Simple Django middleware to use the X-Forwarded-For header as the request IP.

pip install django-xforwardedfor-middleware==2.0

django-xforwardedfor-middleware version 2.0 supports django 1.10 and newer. You can install version 1.1 if you're still using older django.

Just add x_forwarded_for.middleware.XForwardedForMiddleware to your middleware.

This middleware is intended to get the user ip behind a trusted reverse proxy using the X-Forwarded-For header, which is set by the proxy. If your app does not run behind such an proxy, the middleware is a security problem, as clients can spoof the header.

For more information see the Django changelog: https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/dev/releases/1.1/#removed-setremoteaddrfromforwardedfor-middleware