hello all -
i need to access a Node.js process that is obviously not running on port 80. i have no problems at all accessing this Node.js process with a browser.
the problem is on the other side, on some mysterious cloud server. we seem to be blocked from using any other port number besides 80.
my question: using virtualmin, can i "redirect" and do something like this:
http: / / virtualminIsAwesome.com ====> 199.231.123.123:8000/
in other words, have an incoming request that normally would go to port 80 magically redirect to port 8000 ?
thank you all for your consideration.
Howdy,
Hmm, it sounds like you may be interested in proxying.
Take a peek at Server Configuration -> Edit Proxy Website, as well as Server Configuration -> Proxy Paths.
-Eric
hi eric - your first suggestion:
Server Configuration -> Edit Proxy Website
worked very well, except i was unable to "hide" the port redirection using that method.
i could not find the ServerConfiguration-->ProxyPaths but went this route instead:
.htaccess:
RewriteEngine On RewriteRule ^MarkTestTwo/ http://MarkTestTwo.info:8000/ [P,QSA,L]
is there a better way in virtualmin to edit this file? i just used vi for this.
but the good news: it works !
Howdy,
Using vi to edit the .htaccess file is perfect -- what you did there is exactly what Virtualmin would do, Virtualmin just adds that to the Apache config file directly, rather than a .htaccess file.
There's nothing wrong with the way you did it though.
-Eric