NG Proxy Support

Adds HAProxy PROXY protocol support to your Minecraft Forge server.

See real player IP addresses when your server is behind a proxy like Velocity, TCPShield, FRP, Nginx, or any other HAProxy-compatible reverse proxy.

Features

• HAProxy PROXY Protocol v1/v2 — Full support for both protocol versions
• Real IP Resolution — Players connecting through a proxy will show their real IP in server logs, bans, and plugins
• Hybrid Mode — Supports both proxied and direct connections simultaneously
• Fail-Closed Security — Connections from unknown IPs are automatically rejected, preventing proxy bypass attacks
• CIDR Notation — Whitelist entire subnets (e.g. 192.168.0.0/16)
• TCPShield Integration — Automatically fetch and whitelist TCPShield server IPs
• Hot-Reload Config — Reload configuration without restarting the server
• Status Command — View current configuration and connection stats in-game
• Connection Logging — Log real player IPs and proxy IPs to a dedicated log file

Commands

Configuration

Config file: config/proxy_protocol_support.json

{
  "enableProxyProtocol": true,
  "proxyServerIPs": ["127.0.0.1"],
  "directAccessIPs": ["127.0.0.1", "192.168.0.0/16"],
  "whitelistTCPShieldServers": false,
  "logConnections": true
}

How It Works

Player → Proxy (Velocity/HAProxy/FRP) → Forge Server (with NG Proxy Support)
                                          ↓
                                   Reads PROXY header
                                   Extracts real IP
                                   Sets player address

1. Your proxy sends a PROXY protocol header with the real client IP
2. NG Proxy Support intercepts incoming connections and reads the header
3. The player's address is set to their real IP instead of the proxy IP
4. All server logs, ban systems, and plugins see the correct IP

Security Model

NG Proxy Support uses a fail-closed model:

• ✅ Connections from proxyServerIPs → PROXY header is read, real IP is extracted
• ✅ Connections from directAccessIPs → Allowed without PROXY header
• ❌ Connections from any other IP → Automatically rejected

This prevents players from bypassing your proxy to connect directly and spoof their IP.

Setup Guide

With Velocity

1. Install NG Proxy Support on your Forge server
2. Enable PROXY protocol in Velocity's velocity.toml:

   [advanced]
   haproxy-protocol = true

1. Add your Velocity server IP to proxyServerIPs in the mod config
2. Restart both servers

With HAProxy / Nginx / FRP

1. Configure your reverse proxy to send PROXY protocol headers
2. Add the proxy IP to proxyServerIPs
3. Restart the Forge server

Requirements

• Minecraft 1.20.1
• Forge 47.x
• Java 17+
• Server-side only (no client mod needed)

Credits

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