Proxy Websocket Connection via Apache

apache proxy websocket

• Enable mod_proxy_wstunnel

  sudo a2enmod mod_proxy_wstunnel
  

• Configure virtual host

  ProxyRequests Off
  ProxyPass "/ws/" "ws://localhost:9020"
  ProxyPass "/wss" "wss://localhost:9020"
  

• Connect to server using websocket

  var connection = new WebSocket('ws://localhost/ws');
  

Reference
http://blog.revathskumar.com/2015/09/proxy-websocket-via-apache.html

Written on November 13, 2017