[mythtv-users] WebFrontend mod_proxy configuration

[Hika van den Hoven]

Hoi Anthony,

Thursday, August 4, 2016, 2:45:46 AM, you wrote:

> Having recently taken the plunge into 0.28 (it was rather painless
> except for some libmyth dependancy issues during the initial
> upgrade) does anyone have a working mod_proxy configuration for the
> new WebFrontend (yes I know its not yet feature complete, just trying to get ahead of the game)


> typically what I do is use mod_proxy on my external webserver to
> proxy and authenticate mythweb connections to the internal mythweb
> server, I'm hoping on doing the same for the webfrontend but its
> proving overly difficult due to the numerous endpoints and all expecting to be relative to /


> Below is what I do for mythweb


> ProxyPass /mythweb http://mythtv/mythweb
> ProxyPassReverse /mythweb http://mythtv/mythweb


> which doesn't work for the WebFrontend


> ProxyPass /mythwebf http://mythtv:6544
> ProxyPassReverse /mythwebf http://mythtv:6544


> I can get a somewhat working config but its rather teadious finding
> all the endpoints and may be easier and cleaner with Rewrite rules
> and conditions but I'm not well versed in these however this might be a good learning exercise.


> Cheers,


> Anthony

Just a wild thought. Your talking about all wanting to work from their
root, which really is a relative root. Have you tried running the
relevant programs in a chrooted environment. Chrooting is a security
thing, but it gives you a hard relative root.

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