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Users installing Apache on Windows, might want to download the Apache Binaries from Apache Lounge. The installation is easy:

1. Place the Apache24 directory, extracted from the .zip file, at C:\Apache24.
2. To install it as a service, go to C:\Apache24\bin and execute the following command: httpd.exe -k install

3. Uncomment (remove the # in front) the following lines in the C:\Apache24\conf\httpd.conf file:

   Code Block
   LoadModule proxy_module modules/mod_proxy.so LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so LoadModule ssl_module modules/mod_ssl.so Include conf/extra/httpd-vhosts.conf

   
   

4. Modify the C:\Apache24\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf file as described later in this article. Make sure you modify the right paths to your certificate files, hostnames and the IP address of your local network interface (where the actual PowerFolder Server web interface is listening).
5. Restart the Apache Windows service.

For troubleshooting you can also use the following command to start the Apache Windows service manually: C:\Apache24\bin\httpd.exe -k start

In the below configuration example for Apache, we use several placeholders which need to be changed to match your installation:

• Web interface URL: https://powerfolder.example.com
• PowerFolder Server HTTP Port: 8080
• Apache HTTP Port: 80
• Apache HTTPS Port: 443
• Server IP: 10.0.0.1

IMPORTANT: On some systems the configuration entry ProxyRequests is set to On by default. Please check the Apache configuration file /etc/apache2/mods-available/proxy.conf and change ProxyRequests On to ProxyRequests Off. Otherwise the Apache server can be used as open proxy by others.

More information: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_proxy.html#proxyrequests

<VirtualHost *:80>
       ServerAdmin hostmaster@example.com
       ServerName powerfolder.example.com

       RewriteEngine on
       RewriteCond             %{SERVER_PORT}  !=443
       RewriteCond             %{REQUEST_URI}  !^/rpc
       RewriteRule             ^.*$            https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [NC,R=301,L]



       ProxyPass               /rpc                    http://10.0.0.1:8080/rpc     nocanon
       ProxyPassReverse        /rpc                    http://10.0.0.1:8080/rpc
 
</VirtualHost>


Listen 10.0.0.1:443
<VirtualHost 10.0.0.1:443>
       ServerAdmin hostmaster@example.com
       ServerName powerfolder.example.com

       SSLEngine  On
       SSLCACertificateFile   /etc/apache2/ssl/powerfolder.example.com.ca-bundle.crt
       SSLCertificateFile     /etc/apache2/ssl/powerfolder.example.com.crt
       SSLCertificateKeyFile  /etc/apache2/ssl/powerfolder.example.com.key
       SSLCipherSuite ALL:-ADH:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:-LOW:-SSLv2:-EXP


       ProxyPass               /rpc                    http://10.0.0.1:8080/rpc     nocanon
       ProxyPassReverse        /rpc                    http://10.0.0.1:8080/rpc


       ProxyPass               /rpc                    !


       ProxyPass               /                       http://10.0.0.1:8080/        nocanon
       ProxyPassReverse        /                       http://10.0.0.1:8080/
</VirtualHost>

In the below configuration example for Nginx, we use several placeholders which need to be changed to match your installation:

• Web interface URL: https://powerfolder.example.com
• PowerFolder Server HTTP Port: 8080
• Nginx HTTP Port: 80
• Nginx HTTPS Port: 443
• Server IP: 10.0.0.1

        server {
                listen 10.0.0.1;
                server_name powerfolder.example.com;
                location / {
                        rewrite        ^ https://$server_name$request_uri? permanent;
                }
                location /rpc {
                        proxy_pass http://10.0.0.1:8080/rpc;
                }
        }

        server {
                listen 10.0.0.1:443;
                server_name powerfolder.example.com;
                ssl on;
                ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/powerfolder.example.com.chained.crt;
                ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/powerfolder.example.com.key;

                location / {
                        proxy_pass http://10.0.0.1:8080;
                }
        }

Please add the following parameter to the nginx.conf to allow the loadbalancer for uploading large files.

The http block in the configuration affects all of the server blocks or virtual hosts.

Following is an example of allowing uploads till 1 100 GB:

http {
      ...
      client_max_body_size 102400M;
}

After making changes the nginx service must have to be restarted.

		proxy_cache_path </etc/nginx/cache> levels=1:2 keys_zone=pf_cache:10m max_size=10g inactive=10m use_temp_path=off;
		server {
                listen 10.0.0.1;
                server_name powerfolder.example.com;
                location / {
                        rewrite        ^ https://$server_name$request_uri? permanent;
                }
                location /rpc {
                        proxy_pass http://10.0.0.1:8080/rpc;
                }
        }

        server {
                listen 10.0.0.1:443;
                server_name powerfolder.example.com;
                ssl on;
                ssl_certificate /etc/nginx/ssl/powerfolder.example.com.chained.crt;
                ssl_certificate_key /etc/nginx/ssl/powerfolder.example.com.key;

                location / {
                        proxy_pass http://10.0.0.1:8080;
						proxy_buffering on;
						proxy_cache pf_cache;
						proxy_cache_valid 200 1d;
						proxy_cache_key $proxy_host$request_uri$cookie_JSESSIONID;
 				}
        }