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Is it possible to have an HTTPS frontend for an HTTP server?

Let me elaborate. Say I have an app running on a tomcat instance and this app only understands HTTP. Is it possible to have Apache sit in front of the tomcat app and proxying the requests as shown below:

 http://example.com/proxied_app http://localhost:8080 +----------+ +----------+ | | | | | | | | Internet <----HTTPS--->| APACHE |<---------HTTP--------->| TOMCAT | | | | | | | | | +----------+ +----------+
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Yes. That's what mod_proxy is for.

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    If you're connecting to a Tomcat instance, consider using mod_proxy_ajp. Same configuration but uses a Tomcat connector for better performance. Commented Jul 23, 2012 at 2:47
  • If you choose to use HTTP between webserver and tomcat, consider replacing apache by varnish for real performance reason Commented Dec 16, 2013 at 21:29
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Jenny D answer is fine: just to add that in this case you can also use mod_jk when connecting Apache Httpd with Apache Tomcat.

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    These days mod_ajp is a much better option. Commented Jul 17, 2012 at 20:05
  • @bahamat do you mean mod_proxy_ajp? Commented Jul 23, 2012 at 2:46
  • @TomMarthenal: Yes, that's the one. (I didn't look it up, just wrote that from memory and I haven't used it in a while). Thanks. Commented Jul 23, 2012 at 15:15

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