Radicale/proxy.md

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When a reverse proxy is used, the path at which Radicale is available must be provided via the X-Script-Name header. The proxy must remove the location from the URL path that is forwarded to Radicale.

Example nginx configuration:

location /radicale/ { # The trailing / is important!
    proxy_pass        http://localhost:5232/; # The / is important!
    proxy_set_header  X-Script-Name /radicale;
    proxy_set_header  X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_pass_header Authorization;
}

Be reminded that Radicale's default configuration enforces limits on the maximum number of parallel connections, the maximum file size and the rate of incorrect authentication attempts. Connections are terminated after a timeout.

Manage user accounts with the reverse proxy

Set the configuration option type in the auth section to http_x_remote_user. Radicale uses the user name provided in the X-Remote-User HTTP header and disables HTTP authentication.

Example nginx configuration:

location /radicale/ {
    proxy_pass           http://localhost:5232/;
    proxy_set_header     X-Script-Name /radicale;
    proxy_set_header     X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    proxy_set_header     X-Remote-User $remote_user;
    auth_basic           "Radicale - Password Required";
    auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/htpasswd;
}

Secure connection between Radicale and the reverse proxy

SSL certificates can be used to encrypt and authenticate the connection between Radicale and the reverse proxy. First you have to generate a certificate for Radicale and a certificate for the reverse proxy. The following commands generate self-signed certificates. You will be asked to enter additional information about the certificate, the values don't matter and you can keep the defaults.

$ openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout server_key.pem -out server_cert.pem -nodes -days 9999
$ openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout client_key.pem -out client_cert.pem -nodes -days 9999

Use the following configuration for Radicale:

[server]
ssl = True
certificate = /path/to/server_cert.pem
key = /path/to/server_key.pem
certificate_authority = /path/to/client_cert.pem

Example nginx configuration:

location /radicale/ {
    ...
    # Place the files somewhere nginx is allowed to access (e.g. /etc/nginx/...).
    proxy_ssl_certificate         /path/to/client_cert.pem;
    proxy_ssl_certificate_key     /path/to/client_key.pem;
    proxy_ssl_trusted_certificate /path/to/server_cert.pem;
}