How To Load Apache Proxy Module in Qnap

To View the list of avaliable Apache modules, go to

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/usr/local/apache/modules

To view those modules have already load, open this file

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/etc/config/apache/extra/apache-default-modules.conf

You should add proxy modules to the main configuration of Apache, showed as below, not the apache-default-modules.conf

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/etc/config/apache/apache.conf

Just append these lines into the conf

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# Added by xxx, xx/xx/2020 23:21:00
LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so
LoadModule proxy_connect_module modules/mod_proxy_connect.so
LoadModule proxy_http_module modules/mod_proxy_http.so

Create a new virtual host configuration through qnap web UI , by going to

Main Menu > Control Panel > Applications > Web Server > Virtual Host > Create New Virtual Host.

Fill in your virtual host information as you like in the correct position, such as

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# hostname 
test.com

# port
80

Now open the configuration of user vhost , /etc/config/apache/extra/httpd-vhosts-user.conf

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NameVirtualHost *:80


<VirtualHost _default_:80>
        DocumentRoot "/share/Web"
</VirtualHost>

# The vhost your added before
<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName test.com
        DocumentRoot "/share/Public"
<Directory "/share/Public">
        Options FollowSymLinks MultiViews
        AllowOverride All
        Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Update some options to support proxy module that client can browse web application behind apache whose port is 8080.

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NameVirtualHost *:80


<VirtualHost _default_:80>
        DocumentRoot "/share/Web"
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerName test.com
        ProxyRequests off
        <Proxy *>
            #Order allow,deny
            Require all granted
        </Proxy>
        ProxyPass "/" "http://127.0.0.1:8080/"
        ProxyPassReverse "/" "http://127.0.0.1:8080/"
</VirtualHost>

At last, restart Apache service.

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 /etc/init.d/Qthttpd.sh restart

BOOM!!! 😉 Enjoy yourself.

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