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fix READMe PROXY conf directory

README.md

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ It is recommended to attempt obtaining a certificate with `STAGING=true` first t
 ### Site config and reverse proxy
 
 * The default site config resides at `/config/nginx/site-confs/default.conf`. Feel free to modify this file, and you can add other conf files to this directory. However, if you delete the `default` file, a new default will be created on container start.
-* Preset reverse proxy config files are added for popular apps. See the `README.md` file under `/config/nginx/proxy_confs` for instructions on how to enable them. The preset confs reside in and get imported from [this repo](https://github.com/linuxserver/reverse-proxy-confs).
+* Preset reverse proxy config files are added for popular apps. See the `README.md` file under `/config/nginx/proxy-confs` for instructions on how to enable them. The preset confs reside in and get imported from [this repo](https://github.com/linuxserver/reverse-proxy-confs).
 * If you wish to hide your site from search engine crawlers, you may find it useful to add this configuration line to your site config, within the server block, above the line where ssl.conf is included
 `add_header X-Robots-Tag "noindex, nofollow, nosnippet, noarchive";`
 This will *ask* Google et al not to index and list your site. Be careful with this, as you will eventually be de-listed if you leave this line in on a site you wish to be present on search engines

readme-vars.yml

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ app_setup_block: |
   ### Site config and reverse proxy
 
   * The default site config resides at `/config/nginx/site-confs/default.conf`. Feel free to modify this file, and you can add other conf files to this directory. However, if you delete the `default` file, a new default will be created on container start.
-  * Preset reverse proxy config files are added for popular apps. See the `README.md` file under `/config/nginx/proxy_confs` for instructions on how to enable them. The preset confs reside in and get imported from [this repo](https://github.com/linuxserver/reverse-proxy-confs).
+  * Preset reverse proxy config files are added for popular apps. See the `README.md` file under `/config/nginx/proxy-confs` for instructions on how to enable them. The preset confs reside in and get imported from [this repo](https://github.com/linuxserver/reverse-proxy-confs).
   * If you wish to hide your site from search engine crawlers, you may find it useful to add this configuration line to your site config, within the server block, above the line where ssl.conf is included
   `add_header X-Robots-Tag "noindex, nofollow, nosnippet, noarchive";`
   This will *ask* Google et al not to index and list your site. Be careful with this, as you will eventually be de-listed if you leave this line in on a site you wish to be present on search engines

root/defaults/nginx/proxy.conf.sample

@@ -21,15 +21,15 @@ proxy_no_cache $cookie_session;
 # Proxy Header Settings
 proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
 proxy_set_header Early-Data $ssl_early_data;
-proxy_set_header Host $host;
+proxy_set_header Host $host; # NOTE: only use $host here, port is handled separately
 proxy_set_header Proxy "";
 proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
-proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host;
+proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Host $host; # NOTE: only use $host here, port is handled separately
 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Method $request_method;
-proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Port $server_port;
+proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Port $request_port;
 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
-proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Server $host;
+proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Server $host; # NOTE: only use $host here, port is handled separately
 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Ssl on;
 proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Uri $request_uri;
 proxy_set_header X-Original-Method $request_method;

root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Version 2026/03/07 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
+## Version 2026/10/20 - Changelog: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-swag/commits/master/root/defaults/nginx/site-confs/default.conf.sample
 
 # redirect all traffic to https
 server {
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ server {
 
     location / {
         return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
+
+        # NOTE FOR USERS: If your external HTTP and HTTPS ports are asymmetrical
+        # (e.g., External 8443 maps to Nginx 443),
+        # replace the return above this one and hardcode your external HTTPS port:
+        # return 301 https://$host:8443$request_uri;
     }
 }