Redirect to requested URL instead of APP_URL #2158

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OVERLORD · 2026-02-05T03:08:53+03:00

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 03:08:53 +03:00

Originally created by @momab on GitHub (Mar 17, 2021).

I am running Bookstack via Docker and am trying to get Bookstack behind a load balancing reverse Proxy (Traefix).
For this I am setting up the url wiki.domain.com and bookstack.domain.com, from which to reach Bookstack.

For the multiple bookstack instances I have set up the hostnames bookstack-prod-1 and bookstack-prod-2, so I can access those if I need to.

Docker Config:

APP_URL = wiki.domain.com
APP_URL = bookstack.domain.com

I there any way to access bookstack from wiki.domain.com, as well as bookstack.domain.com? It keeps redirecting me to wiki.domain.com.

Originally created by @momab on GitHub (Mar 17, 2021). I am running Bookstack via Docker and am trying to get Bookstack behind a load balancing reverse Proxy (Traefix). For this I am setting up the url ```wiki.domain.com``` and ```bookstack.domain.com```, from which to reach Bookstack. For the multiple bookstack instances I have set up the hostnames ```bookstack-prod-1``` and ```bookstack-prod-2```, so I can access those if I need to. Docker Config: ``` APP_URL = wiki.domain.com APP_URL = bookstack.domain.com ``` I there any way to access bookstack from ```wiki.domain.com```, as well as ```bookstack.domain.com```? It keeps redirecting me to ```wiki.domain.com```.

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2026-02-05 03:09:04 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2021):

Hi @momab,
No, BookStack only currently supports a single APP_URL value.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2021): Hi @momab, No, BookStack only currently supports a single `APP_URL` value.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 03:09:06 +03:00

@momab commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2021):

Hi @ssddanbrown,
thanks for the response.

Is there any way to at least stop redirecting to the APP_URL?

@momab commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2021): Hi @ssddanbrown, thanks for the response. Is there any way to at least stop redirecting to the ```APP_URL```?

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 03:09:09 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2021):

Is there any way to at least stop redirecting to the APP_URL?

Not really. BookStack uses that as the base for all internal URL generation.

You could try setting the value to "" or null in which case the platform may infer the URL from the request but we don't support it, its less secure and might cause further issues.

What's the purpose of load balancing across two domains? Seems pointless unless you're using two different DNS services and are super critical about DNS going down.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Mar 19, 2021): > Is there any way to at least stop redirecting to the APP_URL? Not really. BookStack uses that as the base for all internal URL generation. You could try setting the value to `""` or `null` in which case the platform may infer the URL from the request but we don't support it, its less secure and might cause further issues. What's the purpose of load balancing across two domains? Seems pointless unless you're using two different DNS services and are super critical about DNS going down.

OVERLORD commented

2026-02-05 03:09:13 +03:00

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2021):

Since there's been no follow-up I'm going to close this. If the issue remains and is something you still require to be fixed please open a new issue, referencing this one.

@ssddanbrown commented on GitHub (Apr 19, 2021): Since there's been no follow-up I'm going to close this. If the issue remains and is something you still require to be fixed please open a new issue, referencing this one.

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Reference: starred/BookStack#2158