502 proxy error apache reverse proxy

Question

Below is my virtual host conf for https proxy

<VirtualHost *:443>
    ServerAdmin [email protected]
    ServerName example.openjuice.co

    ProxyRequests off
    SSLEngine on
    SSLProxyEngine On
    SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/cert/certs/apache.crt
    SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/cert/certs/apache.key

    <Proxy *>
        Order deny,allow
        Allow from all
    </Proxy>

    <Location />
        ProxyPass https://localhost:3006/
        ProxyPassReverse https://example.openjuice.co:3006/
    </Location>

</VirtualHost>

But i am getting below error

Proxy Error

The proxy server received an invalid response from an upstream server.

The proxy server could not handle the request GET /.

Reason: Error reading from remote server

Please help me on this

Solution

It worked for me Add below to above conf

SSLProxyEngine on
SSLProxyVerify none 
SSLProxyCheckPeerCN off    
SSLProxyCheckPeerName off    
SSLProxyCheckPeerExpire off

Comments

[Froggiz]

Do you have any Apache log ? Did you tired : ProxyPass https://localhost:3006/ Keepalive=On ?

[kirthan shetty]

Hi It got worked by adding below line to above conf SSLProxyEngine on SSLProxyVerify none SSLProxyCheckPeerCN off SSLProxyCheckPeerName off SSLProxyCheckPeerExpire off

[Froggiz]

could you set your answer as valid (the check button under the vote button) ? thanks

[Keerthana Prabhakaran]

This works! @kirthan shetty, please accept the answer.

[orev]

Please note that disabling the SSLProxyCheck* bypasses many security benefits of SSL/TLS. You may need to use it in some situations, but you should be aware of the security risks and don't just use this blindly to fix the error without knowing what they do.