gofer configuration examples

See the reference config for the full list of options.

Static HTTP server

Static HTTP server, on port 8080, serving the contents of /srv/www/.

http:
  ":8080":
    routes:
      "/":
        dir: "/srv/www/"

Virtual domains

HTTP server with different virtual domains, and redirection from www.domain.com to domain.com.

http:
  ":80":
    routes:
      "cats.com/":
        dir: "/srv/cats/www/"
      "www.cats.com/":
        redirect: "http://cats.com/"

      "elephants.com/":
        dir: "/srv/elephants/www/"
      "www.elephants.com/":
        redirect: "http://elephants.com/"

HTTPS server with autocerts and HSTS

Static HTTPS server, with automatic SSL certificates (obtained via Let's Encrypt), and enabling HSTS.

https:
  ":443":
    routes:
      "/":
        dir: "/srv/www/"
      "www.example.com/":
        redirect: "https://example.com/"

    autocerts:
      hosts: ["example.com", "www.example.com"]
      email: "me@example.com"

    setheader:
      "/":
        "Strict-Transport-Security": "max-age=63072000;"

Request logging

Write request logs to /var/log/gofer/requests.log.

reqlog:
  "requests.log":
    file: "/var/log/gofer/requests.log"
    bufsize: 16

http:
  ":80":
    reqlog:
      "/": "requests.log"
    routes:
      "/":
        dir: "/srv/www/"

Reverse HTTP proxy

Proxy http://example.com/api/ requests to another server running on http://localhost:8080/.

http:
  ":80":
    routes:
      "example.com/":
        dir: "/srv/www/"

      "example.com/api/":
        proxy: "http://localhost:8080/"

Built-in monitoring server

gofer comes with a built-in monitoring HTTP server, for debugging and troubleshooting. \ Do not expose it to the internet, it will leak a lot of information.

control_addr: "127.0.0.1:8081"

http:
  ":8080":
    routes:
      "/":
        dir: "/srv/www/"

Raw proxy with TLS termination

Listen for TLS connections on port 995, and proxy it to 127.0.0.1:110.

raw:
  ":995":
    certs: "/etc/letsencrypt/live/"
    to: "127.0.0.1:110"