ifdef::manvolnum[]
-PVE({manvolnum})
-================
-include::attributes.txt[]
+pveproxy(8)
+===========
+:pve-toplevel:
NAME
----
pveproxy - PVE API Proxy Daemon
-SYNOPSYS
+SYNOPSIS
--------
include::pveproxy.8-synopsis.adoc[]
endif::manvolnum[]
ifndef::manvolnum[]
-{pve} API Proxy Daemon
-================
-include::attributes.txt[]
+pveproxy - Proxmox VE API Proxy Daemon
+======================================
endif::manvolnum[]
This daemon exposes the whole {pve} API on TCP port 8006 using
-HTTPS. It runs as user 'www-data' and has very limited permissions.
+HTTPS. It runs as user `www-data` and has very limited permissions.
Operation requiring more permissions are forwarded to the local
-'pvedaemon'.
+`pvedaemon`.
-Request targeted for other nodes are automatically forwarded to that
-node. This means that you can manage your whole cluster by connecting
+Requests targeted for other nodes are automatically forwarded to those
+nodes. This means that you can manage your whole cluster by connecting
to a single {pve} node.
+Host based Access Control
+-------------------------
+
+It is possible to configure ``apache2''-like access control
+lists. Values are read from file `/etc/default/pveproxy`. For example:
+
+----
+ALLOW_FROM="10.0.0.1-10.0.0.5,192.168.0.0/22"
+DENY_FROM="all"
+POLICY="allow"
+----
+
+IP addresses can be specified using any syntax understood by `Net::IP`. The
+name `all` is an alias for `0/0`.
+
+The default policy is `allow`.
+
+[width="100%",options="header"]
+|===========================================================
+| Match | POLICY=deny | POLICY=allow
+| Match Allow only | allow | allow
+| Match Deny only | deny | deny
+| No match | deny | allow
+| Match Both Allow & Deny | deny | allow
+|===========================================================
+
+
+Listening IP
+------------
+
+By setting `LISTEN_IP` in `/etc/default/pveproxy` you can control to which IP
+address the `pveproxy` and `spiceproxy` daemons bind. The IP-address needs to
+be configured on the system.
+
+This can be used to listen only to an internal interface and thus have less
+exposure to the public internet:
+
+----
+LISTEN_IP="192.0.2.1"
+----
+
+Similarly, you can also set an IPv6 address:
+
+----
+LISTEN_IP="2001:db8:85a3::1"
+----
+
+Note that if you want to specify a link-local IPv6 address, you need to provide
+the interface name itself. For example:
+
+----
+LISTEN_IP="fe80::c463:8cff:feb9:6a4e%vmbr0"
+----
+
+WARNING: The nodes in a cluster need access to `pveproxy` for communication,
+possibly on different sub-nets. It is **not recommended** to set `LISTEN_IP` on
+clustered systems.
+
+To apply the change you need to either reboot your node or fully restart the
+`pveproxy` and `spiceproxy` service:
+
+----
+systemctl restart pveproxy.service spiceproxy.service
+----
+
+NOTE: Unlike `reload`, a `restart` of the pveproxy service can interrupt some
+long-running worker processes, for example a running console or shell from a
+virtual guest. So, please use a maintenance window to bring this change in
+effect.
+
+SSL Cipher Suite
+----------------
+
+You can define the cipher list in `/etc/default/pveproxy`, for example
+
+ CIPHERS="ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384:ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256:ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256"
+
+Above is the default. See the ciphers(1) man page from the openssl
+package for a list of all available options.
+
+Additionally, you can set the client to choose the cipher used in
+`/etc/default/pveproxy` (default is the first cipher in the list available to
+both client and `pveproxy`):
+
+ HONOR_CIPHER_ORDER=0
+
+
+Diffie-Hellman Parameters
+-------------------------
+
+You can define the used Diffie-Hellman parameters in
+`/etc/default/pveproxy` by setting `DHPARAMS` to the path of a file
+containing DH parameters in PEM format, for example
+
+ DHPARAMS="/path/to/dhparams.pem"
+
+If this option is not set, the built-in `skip2048` parameters will be
+used.
+
+NOTE: DH parameters are only used if a cipher suite utilizing the DH key
+exchange algorithm is negotiated.
+
+Alternative HTTPS certificate
+-----------------------------
+
+You can change the certificate used to an external one or to one obtained via
+ACME.
+
+pveproxy uses `/etc/pve/local/pveproxy-ssl.pem` and
+`/etc/pve/local/pveproxy-ssl.key`, if present, and falls back to
+`/etc/pve/local/pve-ssl.pem` and `/etc/pve/local/pve-ssl.key`.
+The private key may not use a passphrase.
+
+See the Host System Administration chapter of the documentation for details.
+
+COMPRESSION
+-----------
+
+By default `pveproxy` uses gzip HTTP-level compression for compressible
+content, if the client supports it. This can disabled in `/etc/default/pveproxy`
+
+ COMPRESSION=0
ifdef::manvolnum[]
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