# Discourse reports user ips as the load balancer

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reports-user-ips-as-the-load-balancer/45049>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [31. Mai 2016 um 17:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reports-user-ips-as-the-load-balancer/45049 "2016-05-31T17:51:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [31. Mai 2016 um 17:51 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-reports-user-ips-as-the-load-balancer/45049/1 "2016-05-31T17:51:17Z")

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I have an external load balancer (aws ELB) directing traffic to my discourse server. I have verified the `X-Forwarded-For` headers are being sent, but for some reason all the user ips show up as the load balancer ip?

Is this a bug or is there some setting I am missing?

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