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fix: clarifying hostname context considerations - #54681
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closes: keycloak#52484 Signed-off-by: Steve Hawkins <shawkins@redhat.com>
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No active review issues are identified for the documentation changes clarifying hostname context paths and reverse-proxy forwarding requirements.
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Clarifies how hostname context paths interact with reverse proxies and Keycloak’s server paths, addressing #52484.
Changes:
- Explains when proxies must strip a context path versus forward it unchanged with matching
http-relative-path. - Updates the hostname example with
proxy-headersand links to the expanded reverse-proxy guidance. - Documents symptoms of mismatched path configurations.
| File | Description |
|---|---|
docs/guides/server/reverseproxy.adoc |
Separates context-path handling into two approaches and explains forwarding requirements. |
docs/guides/server/hostname.adoc |
Clarifies that hostname paths affect generated URLs, not server listening paths. |
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Updating the docs to be more explicit about how the context path
closes: #52484