Solved IP loggings/views in Moodle are local docker IP's

[imc67]

Is it possible to show everywhere where it's currently shown in Moodle the real IP of a user?

That way it is also possible to ban IP's if they are misusing the platform.

[jdaviescoates]

@imc67 I'm not sure but @girish made a change to Jirafeau so that it logs the real IP of uploaders instead of the Docker IP so I'd guess Moodle just needs the same change.

I think this was the change:

• Run apache on port 8000

[fbartels]

@jdaviescoates no, that is most likely the change from the release before https://forum.cloudron.io/topic/4299/jirafeau-package-updates/5?_=1612305182571

[subven]

@jdaviescoates it was the HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR thing, not the apache port ^^

Take a look at: https://moodle.org/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=385061#p1552240

Beside the suggestion/question from Howard, what is setting for:
Site Admin -> Server -> http
which says:
Logged IP address source
getremoteaddrconf
Default: HTTP_CLIENT_IP, HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR, REMOTE_ADDR

If your server is behind a reverse proxy, you can use this setting to specify which HTTP headers can be trusted to >contain the remote IP address. The headers are read in order, using the first one that is available.

'spirit of sharing', Ken

HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR should work if the the Docker gateway IP is added as trusted/ignored proxy for Moodle. I only found reverseproxy = true as an configuration option which (AFAIK) does not help. However you should be able to adjust the settings in the UI instead

Go to Site Admin -> Server -> http and do as follow:

Since @girish should already know whats up, maybe he can help to make this change permanent for all instances.

EDIT PS: I DID NOT TEST THIS I'M JUST GUESSING PLEASE CONFIRM WORKING FIRST

EDIT2: Confirmed working

3 February 2021, 12:44 AM	Admin User	-	System	System	Config log created	The user with id '2' changed the config setting 'reverseproxyignore' for component 'core' from '' to '172.18.0.1'.	web	176.XX.XXX.XXX (my IP)

[imc67]

@subven this is THE SOLUTION!!!

Thank you very much!!!

@nebulon it would be wise to add it default to the app or to the docs I guess?

[nebulon]

@imc67 I've published a new package which sets the getremoteaddrconf now correctly.
Since we only have one reverse proxy, the second setting was not needed in my tests. So this is untouched by default.