@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ that sets up the connector to be secure:
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451453[[howto-enable-multiple-connectors-in-tomcat]]
452454=== Enable Multiple Connectors Tomcat
453455Add a `org.apache.catalina.connector.Connector` to the
@@ -488,6 +490,26 @@ HTTPS connector:
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494+ [[howto-use-tomcat-behind-a-proxy-server]]
495+ === Use Tomcat behind a front-end proxy server
496+ Spring Boot will automatically configure Tomcat's `RemoteIpValve` if it detects some
497+ environment settings. This allows you to transparently use the standard `x-forwarded-for`
498+ and `x-forwarded-proto` headers that most front-end proxy servers add.
499+
500+ You can switch on the valve by adding some entries to application.properties, e.g.
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502+ [indent=0]
503+ ----
504+ server.tomcat.remote_ip_header=x-forwarded-for
505+ server.tomcat.protocol_header=x-forwarded-proto
506+ ----
507+
508+ Alternatively, you can add the `RemoteIpValve` yourself by adding a
509+ `TomcatEmbeddedServletContainerFactory` bean.
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491513[[howto-use-jetty-instead-of-tomcat]]
492514=== Use Jetty instead of Tomcat
493515The Spring Boot starters (`spring-boot-starter-web` in particular) use Tomcat as an
@@ -1163,16 +1185,16 @@ is a useful template to follow.
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11651187[[howto-enable-https]]
1166- === Enable HTTPS
1188+ === Enable HTTPS when running behind a proxy server
11671189Ensuring that all your main endpoints are only available over HTTPS is an important
11681190chore for any application. If you are using Tomcat as a servlet container, then
11691191Spring Boot will add Tomcat's own `RemoteIpValve` automatically if it detects some
11701192environment settings, and you should be able to rely on the `HttpServletRequest` to
1171- report whether it is secure or not (even downstream of the real SSL termination). The
1172- standard behavior is determined by the presence or absence of certain request headers
1173- (`x-forwarded-for` and `x-forwarded-proto`), whose names are conventional, so it should
1174- work with most front end proxies. You can switch on the valve by adding some entries to
1175- `application.properties`, e.g.
1193+ report whether it is secure or not (even downstream of a proxy server that handles the
1194+ real SSL termination). The standard behavior is determined by the presence or absence of
1195+ certain request headers (`x-forwarded-for` and `x-forwarded-proto`), whose names are
1196+ conventional, so it should work with most front end proxies. You can switch on the valve
1197+ by adding some entries to `application.properties`, e.g.
11761198
11771199[source,properties,indent=0]
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