Proxy Service Guide
The Morio Proxy Service (proxy) provides an application proxy that is the main entry point for all HTTP-based traffic in Morio.
This service is backed by Traefik, a modern reverse proxy that lends itself well to integration with Morio.
If you would like to learn more than what is covered in this guide, please refer to the Traefik Documentation .
Proxy service responsibilities
The proxy service runs on every Morio broker node , and handles the following responsibilities:
TLS Termination
With the exception of ACME discovery, all HTTP-based traffic in Morio is encrypted with TLS. The proxy service is responsible for terminating that TLS connection.
Automated certificate Provisioning
The proxy service works in tandem with the CA service to automatically provision X.509 certificates for all HTTP-based Morio services.
Authentication
While the proxy service does not handle authentication itself — it is the api service who does it is crucial in Morio’s authentication flow as it is ForwardAuth middleware on the proxy service that intercepts all HTTP requests and passes them to the api service for authentication. Only if the API allows the request will the proxy service pass it to the backend service.
URL-based Request Routing
The proxy service is responsible for routing requests to the correct backend service.
For example, the URLs /login, /console, or /-/api/status target the UI,
console, and api services respectively. It is the proxy service’s job to route
the request to the correct backend service based on the URL.
URL Rewriting
As Morio uses URL-based routing — rather than using subdomains for example — we sometimes need to match the constraints imposed by the URL-based routing with the URL patterns expected by the backend service.
Where needed, it is the proxy service who will rewrite the request URL to allow it to hit the backend system in expected way, while also allowing us to use a specific prefix for routing the request.
Proxy Dashboard
Last but not least, the proxy service provides a dashboard at /dashboard
that shows that status and configuration of the proxy service.