SAML error with nginx reverse proxy

I believe you need this additional line:

proxy_set_header Host $host;

After hitting the same error on a new server setup and scouring these posts I realized the doc actually covers this here: Operating the Server | SonarQube Docs and there is a post on handling this case on IIS here: SonarQube Users: Let's talk about IIS and SAML Authentication!

I thought X-Forwarded-Host would accomplish this, but it did not work for me. I needed to set the “Host” header.

In my case I also added:

proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto https;

although I think your $scheme is covering this since your error msg shows https:// in both URLs already.

I hope this helps you (and/or someone else!)

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