Calibre with internal auth behind Nginix reverse proxy?

coleman · 07-10-2021, 12:12 PM

Does anyone have Calibre's content server working behind an Nginx reverse proxy, while having Calibre's own auth module work? I tried this back in February on my VPS, and I couldn't get it working. At the time, it looked like Nginx wasn't passing some elements in the auth process. I'd get:

Code:

Authorization URI mismatch: ('interface-data', 'init') != ('calibre', 'user', 'plugins', 'web', 'interface-data', 'init') from client: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

errors. I reported the problem to the VPS and they blamed it on bugs in Nginx digest auth module. I don't use Nginx in my proxy setups so I don't know it well enough to know if that's the case or not.

So, has anyone gotten this working? I thought I'd take another stab at it, but if I'm wasting my time, that'd be good to know.

Thanks!

kovidgoyal · 07-10-2021, 09:33 PM

I would suggest setting up SSL and using basic auth, it will work much better with proxying than digest.

piboy.kumar · 07-25-2021, 11:54 AM

I use Calibre authentication and SSL/ reverse proxy using NGINX.

calibre : http://192.168.20.25:8181
https://books.mydomain.com => (Linuxserver/SWAG - docker)

I have Linuxserver/SWAG - docker as NGINX/LetsEncrypt docker which points to the Calibre docker.

I have around 6 users and its all working fine.
All the users have their own library folder in Calibre.

07-10-2021, 12:12 PM	#1
coleman Connoisseur Posts: 95 Karma: 38 Join Date: Jul 2007 Device: Android tablets and phones, Windows tablet, Kobo Aura One	Calibre with internal auth behind Nginix reverse proxy? Does anyone have Calibre's content server working behind an Nginx reverse proxy, while having Calibre's own auth module work? I tried this back in February on my VPS, and I couldn't get it working. At the time, it looked like Nginx wasn't passing some elements in the auth process. I'd get: Code: Authorization URI mismatch: ('interface-data', 'init') != ('calibre', 'user', 'plugins', 'web', 'interface-data', 'init') from client: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx errors. I reported the problem to the VPS and they blamed it on bugs in Nginx digest auth module. I don't use Nginx in my proxy setups so I don't know it well enough to know if that's the case or not. So, has anyone gotten this working? I thought I'd take another stab at it, but if I'm wasting my time, that'd be good to know. Thanks!

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07-10-2021, 09:33 PM	#2
kovidgoyal creator of calibre Posts: 45,345 Karma: 27182818 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mumbai, India Device: Various	I would suggest setting up SSL and using basic auth, it will work much better with proxying than digest.

07-25-2021, 11:54 AM	#3
piboy.kumar Junior Member Posts: 7 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2021 Device: none	I use Calibre authentication and SSL/ reverse proxy using NGINX. calibre : http://192.168.20.25:8181 https://books.mydomain.com => (Linuxserver/SWAG - docker) I have Linuxserver/SWAG - docker as NGINX/LetsEncrypt docker which points to the Calibre docker. I have around 6 users and its all working fine. All the users have their own library folder in Calibre.

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