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•Created by Pikzigmar on 5/8/2025 in #help-desk-support

httpd reverse proxy not making Websocket connection (I think)

I have been trying to set up Immich behind httpd reverse proxy as per the https://immich.app/docs/administration/reverse-proxy and https://www.reddit.com/r/immich/comments/1b0cgbq/apache_reverse_proxy_config_websockets_not_working/. My current config for httpd is:

<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName <DOMAIN>
    ServerAdmin <EMAIL>

    ErrorLog logs/immich-error.log
    CustomLog logs/immich-access.log combined


    RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Upgrade} websocket [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Connection} upgrade [NC]
RewriteRule /(.*) ws://<IP>:2283/$1 [P,L]


    RequestHeader set "X-Forwarded-Proto" "https"

    ProxyPass        /api/socket.io ws://<IP>:2283/api/socket.io
    ProxyPassReverse /api/socket.io ws://<IP>:2283/api/socket.io

    ProxyPreserveHost On
    ProxyPass /.well-known !
    ProxyPass / http://<IP>:2283/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://<IP>:2283/

</VirtualHost>
</IfModule>

<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerName <DOMAIN>
    ServerAdmin <EMAIL>

    ErrorLog logs/immich-error.log
    CustomLog logs/immich-access.log combined


    RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Upgrade} websocket [NC]
RewriteCond %{HTTP:Connection} upgrade [NC]
RewriteRule /(.*) ws://<IP>:2283/$1 [P,L]


    RequestHeader set "X-Forwarded-Proto" "https"

    ProxyPass        /api/socket.io ws://<IP>:2283/api/socket.io
    ProxyPassReverse /api/socket.io ws://<IP>:2283/api/socket.io

    ProxyPreserveHost On
    ProxyPass /.well-known !
    ProxyPass / http://<IP>:2283/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://<IP>:2283/

</VirtualHost>
</IfModule>

I can connect to <DOMAIN> and enter login info but the login is not working. I I enter wrong password I get the apporpriate error: HTTPD LOG: [08/May/2025:17:14:39 +0200] "POST /api/auth/login HTTP/1.1" 401 108 DOCKER LOG:

[Nest] 17  - 05/08/2025, 2:58:07 PM    WARN [Api:AuthService~q10yo8ts] Failed login attempt for user <EMAIL> from ip address <PUBLIC_IP>

Using correct password: HTTPD LOG: [08/May/2025:17:15:05 +0200] "POST /api/auth/login HTTP/1.1" 201 226 There is no docker log. Using local IP to login gives this docker log: [Nest] 17 - 05/08/2025, 2:59:29 PM LOG [Api:EventRepository] Websocket Connect: m6ntjUZF-s_PCA92AAAD I am now lost and do not know how to fix the websocket connection. Is apache2/httpd unsupported?

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