After exposing the Solr endpoint with a reverse proxy, it’s important to note that it also exposes the Solr admin panel to the end-user. This is not desired.

Flowchart of a RewriteRule directive that rests on website.com’s httpd.conf file.

Problem:

• Solr’s admin panel becomes exposed from the reverse proxy.

Solutions:

• Perform a redirect to website.com’s homepage.
• RewriteRule directive, mod_rewrite – Apache HTTP Server.

RewriteRule ^/solr/$ / [R=301,L,DPI]