Pass real client IPs through with PROXY protocol v2

Without this, mtg and Caddy see HAProxy's container IP for every
connection, which breaks meaningful logging, abuse handling, and any
IP-based blocklist logic.  HAProxy sends a PROXY protocol v2 header on
its TCP backends; mtg enables proxy-protocol-listener, and Caddy wraps
:8443 with a proxy_protocol listener before tls.

The :80 path (ACME HTTP-01 passthrough) is unchanged — client IP there
is not useful and HAProxy's http mode already adds X-Forwarded-For if
anyone wants it.

Requested in https://github.com/9seconds/mtg/pull/462 review.
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dolonet
2026-04-13 07:58:16 +00:00
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# ACME HTTP-01 challenges arrive on :80 via HAProxy's acl passthrough.
http_port 80
https_port 8443
# HAProxy forwards connections to :8443 with a PROXY protocol v2
# header (see haproxy.cfg `send-proxy-v2`). The proxy_protocol
# listener wrapper strips the header and exposes the real client IP
# to Caddy's access log. The `tls` wrapper must follow so that TLS
# is terminated on the unwrapped connection.
#
# `allow` lists the networks permitted to send PROXY headers. These
# ranges cover docker compose's default bridge networks; tighten
# them if you pin a specific subnet in docker-compose.yml.
servers :8443 {
listener_wrappers {
proxy_protocol {
timeout 5s
allow 10.0.0.0/8 172.16.0.0/12 192.168.0.0/16
}
tls
}
}
}
{$DOMAIN} {
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docker compose exec mtg mtg access /config/config.toml
```
## Real client IPs (PROXY protocol)
HAProxy forwards TCP connections to mtg and Caddy with a PROXY protocol
v2 header so both backends see the real client IP instead of HAProxy's
container address. The three pieces must stay in sync:
- `haproxy.cfg``send-proxy-v2` on the `mtg` and `web` backend `server` lines
- `mtg-config.toml``proxy-protocol-listener = true`
- `Caddyfile``listener_wrappers { proxy_protocol { ... } tls }` on `:8443`
If you disable one, disable all three, otherwise the backend will fail
to parse the connection.
## ACME (Let's Encrypt) notes
HAProxy passes `/.well-known/acme-challenge/` requests on `:80` to
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@@ -46,10 +46,16 @@ frontend tls
default_backend web
backend mtg
server mtg mtg:3128
# send-proxy-v2 prepends a PROXY protocol v2 header so mtg sees the
# real client IP instead of HAProxy's. mtg must have
# `proxy-protocol-listener = true` in its config.
server mtg mtg:3128 send-proxy-v2
backend web
server web web:8443
# send-proxy-v2 prepends a PROXY protocol v2 header so Caddy logs the
# real client IP instead of HAProxy's. Caddy must enable the
# proxy_protocol listener wrapper on :8443 (see Caddyfile).
server web web:8443 send-proxy-v2
backend web_acme
mode http
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secret = "PASTE_YOUR_SECRET_HERE"
bind-to = "0.0.0.0:3128"
# HAProxy in front sends PROXY protocol v2 headers so mtg can see the
# real client IP. Keep this in sync with haproxy.cfg (`send-proxy-v2`).
proxy-protocol-listener = true
[defense.anti-replay]
enabled = true
max-size = "1mib"