[Ubuntu] Secure your Apache 2 Reverse Proxy

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:36:40 +0000

We got an Apache 2, working as Reverse Proxy to some Docker instances (we won’t talk about the nginx vs Apache stuff here for the same reasons we won’t talk about vi vs emacs vs xyz ;)) - and somehow we realized that our apps are a little bit too sensitive to allow them from any ip.

First, we want to activate the needed modules. Normally that should not be necessary, but for sake of completeness:

Mod_authz_host on Nico Maas

[Ubuntu] Secure your Apache 2 Reverse Proxy