Unable to access WebDAV when Confluence is Behind Apache or Nginx Proxy
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Symptoms
Creating a webdav connection to Confluence works, but the folders show up as http://localhost:8080 instead of the proxy address.
Cause
See WBDV-195.
Resolution (Apache)
The webdav url will only work properly when using the following directive:
ProxyPreserveHost On
Resolution (Nginx)
The webdav url will only work properly when using the following directive:
proxy_set_header Host $host