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Reputation: 2111

Nginx - how to change request header Referer

I'm new to NGINX. Currently running a local reverse proxy using NGINX.

Just wondering how I can change the Referer in the request header from http://localhost:8080 to say a different server_name like me.example.com

Finding it difficult to find clear documentation on this subject. have tried setting this value using:

proxy_set_header Referer "me.example.com";

Doesn't seem to do anything.

Any help on this greatly appreciated.

server {
    listen       8080;
    server_name  localhost;
    
       # test APi
    location /test/api {
        # Edit this line only:
        proxy_pass https://test.com/test/api;
        proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
    
        break;
    }
    
    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:4567;
        proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy true;
        proxy_set_header Referer "me.example.com";
    }
}

Upvotes: 5

Views: 27848

Answers (1)

Esteban Garcia
Esteban Garcia

Reputation: 2283

The proxy_set_header directive sends headers to the backend. If you want nginx to return headers to the client, then the add_header directive is what you're looking for.

http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_headers_module.html#add_header

Upvotes: 3

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