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4.15. HTTP Redirection Service

4.15.1. General description

The http-redirect service allows to configure an HTTP server with the sole purpose of redirecting to another service on a different port.

This can be used to redirect HTTP requests to an HTTPS-only file transfer service.

Below is an example of such a redirection service:

[services/9ac4-1054-f0e4]
name = HTTP to HTTPs redirection
type = http-redirect
address = 0.0.0.0
port = 80
redirect_url = https://your.domain.tld/home/
headers = Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=1607040; includeSubDomains

4.15.2. Configuration options

Below you can find the list of available configuration options.

4.15.2.1. redirect_url

Default value

Empty

Optional

No

Values
  • Absolute URL

From version

3.52.0

Description

This configuration option is used to define the URL to which any request made to this service is redirected.

4.15.2.2. headers

Default value

Empty

Optional

Yes

Values
  • Single header with name and value.

  • Multiple headers, each header on a separate line.

From version

3.52.0

Description

This configuration option can be used to extend the list of headers returned by SFTPPlus for each HTTP response.

Each line should start with header name , followed by :, and ending with the header's values.

4.15.2.3. accepted_origins

Default value

Empty

Optional

Yes

Values
  • Comma-separated values of fully qualified domain names.

  • Comma-separated pairs of FQDN:PORT values.

From version

3.52.0

Description

When running behind a load balancer, you can configure the list of domain names handled by the load balancer for which SFTPPlus should accept the forwarded requests.

Leave it empty when SFTPPlus is not behind a load balancer.