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Shivam_84461
Nimbostratus
NimbostratusUsing Apache ProxyPass Irule for reverseproxy
I am trying to replace my apache server which are currently working as reverseproxy server for one of our application. Instead of apache we want to to use F5 to do the same task.
The proxypass I...
daboochmeister
Cirrus
CirrusI did Apache proxypass config for years, and have used the equiv iRule, to good effect - that said, in many situations you can get by with something much simpler.
- Create your SSL offload virtual server
- Define and add to the VS a stream profile, and define your string replacements there; if you have multiple replacements, use a regexp in the "Target" field only. See: https://support.f5.com/kb/en-us/solutions/public/8000/100/sol8115.html ... this will make replacements in both your headers and content returned. For help in formatting string replacements: https://devcentral.f5.com/articles/ltm-stream-profile-multiple-replacements-regular-expressions but make sure to check the previous link i provided, because some things change in v11, and more changes in v11.4
- If you're pre-11.4, make sure to set response processing in the HTTP profile to "rechunk"
Voila. Note this works if you don't need content-specific logic concerning what string replacements to make.
daboochmeisterCirrus
CirrusCan you describe what you mean, that the page is not replacing the URL?
Couple of possibilities - I misspoke, the stream profile only makes replacements in returned content. To replace the URLs in any returned headers (e.g. Location headers associated with redirects), you can setup a Rewrite profile. Also, the stream profile replacements only work if you virtual has an HTTP profile as well (even just the default one, "http", is fine).