How to access JBoss EAP 7/8 admin or management console via Apache Web Server

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Issue

  • How to access JBoss EAP 7/8 management console via Apache Web Server?
  • How to configure Apache httpd as a reverse proxy to JBoss EAP 7/8 management console?
  • When accessing JBoss EAP 7/8 admin console using https://<domain_name>/console via Apache Httpd reverse proxy, it is redirecting to http://<domain_name>:9990/console causing the browser to downgrade to HTTP and also include port 9990, which is not open externally and violates our security constraints.
  • How to configure Apache Httpd Reverse Proxy to access the JBoss EAP 7/8 admin console when I have the below request flow.
Browser ----> Network LB (https) ----> Apache Httpd (http) ----> JBoss EAP 7/8

Environment

  • JBoss Enterprise Application Platform (EAP)
    • 7.x
    • 8.x

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