Using mod_proxy for Confluence or Jira

This guide is applicable for Confluence and Jira.

Assumptions

• confluence or jira fully installed and working
• httpd 2.2.x or apache 2.2.x installed
• mod_proxy is enabled

Steps

1. edit your port 443 vhost (typically at /etc/httpd/conf.d/ssl.conf), refer to generic mod_proxy.
2. make sure the following exists in the file

      <Location "/">
         RewriteEngine on
         RewriteBase /
         RewriteRule ^confluence$ confluence [R]
      </Location>
      ProxyPass /confluence ajp://localhost:8009/confluence
   
      <Location /confluence>
          AuthType shibboleth
          ShibRequireSession Off
          require shibboleth
      </Location>
   

3. the above assumes that confluence is loaded on tomcat at /confluence and shibboleth lazy session is activated (refer to Shibbolizing Confluence or Shibbolizing Jira)
4. modify $TOMCAT_HOME/conf/server.xml entry to include (find where port 8009 and copy it into below).

       <Connector port="8009" address="127.0.0.1"
           request.tomcatAuthentication="false" tomcatAuthentication="false"
           enableLookups="false" redirectPort="8443" protocol="AJP/1.3" />
   

5. restart tomcat and try to click on the login link at top right corner of https://MY_DNS/confluence