Sub-path reverse-proxying with Coder

From @STRONG.CODΞ in https://discord.com/channels/747933592273027093/971231372373033030/1239657571099607100 --- Hey, im having a little trouble with the network configs. Im hosting code-server in docker and didnt change much except the passwords and config location. The only problem I have now is that if im hosting lets say a page with expressJS and im using a seperate css and js file which are located in /public i cant access them because: 1. [port].sub.domain.com cant be accessed so I need to use sub.domain.com/proxy/[port]. 2. When using sub.domain.com/proxy/3000 its trying to get the css file from sub.domain.com/proxy/style.css which is not a file. I hope you are able to understand my problem nd may be able to help me. Thank you in advance.
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Codercord
Codercord7mo ago
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Category
Help needed
Product
code-server
Platform
Linux
Logs
Please post any relevant logs/error messages.
Phorcys
PhorcysOP7mo ago
basically you have to configure your app's base URL to be /proxy/<port> or to dynamically detect what base URL it's being accessed from
STRONG.CODΞ
STRONG.CODΞ7mo ago
OS: Linux/Ubuntu
Phorcys
PhorcysOP7mo ago
subpath reverse-proxying can cause issues like this, this isn't necessarily a code-server thing just added that but you can select the OS yourself in the dropdown by the way!
STRONG.CODΞ
STRONG.CODΞ7mo ago
Doesn’t work I tried three times. It times out
Phorcys
PhorcysOP7mo ago
you should see this thread on the Caddy forum which explains the problem well, now we're not using Caddy but it's the same issue https://caddy.community/t/the-subfolder-problem-or-why-cant-i-reverse-proxy-my-app-into-a-subfolder/8575 sorry, just corrected the path
STRONG.CODΞ
STRONG.CODΞ7mo ago
Thank you. I’ll try it now My proxy is currently pointing to the ip:8443 should it be ip:8443/proxy?
STRONG.CODΞ
STRONG.CODΞ7mo ago
Hey @Phorcys you got a sec? I tried fixing the problem but I dont quite understand what exactly I have to do. I know the problem is inside of the reverse proxy config / im missing something in the config but I cant figure out what exactly. I also looked into this: https://caddy.community/t/alias-directive-like-in-nginx/15258/2 because my reverse proxy is running on nginx but I dont get it because I need it variable and not for every single port… Would be very nice if you could help me out with that. I did managed to get it running by adjusting my firewall but still dont see the css and js when using /proxy/<port>. I dont really need it anymore but would be nice to have it running and a solution for other people 😄 Thank you
Caddy Community
Alias directive like in NGINX?
I moved your comment into a new topic, because it was unrelated to the wiki topic you commented on – the article was specifically about proxying to apps whose code you don’t control. That said, I’m not really sure what you’re asking here. Isn’t your Caddy config equivalent? All alias does in nginx is define an alternative root for the file serv...
Phorcys
PhorcysOP7mo ago
oh no, in this case the reverse-proxy is code-server well, your app is being reverse-proxied by code-server which is being reverse-proxied by nginx since you can't tune code-server to do any of this, at least not AFAIK, you need to do modifications to your app the Caddy thread I sent just explains what's happening
STRONG.CODΞ
STRONG.CODΞ7mo ago
I understand, thank you
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