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  • NGINX access_log log the real client IP from X-Forwarded-For/X-Real-IP/cf-connecting-ip instead of the proxy IP

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    Have a nginx server receive requests from proxy or behind CDN, how to get client user’s real IP instead of proxy/CDN servers IP in access log? This article provide two solutions based on log_format and nginx realip module.

    Problem If you have an Nginx server receiving requests from a proxy or behind a CDN, how can you get the client’s real IP instead of the proxy/CDN server’s IP in the access log? When using Cloudflare Argo Tunnel, the Nginx log shows the …

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