Can't connect from school network

[Nick0Teen]

Hi, my subsonic server is using port 4040 and I can acces it from anywhere (3g, wi-fi) except the school network, probably because it's blocking all ports ecxept 80 and 443. But I can't forward 80 because it already in use and I'm not allowed to forward 443. Is there any other way to keep using 4040 without something like VPN or proxy (because I still want to use iSub)?

[bushman4]

No. You cut out the only two ways I know in your last sentence... VPN or Proxy (reverse proxy, actually).

Glenn

[daneren2005]

Lookup how to setup a reverse proxy with something like Apache or Nginx. It will allow you to access subsonic from domain.com/subsonic instead of domain.com:4040

[bushman4]

Lookup how to setup a reverse proxy with something like Apache or Nginx. It will allow you to access subsonic from domain.com/subsonic instead of domain.com:4040

... but it will probably break minisub...

Glenn

[daneren2005]

True. There is probably a way to setup a reverse proxy to minisub as well. Or you might just move minisub out to it's own separate directory under /var/www which is how it was designed to be used originally anyways.

[Nick0Teen]

Thanks for the replies, but there's one problem I think. If you set up a reverse proxy, it has to be on the server which has port 80 forwarded, right? I kinda don't have access to that server...

[daneren2005]

Lol then you are probably SOL. You can't change the behavior of a server without access to it...

[Nick0Teen]

I have access to the server which runs subsonic and I can forward whatever I want.. exept port 80 and 443. It's in use by some not editable camera system, so yeah...

[iwill]

Lookup how to setup a reverse proxy with something like Apache or Nginx. It will allow you to access subsonic from domain.com/subsonic instead of domain.com:4040

... but it will probably break minisub...

Glenn

I actually didn't even consider this as the reason that MiniSub stopped working for me... why exactly does putting Subsonic behind a reverse proxy break MiniSub?

[Nick0Teen]

I do have acces to the server with port 80 now, but I couldn't figure out how to use exteral-ip.com/subsonic ... How to do this? The server which has port 80 forwarded is a Synology server (running linux).
EDIT: is it true I just have to do this:
ProxyPass /subsonic http://internal-ip:4040
ProxyPassReverse /subsonic http://internal-ip:4040