apache nodejs reverse proxy, note this is half tested

.htaccess

RewriteEngine On

RewriteRule ^$ http://127.0.0.1:8080/ [P,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://127.0.0.1:8080/$1 [P,L]

# see 'proxy|P' (force proxy) http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/mod_rewrite.html

nodejs connect filter addon example

connect()
  .use(function(req,res,next){
   req.headers.host='212.213.44.179'
   req.connection.encrypted = req.headers.https=='on'; # add in apache htaccees:  Header set https "%HTTPS"
   req.headers.port=80;
   next();
  })