexecUserGroup "#1002" "#1002" ServerName hoanews.jongriffith.com DocumentRoot /home/hoanews/public_html ErrorLog /var/log/virtualmin/hoanews.jongriffith.com_error_log CustomLog /var/log/virtualmin/hoanews.jongriffith.com_access_log combined DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php index.php4 index.php5 Options -Indexes +IncludesNOEXEC +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch +ExecCGI allow from all AllowOverride All Options=ExecCGI,Includes,IncludesNOEXEC,Indexes,MultiViews,SymLinksIfOwnerMatch Require all granted AddType application/x-httpd-php .php ProxyPreserveHost On ProxyRequests off ProxyVia On ProxyPass / http://192.168.1.140:2368/ ProxyPassReverse / http://192.168.1.140:2368/ RemoveHandler .php RemoveHandler .php7.4 IPCCommTimeout 31 SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/hoanews.jongriffith.com/fullchain.pem SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/hoanews.jongriffith.com/privkey.pem Include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-apache.conf ``` I would love to know if there’s someone who can help me get this running correctly. The goal is to be able to hit `https://hoanews.jongriffith.com` for the main ghost blog. Apache is on `192.168.1.200` Ghost is on `192.168.1.140:2368` One other note: If I change the “url” in the config.production.json file to “[https://hoanews.jongriffith.com](https://hoanews.jongriffith.com)” chrome will redirect to this address but I still get the same connection error. Also, if I add a parameter to the Docker configuration in Unraid so that URL is `https://hoanews.jongriffith.com` then the config.production.json changes the url to `http://localhost:2368` and Chrome attempts to redirect to the `https://hoanews.jongriffith.com` url with the same error, which is this: ```auto Proxy Error The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server. The proxy server could not handle the request Reason: Error reading from remote server Apache/2.4.58 (Ubuntu) Server at hoanews.jongriffith.com Port 443 ``` Any help would be awesome. I’m in over my head. ---
**Author:** ![markstos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.ghost.org/markstos/32/18182_2.png) [@markstos](https://forum.ghost.org/u/markstos)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.ghost.org/t/reverse-proxy-in-apache2-having-trouble-figuring-it-out/45243/2 "2024-02-26T18:22:59Z")
Log into your Apache server. Using a tool like `httpie`, `wget` or `curl`, make an HTTP request to [http://192.168.1.140:2368](http://192.168.1.140:2368) What response do you get? Does it respond at all? With what status code or error message?