[Solved] How to setup mattermost behind nginx proxy manager?

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Hello,
how to setup mattermost whitout ssl behind nginx proxy manager that provide ssl certificate with lan forward over http? There is no clear explanation for the proxy and for mattermost.

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I was able to get this to mostly work using NGINX proxy manager. The only thing that does not work is under system console > web server > Site URL, the Test Live URL does not work. Saying Test unsuccessful: This is not a valid live URL.

However, everything else works.

I think the problem is similar to the problem I’m having with ghost crm behind a reverse proxy. It’s something to do with the header being wrong, but so far I have not figured out the solution to this problem.

Here’s my setup on NGINX proxy manager.

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Hi, I just wanted to follow up on this. My hunch about the x-forwarded-proto header was incorrect. I was having a firewall issue that prevented the mattermost server from connecting to the nginx server. After that was fixed, the Test Live URL now works.

Here are my updated nginx server settings.

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You’re an absolute gem for following up with these solutions/clarifications, Mike! Big cheers! :gem:

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Unfortunately, it doesn’t work for me. I have configured the NPM exactly as described above. Websocket support is activated. Nevertheless, I keep getting the error on the website:

"websocket error websocket.js:112:24
error { target: WebSocket, isTrusted: true, srcElement: WebSocket, eventPhase: 0, bubbles: false, cancelable: false, returnValue: true, defaultPrevented: false, composed: false, timeStamp: 241070, ... }
websocket.js:113:24
[1702118709.42] Polling websockets connection for state: undefined"

It seems to have something to do with what is written here in the documentation: There is an extra location configured for the websocket URLs. But I have no idea how this can be configured in NPM. I tried to set it up via the “custom locations” tab in NPM, but that didn’t work either. Any idea how to get rid of these errors/warnings?

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I ran into a similar situation when I was trying to configure my own server. The key for me was making sure Nginx was properly set up to forward requests to Mattermost over HTTP.

I found that editing the Nginx config file to include the right server blocks and making sure the proxy_pass was pointing correctly did the trick. Don’t forget to set the X-Forwarded-For and X-Forwarded-Proto headers, as they’re crucial for Mattermost to recognize it’s behind a proxy.

If you’re looking for a quicker solution or extra security while setting this up, you might want to Buy Private Proxy from LightningProxies. It helped me feel more secure and made testing a lot smoother.