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diff --git a/docs/Running-behind-nginx.md b/docs/Running-behind-nginx.md index 3918af243..b38d27fa9 100644 --- a/docs/Running-behind-nginx.md +++ b/docs/Running-behind-nginx.md @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ # Netdata via nginx -To pass netdata via a nginx, use this: +To pass Netdata via a nginx, use this: ### As a virtual host ``` upstream backend { - # the netdata server + # the Netdata server server 127.0.0.1:19999; keepalive 64; } @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ server { } ``` -### As a subfolder for multiple netdata servers, via one nginx +### As a subfolder for multiple Netdata servers, via one nginx ``` upstream backend-server1 { @@ -112,11 +112,24 @@ server { Of course you can add as many backend servers as you like. -Using the above, you access netdata on the backend servers, like this: +Using the above, you access Netdata on the backend servers, like this: - `http://nginx.server/netdata/server1/` to reach `backend-server1` - `http://nginx.server/netdata/server2/` to reach `backend-server2` +### Using TLS communication + +In case the Netdata web server has been [configured to use TLS](../web/server/#enabling-tls-support), +you must also encrypt the communication between Nginx and Netdata. + +To enable encryption, first [enable SSL on nginx](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/configuring_https_servers.html) and then put the following in the location section of the Nginx configuration: + +``` +proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https; +proxy_pass https://localhost:19999; +``` + +If nginx is not configured as described here, you will probably receive the error `SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG`. ### Enable authentication @@ -139,9 +152,9 @@ server { } ``` -## limit direct access to netdata +## limit direct access to Netdata -If your nginx is on `localhost`, you can use this to protect your netdata: +If your nginx is on `localhost`, you can use this to protect your Netdata: ``` [web] @@ -150,13 +163,13 @@ If your nginx is on `localhost`, you can use this to protect your netdata: --- -You can also use a unix domain socket. This will also provide a faster route between nginx and netdata: +You can also use a unix domain socket. This will also provide a faster route between nginx and Netdata: ``` [web] bind to = unix:/tmp/netdata.sock ``` -_note: netdata v1.8+ support unix domain sockets_ +_note: Netdata v1.8+ support unix domain sockets_ At the nginx side, use something like this to use the same unix domain socket: @@ -177,13 +190,13 @@ If your nginx server is not on localhost, you can set: allow connections from = IP_OF_NGINX_SERVER ``` -_note: netdata v1.9+ support `allow connections from`_ +_note: Netdata v1.9+ support `allow connections from`_ -`allow connections from` accepts [netdata simple patterns](../libnetdata/simple_pattern/) to match against the connection IP address. +`allow connections from` accepts [Netdata simple patterns](../libnetdata/simple_pattern/) to match against the connection IP address. ## prevent the double access.log -nginx logs accesses and netdata logs them too. You can prevent netdata from generating its access log, by setting this in `/etc/netdata/netdata.conf`: +nginx logs accesses and Netdata logs them too. You can prevent Netdata from generating its access log, by setting this in `/etc/netdata/netdata.conf`: ``` [global] @@ -201,4 +214,5 @@ If you get an 502 Bad Gateway error you might check your nginx error log: If you see something like the above, chances are high that SELinux prevents nginx from connecting to the backend server. To fix that, just use this policy: `setsebool -P httpd_can_network_connect true`. + []() |