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Deploying Services Behind a Reverse Proxy

In some environments, you may need to deploy your services behind a reverse proxy. Typically, this involves adding a CNAME record for your service that points to the reverse proxy in your DNS server. The proxy then routes requests to the pydase backend on the appropriate web server port.

However, in scenarios where you don’t control the DNS server, or where adding new CNAME records is time-consuming, pydase supports service multiplexing using a path prefix. This means multiple services can be hosted on a single CNAME (e.g., services.example.com), with each service accessible through a unique path such as services.example.com/my-service.

To ensure seamless operation, the reverse proxy must strip the path prefix (e.g., /my-service) from the request URL and forward it as the X-Forwarded-Prefix header. pydase then uses this header to dynamically adjust the frontend paths, ensuring all resources are correctly located.

Example Deployment with Traefik

Below is an example setup using Traefik, a widely-used reverse proxy. This configuration demonstrates how to forward requests for a pydase service using a path prefix.

1. Reverse Proxy Configuration

Save the following configuration to a file (e.g., /etc/traefik/dynamic_conf/my-service-config.yml):

http:
  routers:
    my-service-route:
      rule: PathPrefix(`/my-service`)
      entryPoints:
        - web
      service: my-service
      middlewares:
        - strip-prefix
  services:
    my-service:
      loadBalancer:
        servers:
          - url: http://127.0.0.1:8001
  middlewares:
    strip-prefix:
      stripprefix:
        prefixes: /my-service

This configuration:

  • Routes requests with the path prefix /my-service to the pydase backend.
  • Strips the prefix (/my-service) from the request URL using the stripprefix middleware.
  • Forwards the stripped prefix as the X-Forwarded-Prefix header.

2. Static Configuration for Traefik

Ensure Traefik is set up to use the dynamic configuration. Add this to your Traefik static configuration (e.g., /etc/traefik/traefik.yml):

providers:
  file:
    filename: /etc/traefik/dynamic_conf/my-service-config.yml
entrypoints:
  web:
    address: ":80"

3. Accessing the Service

Once configured, your pydase service will be accessible at http://services.example.com/my-service. The path prefix will be handled transparently by pydase, so you don’t need to make any changes to your application code or frontend resources.