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Add an UUID to every incoming request
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Description
Given the fact that nginx-proxy will usually be used in a distributed environnement, I think it would make sense to add an UUID to each incoming request to help trace them.
proxy_set_header X-Request-UUID $request_id; could be added to nginx-tmpl and log_format changed to
log_format vhost '$host $remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] '
'"$request" $status $body_bytes_sent '
'"$http_referer" "$http_user_agent" "$request_id"';
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Start by inspecting nginx-tmpl and the existing log_format configuration. Add the request UUID header and include the request ID in the access log as described; done means every incoming request carries the UUID and the generated logs record it.
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- Tech stack
- nginx
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
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- 2/5
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- 1-3 hours
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