Re: [pgAdmin][RM4755] pgAdmin does not work behind reverse proxy if in built server is used as it is

From: Aditya Toshniwal <aditya(dot)toshniwal(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>
To: Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>
Cc: Murtuza Zabuawala <murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, pgadmin-hackers <pgadmin-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: [pgAdmin][RM4755] pgAdmin does not work behind reverse proxy if in built server is used as it is
Date: 2019-09-19 10:56:42
Message-ID: CAM9w-_=c_-A1hgM=99-4U-kNHVwwcXk+XEV3nN86fNgudHYUGg@mail.gmail.com
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On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 4:24 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:

> If we can do it automatically at startup based on whether or not the
> Python code thinks we're running under Desktop mode or not, then I suppose
> it's a win. That would replace one test per request with one test at
> startup. It'll still be a minute difference, but every little bit helps I
> guess.
>
OK. I'll try.

>
> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 11:50 AM Murtuza Zabuawala <
> murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>
>> It is small improvement we can do to avoid overhead of checking headers
>> in each HTTP requests for proxies.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 4:12 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>
>>> Sure, but is it going to make any real difference? I'd rather have it
>>> "just work" if possible.
>>>
>>> This isn't like compression which we expect to use noticable CPU cycles.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 11:39 AM Murtuza Zabuawala <
>>> murtuza(dot)zabuawala(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> We need to make it configurable, we don't require middleware when we
>>>> are running in Desktop mode.
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 3:52 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 11:13 AM Aditya Toshniwal <
>>>>> aditya(dot)toshniwal(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 3:28 PM Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, Sep 19, 2019 at 6:29 AM Aditya Toshniwal <
>>>>>>> aditya(dot)toshniwal(at)enterprisedb(dot)com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Hackers,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Attached is the patch to allow pgAdmin to work behind proxy with
>>>>>>>> its in built server. I have used werkzeug fixer -
>>>>>>>> https://werkzeug.palletsprojects.com/en/0.15.x/middleware/proxy_fix/#module-werkzeug.middleware.proxy_fix
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does this work with both X-Scheme and X-Forwarded-Proto headers as
>>>>>>> discussed?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> The proxy fix work for all standard X-Forwarded-* headers. X-Scheme
>>>>>> is not used anywhere, X-Forwarded-Proto is more robust.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Right, but our existing code uses X-Scheme (as per old advice since
>>>>> removed from the Flask website - see RM3149), and users have deployments
>>>>> that will be setup that way. We need to fall back to X-Scheme if it is
>>>>> present but X-Forwarded-Proto is not, to avoid breaking their installations.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I assume (as you haven't removed it) that it works in conjunction
>>>>>>> with the existing reverse proxy code?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes it should.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cool :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>>>> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Thanks and Regards,
>>>>>> Aditya Toshniwal
>>>>>> Software Engineer | EnterpriseDB India | Pune
>>>>>> "Don't Complain about Heat, Plant a TREE"
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Dave Page
>>>>> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>>>
>>>>> EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Dave Page
>>> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
>>> Twitter: @pgsnake
>>>
>>> EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
>>> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>>>
>>
>
> --
> Dave Page
> Blog: http://pgsnake.blogspot.com
> Twitter: @pgsnake
>
> EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
> The Enterprise PostgreSQL Company
>

--
Thanks and Regards,
Aditya Toshniwal
Software Engineer | EnterpriseDB India | Pune
"Don't Complain about Heat, Plant a TREE"

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