How do I configure CloudFront to forward the host header to the origin?

Last updated: 2023-01-25

To configure your distribution to forward the host header to the origin, take one of the following actions:

• Create a cache policy and an origin request policy.
• Edit the settings of an existing behavior in the distribution.

Important: For Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) origins, caching that's based on the host header isn't supported. For more information, see Selecting the headers to base caching on.

1. Follow the steps to create a cache policy using the CloudFront console.
2. Under Cache key settings, for Headers, choose Include the following headers. From the Add header dropdown list, choose Host.
3. Complete all other settings of the cache policy based on the requirements of the behavior that you're attaching the policy to, and then choose Create.
4. After you create the cache policy, follow the steps to attach the policies to the relevant behavior of your CloudFront distribution.

1. Open the CloudFront console, and then choose your distribution.
2. Choose the Behaviors tab, and then choose the path to forward the host header to.
3. Choose Edit.
4. Under Cache key and origin requests, confirm that Legacy cache settings is selected. If it's not selected, then follow the steps in the preceding section to create a cache policy. If Legacy cache settings is selected, then complete the following:
   For Headers, choose Include the following headers.
   From the Add header dropdown list, choose Host.
5. Choose Save Changes.