diff --git a/README.en.md b/README.en.md
index bda9f1a8..bac48e5d 100644
--- a/README.en.md
+++ b/README.en.md
@@ -363,7 +363,8 @@ Set env `AUTH_PROXY_ENABLED=true` can enable auth proxy mode.
 
 After activating this feature, it is necessary to ensure that chatgpt-web can only be accessed through a reverse proxy.
 
-Authentication is carried out by the reverse proxy, which then forwards the request with the `X-Email` header to identify the user identity.
+Authentication is carried out by the reverse proxy, which then forwards the request with the header to identify the user identity.
+Default header name is `X-Email`, can custom config use set env `AUTH_PROXY_HEADER_NAME`.
 
 Recommended for current IdP to use LDAP protocol, using [authelia](https://www.authelia.com)
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3ccb6f94..4a2ff76a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -360,7 +360,8 @@ pnpm build
 
 在开启该功能后 需确保 chatgpt-web 只能通过反向代理访问
 
-由反向代理进行进行身份验证 并再转发请求时携带请求头`X-Email`标识用户身份
+由反向代理进行进行身份验证 并再转发请求时携带请求头标识用户身份
+默认请求头为 `X-Email` 并可以通过设置环境变量 `AUTH_PROXY_HEADER_NAME` 自定义配置
 
 推荐当前 Idp 使用 LDAP 协议的 可以选择使用 [authelia](https://www.authelia.com)
 
diff --git a/service/src/middleware/auth.ts b/service/src/middleware/auth.ts
index 9f1db4f3..48e13eb2 100644
--- a/service/src/middleware/auth.ts
+++ b/service/src/middleware/auth.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'
 import type { Request } from 'express'
-import { getCacheConfig } from '../storage/config'
+import { authProxyHeaderName, getCacheConfig } from '../storage/config'
 import { createUser, getUser, getUserById } from '../storage/mongo'
 import { Status, UserRole } from '../storage/model'
 import type { AuthJwtPayload } from '../types'
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ async function auth(req, res, next) {
 
   if (config.siteConfig.authProxyEnabled) {
     try {
-      const username = req.header('X-Email')
+      const username = req.header(authProxyHeaderName)
       if (!username) {
-        res.send({ status: 'Unauthorized', message: 'Please config auth proxy (usually is nginx) add set proxy header X-Email.', data: null })
+        res.send({ status: 'Unauthorized', message: `Please config auth proxy (usually is nginx) add set proxy header ${authProxyHeaderName}.`, data: null })
         return
       }
       const user = await getUser(username)
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ async function auth(req, res, next) {
       next()
     }
     catch (error) {
-      res.send({ status: 'Unauthorized', message: error.message ?? 'Please config auth proxy (usually is nginx) add set proxy header X-Email.', data: null })
+      res.send({ status: 'Unauthorized', message: error.message ?? `Please config auth proxy (usually is nginx) add set proxy header ${authProxyHeaderName}.`, data: null })
     }
     return
   }
@@ -52,7 +52,11 @@ async function getUserId(req: Request): Promise<string | undefined> {
   try {
     const config = await getCacheConfig()
     if (config.siteConfig.authProxyEnabled) {
-      const username = req.header('X-Email')
+      const username = req.header(authProxyHeaderName)
+      if (!username) {
+        globalThis.console.error(`Please config auth proxy (usually is nginx) add set proxy header ${authProxyHeaderName}.`)
+        return null
+      }
       let user = await getUser(username)
       if (user == null) {
         const isRoot = username.toLowerCase() === process.env.ROOT_USER
diff --git a/service/src/middleware/rootAuth.ts b/service/src/middleware/rootAuth.ts
index e8f66b3e..a367e5aa 100644
--- a/service/src/middleware/rootAuth.ts
+++ b/service/src/middleware/rootAuth.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import jwt from 'jsonwebtoken'
 import * as dotenv from 'dotenv'
 import { Status, UserRole } from '../storage/model'
 import { getUser, getUserById } from '../storage/mongo'
-import { getCacheConfig } from '../storage/config'
+import { authProxyHeaderName, getCacheConfig } from '../storage/config'
 import type { AuthJwtPayload } from '../types'
 
 dotenv.config()
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ async function rootAuth(req, res, next) {
 
   if (config.siteConfig.authProxyEnabled) {
     try {
-      const username = req.header('X-Email')
+      const username = req.header(authProxyHeaderName)
       const user = await getUser(username)
       req.headers.userId = user._id
       if (user == null || user.status !== Status.Normal || !user.roles.includes(UserRole.Admin))
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ async function rootAuth(req, res, next) {
         next()
     }
     catch (error) {
-      res.send({ status: 'Unauthorized', message: error.message ?? 'Please config auth proxy (usually is nginx) add set proxy header X-Email.', data: null })
+      res.send({ status: 'Unauthorized', message: error.message ?? `Please config auth proxy (usually is nginx) add set proxy header ${authProxyHeaderName}.`, data: null })
     }
     return
   }
diff --git a/service/src/storage/config.ts b/service/src/storage/config.ts
index 0ecf9982..bde58938 100644
--- a/service/src/storage/config.ts
+++ b/service/src/storage/config.ts
@@ -180,3 +180,5 @@ export async function getApiKeys() {
   })
   return result
 }
+
+export const authProxyHeaderName = process.env.AUTH_PROXY_HEADER_NAME ?? 'X-Email'