jlanssie/nginx-reverse-proxy

An NginX reverse proxy configuration.

nginx-reverse-proxy

Reverse proxy configuration for NginX.

This repository includes an example for both an http and an https webserver, but can be used for any app.

Setup

1. /etc/nginx

Place the configuration files inside the /etc/nginx/sites-available folder.

2. Ports

Inside each configuration file, adapt the port number on which you want NginX to listen. And include desired options such as http2, ssl, directives for IPv4 and/or IPv6...

In this example:

• 3000: http listening port
• 4000: https listening port
• 5000: myapp listening port

3. Server name

Set the server name of your app equal to your domain names. And include both the domain name with and without www

4. SSL & Logs

Adapt the location of the SSL certificates (if applicable).

Edit the paths to the access and error logs. It is not mandatory to have logs, but recommended for troubleshooting.

5. Proxy settings

Adapt the proxy_pass and proxy_redirect directives. The port number has to match the port number on which your other app is listening (e.g. a NodeJS or Apache app's port number). The following header directives are used to pass request header information to your listening app.

6. Test

Test the configuration.

sudo nginx -t

7. Enable

Make a symbolic link to each configuration file from inside /etc/nginx/sites-enabled folder

ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/myapp /etc/nginx/sites-available/myapp

Restart the daemon.

sudo systemctl restart nginx.service