Proxing to tomcat with httpd Jean-Frederic Clere Principal Software Engineer / Red Hat What I will cover ● Proxy what and why. ● Protocols – AJP – HTTP/HTTPS (1.1) – HTTP/2 (H2 and H2C) – Others 10/12/22 2 Who I am Jean-Frederic Clere Red Hat Years writing JAVA code and server software Tomcat committer since 2001 Doing OpenSource since 1999 Cyclist/Runner etc Lived 15 years in Spain (Barcelona) – Using SSLValve ● HTTP/HTTPS: – HTTPS might be needed (Encryption/Authentication) – HTTPS on tomcat (openssl again?) – HTTP if you trust your intranet. (really?) ● Other reasons: – HTTP is more

..................................................................................... 107 44.3. Tomcat session metrics ................................................................................ ............................................................................ 151 64.7. Configure Tomcat ........................................................................................... 151 RELEASE Spring Boot viii 64.8. Enable Multiple Connectors with Tomcat ......................................................... 151 64.9. Use Tomcat behind a front-end proxy server ........................

..................................................................................... 107 44.3. Tomcat session metrics ................................................................................ Boot viii 64.7. Configure Tomcat ........................................................................................... 151 64.8. Enable Multiple Connectors with Tomcat ......................... ................... 151 64.9. Use Tomcat behind a front-end proxy server .................................................... 152 64.10. Use Jetty instead of Tomcat ..................................

..................................................................................... 107 44.3. Tomcat session metrics ................................................................................ Boot viii 64.7. Configure Tomcat ........................................................................................... 151 64.8. Enable Multiple Connectors with Tomcat ......................... ................... 151 64.9. Use Tomcat behind a front-end proxy server .................................................... 152 64.10. Use Jetty instead of Tomcat ..................................

..................................................................................... 107 44.3. Tomcat session metrics ................................................................................ ............................................................................ 151 64.7. Configure Tomcat ........................................................................................... 151 RELEASE Spring Boot viii 64.8. Enable Multiple Connectors with Tomcat ......................................................... 151 64.9. Use Tomcat behind a front-end proxy server ........................

..................................................................................... 107 44.3. Tomcat session metrics ................................................................................ ............................................................................ 151 64.7. Configure Tomcat ........................................................................................... 151 RELEASE Spring Boot viii 64.8. Enable Multiple Connectors with Tomcat ......................................................... 151 64.9. Use Tomcat behind a front-end proxy server ........................

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Tomcat Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 HTTP/2 with Tomcat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Customize Tomcat’s Proxy Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 12.3.13. Enable Multiple Connectors with Tomcat . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Tomcat Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 HTTP/2 with Tomcat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Customize Tomcat’s Proxy Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 12.3.13. Enable Multiple Connectors with Tomcat . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 Tomcat Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 HTTP/2 with Tomcat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 Customize Tomcat’s Proxy Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 12.3.13. Enable Multiple Connectors with Tomcat . . . . . . .

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351 Tomcat Metrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 HTTP/2 with Tomcat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Customize Tomcat’s Proxy Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421 12.3.13. Enable Multiple Connectors with Tomcat . . . . . . .