commit bae73982f7e1a3cfde63ea681a66d8f420b5038f
parent 0f8d938801e0a9e07dc18546a9ac8c7f0aec42fc
Author: EchedeyLR <elr@disroot.org>
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2022 06:47:48 +0000
[docs] Update Apache docs to use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost (#1266)
* Update Apache docs to use 127.0.0.1 instead
* Update apache-httpd.md
Diffstat:
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/docs/installation_guide/apache-httpd.md b/docs/installation_guide/apache-httpd.md
@@ -83,12 +83,14 @@ MDCertificateAgreement accepted
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Upgrade} websocket [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Connection} upgrade [NC]
- RewriteRule ^/?(.*) "ws://localhost:8080/$1" [P,L]
+ # set to 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost to work around https://stackoverflow.com/a/52550758
+ RewriteRule ^/?(.*) "ws://127.0.0.1:8080/$1" [P,L]
SSLEngine On
ProxyPreserveHost On
- ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/
- ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/
+ # set to 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost to work around https://stackoverflow.com/a/52550758
+ ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
+ ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
RequestHeader set "X-Forwarded-Proto" expr=https
</VirtualHost>
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ MDCertificateAgreement accepted
Again, replace occurrences of `example.com` in the above config file with the hostname of your GtS server. If your domain name is `gotosocial.example.com`, then `gotosocial.example.com` would be the correct value.
-You should also change `http://localhost:8080` to the correct address and port of your GtS server. For example, if you're running GoToSocial on another machine with the local ip of `192.168.178.69` and on port `8080` then `http://192.168.178.69:8080/` would be the correct value.
+You should also change `http://127.0.0.1:8080` to the correct address and port (if it's not on `127.0.0.1:8080`) of your GtS server. For example, if you're running GoToSocial on another machine with the local ip of `192.168.178.69` and on port `8080` then `http://192.168.178.69:8080/` would be the correct value.
`Rewrite*` directives are needed to ensure that Websocket streaming connections also work. See the [websocket](./websocket.md) document for more information on this.
@@ -166,18 +168,20 @@ The file you're about to create should look initially for both 80 (required) and
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Upgrade} websocket [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Connection} upgrade [NC]
- RewriteRule ^/?(.*) "ws://localhost:8080/$1" [P,L]
+ # set to 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost to work around https://stackoverflow.com/a/52550758
+ RewriteRule ^/?(.*) "ws://127.0.0.1:8080/$1" [P,L]
ProxyPreserveHost On
- ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/
- ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/
+ # set to 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost to work around https://stackoverflow.com/a/52550758
+ ProxyPass / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
+ ProxyPassReverse / http://127.0.0.1:8080/
</VirtualHost>
```
Again, replace occurrences of `example.com` in the above config file with the hostname of your GtS server. If your domain name is `gotosocial.example.com`, then `gotosocial.example.com` would be the correct value.
-You should also change `http://localhost:8080` to the correct address and port of your GtS server. For example, if you're running GoToSocial on another machine with the local ip of `192.168.178.69` and on port `8080` then `http://192.168.178.69:8080/` would be the correct value.
+You should also change `http://127.0.0.1:8080` to the correct address and port (if it's not on `127.0.0.1:8080`) of your GtS server. For example, if you're running GoToSocial on another machine with the local ip of `192.168.178.69` and on port `8080` then `http://192.168.178.69:8080/` would be the correct value.
`Rewrite*` directives are needed to ensure that Websocket streaming connections also work. See the [websocket](./websocket.md) document for more information on this.
