{"id": "changelog:running-datasette-behind-a-proxy", "page": "changelog", "ref": "running-datasette-behind-a-proxy", "title": "Running Datasette behind a proxy", "content": "The  base_url  configuration option is designed to help run Datasette on a specific path behind a proxy - for example if you want to run an instance of Datasette at  /my-datasette/  within your existing site's URL hierarchy, proxied behind nginx or Apache. \n                 Support for this configuration option has been greatly improved ( #1023 ), and guidelines for using it are now available in a new documentation section on  Running Datasette behind a proxy . ( #1027 )", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Changelog\", \"0.51 (2020-10-31)\"]", "references": "[{\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1023\", \"label\": \"#1023\"}, {\"href\": \"https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/1027\", \"label\": \"#1027\"}]"}
{"id": "deploying:deploying-proxy", "page": "deploying", "ref": "deploying-proxy", "title": "Running Datasette behind a proxy", "content": "You may wish to run Datasette behind an Apache or nginx proxy, using a path within your existing site. \n             You can use the  base_url  configuration setting to tell Datasette to serve traffic with a specific URL prefix. For example, you could run Datasette like this: \n             datasette my-database.db --setting base_url /my-datasette/ -p 8009 \n             This will run Datasette with the following URLs: \n             \n                 \n                     http://127.0.0.1:8009/my-datasette/  - the Datasette homepage \n                 \n                 \n                     http://127.0.0.1:8009/my-datasette/my-database  - the page for the  my-database.db  database \n                 \n                 \n                     http://127.0.0.1:8009/my-datasette/my-database/some_table  - the page for the  some_table  table \n                 \n             \n             You can now set your nginx or Apache server to proxy the  /my-datasette/  path to this Datasette instance.", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Deploying Datasette\"]", "references": "[]"}