Redirect non-GET methods using 308 instead of 301

README.md

@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ Note that the `Mozilla-Old` policy should use a 1024 bits DH key for compatibili
 The default behavior for the proxy when port 80 and 443 are exposed is as follows:
 
 * If a container has a usable cert, port 80 will redirect to 443 for that container so that HTTPS is always preferred when available.
+  * This redirect will use a 301 code for GET requests and 308 code for any other http method (POST/HEAD/PUT etc.). A 308 redirect is a more recent version of 301 permanent redirect that maintains the http method. Previously, 301 redirects would all be converted into GET requests.
 * If the container does not have a usable cert, a 503 will be returned.
 
 Note that in the latter case, a browser may get an connection error as no certificate is available to establish a connection. A self-signed or generic cert named `default.crt` and `default.key` will allow a client browser to make a SSL connection (likely w/ a warning) and subsequently receive a 500.

nginx.tmpl

@@ -276,11 +276,20 @@ server {
 	}
 
 	location / {
-		{{ if eq $external_https_port "443" }}
-		return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
-		{{ else }}
-		return 301 https://$host:{{ $external_https_port }}$request_uri;
-		{{ end }}
+		if ($request_method = GET) {
+			{{ if eq $external_https_port "443" }}
+			return 301 https://$host$request_uri;
+			{{ else }}
+			return 301 https://$host:{{ $external_https_port }}$request_uri;
+			{{ end }}
+		}
+		if ($request_method != GET) {
+			{{ if eq $external_https_port "443" }}
+			return 308 https://$host$request_uri;
+			{{ else }}
+			return 308 https://$host:{{ $external_https_port }}$request_uri;
+			{{ end }}
+		}
 	}
 }
 {{ end }}

test/test_ssl/test_redirect.py

@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+import pytest
+
+# These tests are to test that GET is 301 and other methods all use 308
+# Permanent Redirects
+# https://github.com/nginx-proxy/nginx-proxy/pull/1737
+def test_web1_GET_301(docker_compose, nginxproxy):
+    r = nginxproxy.get('http://web1.nginx-proxy.tld', allow_redirects=False)
+    assert r.status_code == 301
+    assert r.headers['Location'] == 'https://web1.nginx-proxy.tld/'
+
+def test_web1_POST_308(docker_compose, nginxproxy):
+    r = nginxproxy.post('http://web1.nginx-proxy.tld', allow_redirects=False)
+    assert r.status_code == 308
+    assert r.headers['Location'] == 'https://web1.nginx-proxy.tld/'
+
+def test_web1_PUT_308(docker_compose, nginxproxy):
+    r = nginxproxy.put('http://web1.nginx-proxy.tld', allow_redirects=False)
+    assert r.status_code == 308
+    assert r.headers['Location'] == 'https://web1.nginx-proxy.tld/'
+
+def test_web1_HEAD_308(docker_compose, nginxproxy):
+    r = nginxproxy.head('http://web1.nginx-proxy.tld', allow_redirects=False)
+    assert r.status_code == 308
+    assert r.headers['Location'] == 'https://web1.nginx-proxy.tld/'
+
+def test_web1_DELETE_308(docker_compose, nginxproxy):
+    r = nginxproxy.delete('http://web1.nginx-proxy.tld', allow_redirects=False)
+    assert r.status_code == 308
+    assert r.headers['Location'] == 'https://web1.nginx-proxy.tld/'
+
+def test_web1_OPTIONS_308(docker_compose, nginxproxy):
+    r = nginxproxy.options('http://web1.nginx-proxy.tld', allow_redirects=False)
+    assert r.status_code == 308
+    assert r.headers['Location'] == 'https://web1.nginx-proxy.tld/'

test/test_ssl/test_redirect.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+web1:
+  image: web
+  expose:
+    - "81"
+  environment:
+    WEB_PORTS: "81"
+    VIRTUAL_HOST: "web1.nginx-proxy.tld"
+
+sut:
+  image: nginxproxy/nginx-proxy:test
+  volumes:
+    - /var/run/docker.sock:/tmp/docker.sock:ro
+    - ../lib/ssl/dhparam.pem:/etc/nginx/dhparam/dhparam.pem:ro
+    - ./certs:/etc/nginx/certs:ro