How to install or enable mod_remoteip?

 I use cloudflare but need access to original remote IP address.

Cloudflare no longer support mod_cloudflare for debian 9 and recommend mod_remoteip. I’ve tried the following instructions but with no joy.

You only need to enable the mod_remoteip module in the /opt/bitnami/apache2/conf/httpd.conf file

LoadModule remoteip_module modules/mod_remoteip.so

Once uncommented, you can verify that the module will be loaded properly

$ apachectl -M | grep remote
 remoteip_module (shared)

before restarting Apache

sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart apache

Mod_remoteip

Bitnami stacks ship with the mod_remoteip module installed, but it is not enabled by default. To enable this module, follow these steps:

• Edit the main Apache configuration file at /opt/bitnami/apache2/conf/httpd.conf and add the line shown below:

    ...
    LoadModule remoteip_module modules/mod_remoteip.so
  

• Restart Apache and confirm that the module is active:

  sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart apache
  sudo apachectl -M | grep remoteip
  

To configure the format in which information is stored in the Apache access log, set the LogFormat value either inside a virtual host configuration file at /opt/bitnami/apache2/conf/bitnami/bitnami.conf or in the main Apache configuration file at /opt/bitnami/apache2/conf/httpd.conf.

Additional parameters for the module can be set by creating a file at /opt/bitnami/apache2/conf/remoteip.conf* file and including it in either the virtual host configuration file or the main Apache configuration file, using the example *Include* directive shown below:

Include "/opt/bitnami/apache2/conf/remoteip.conf"

Thanks. I’ve now done that but it does not update $_SERVER[“REMOTE_ADDR”]

Can you tell me where to make the config changes please as below? As I cannot find:

/etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf
/etc/apache2/conf-available/remoteip.conf
/etc/apache2/apache2.conf

From cloudflare...

   2. Update the site configuration to include RemoteIPHeader CF-Connecting-IP, e.g. /etc/apache2/sites-available/000-default.conf

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
DocumentRoot /var/www/html
ServerName remoteip.andy.support
RemoteIPHeader CF-Connecting-IP
ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
3. Update combined LogFormat entry in apache.conf, replacing %h with %a in /etc/apache2/apache2.conf. For example, if your current LogFormat appeared as follows:

LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
you would update LogFormat to the following:

LogFormat "%a %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %O \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined
4. Define trusted proxy addresses by creating /etc/apache2/conf-available/remoteip.conf by entering the following code and Cloudflare IPs:

RemoteIPHeader CF-Connecting-IP
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 173.245.48.0/20
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 103.21.244.0/22
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 103.22.200.0/22
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 103.31.4.0/22
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 141.101.64.0/18
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 108.162.192.0/18
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 190.93.240.0/20
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 188.114.96.0/20
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 197.234.240.0/22
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 198.41.128.0/17
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 162.158.0.0/15
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 104.16.0.0/12
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 172.64.0.0/13
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 131.0.72.0/22
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 2400:cb00::/32
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 2606:4700::/32
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 2803:f800::/32
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 2405:b500::/32
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 2405:8100::/32
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 2a06:98c0::/29
RemoteIPTrustedProxy 2c0f:f248::/32

SetEnvIf X-Forwarded-For "^.*\..*\..*\..*" forwarded

LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined

LogFormat "%{X-Forwarded-For}i %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" forwarded

ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log

CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined env=!forwarded

CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log forwarded env=forwarded

//For bitnami in debian os use this 

SetEnvIf X-Forwarded-For "^.*\..*\..*\..*" forwarded

LogFormat "%h %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" combined

LogFormat "%{X-Forwarded-For}i %l %u %t \"%r\" %>s %b \"%{Referer}i\" \"%{User-Agent}i\"" forwarded

ErrorLog /opt/bitnami/apache2/logs/error_log

CustomLog /opt/bitnami/apache2/logs/access_log combined env=!forwarded

CustomLog /opt/bitnami/apache2/logs/access_log forwarded env=forwarded