# mod_proxy_wstunnel - Apache HTTP Server

Apache HTTP Server Version 2.4

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# Apache Module mod_proxy_wstunnel

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Description: | Websockets support module for `mod_proxy`
Status: | Extension
Module Identifier: | proxy_wstunnel_module
Source File: | mod_proxy_wstunnel.c
Compatibility: | Available for unix in version 2.4.5 and later

### Summary

This module requires the service of `mod_proxy`. It provides support for the tunnelling of web socket connections to a backend websockets server. The connection is automagically upgraded to a websocket connection:

    Upgrade: WebSocket
    Connection: Upgrade

### Proxying requests to websockets server

    ProxyPass /ws2/  ws://echo.websocket.org/
    ProxyPass /wss2/ wss://echo.websocket.org/

### Directives

This module provides no directives.

### See also

- `mod_proxy`

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