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location /match/here { | |
proxy_pass http://ourserver2here.com; | |
} | |
``` | |
In the above setup, no URI is given at the end of the server in the proxy pass definition. In this case a request such as **/match/here/please**, This request would be sent to ourserver2here as https://ourserver2here/match/here/please. Pretty convenient right? | |
## Reverse Proxying | |
This is one type of proxying that’s particularly interesting, let have a look at what Wikipedia describes it as since those guys are incredibly good at describing things. | |
> In computer networks, a **reverse proxy** is a type of **proxy** server that retrieves resources on behalf of a client from one or more servers. These resources are then returned to the client as if they originated from the Web server itself. | |
There’s a virtual description | |
![source - wikipedia - such good people](https://d2mxuefqeaa7sj.cloudfront.net/s_E03B7F3068651149406121A3CCB672B40D6EDF37D962EC28850BABB322302CCA_1527048473974_1200px-Reverse_proxy_h2g2bob.svg.png) | |
With nginx, we could achieve this, and even take it further, ever heard of ngrok, maybe you may have, maybe not either way, | |
> Ngrok is a service that allows you server your localhost application via a domain proxy, exposing it via a public URL. | |
With the reverse proxy, and setting up a subdomain on your site for such businesses, you can have your own ngrok without the constant change in the domain name and stuff. | |
To pull this off, the first part is to setup nginx on your server to proxy connections from your specific subdomain or domain (whichever you find convenient) to a specific port on the server. | |
``` | |
server { | |
listen 80; | |
server_name coolsubdomain.mainname.com; | |
location / { | |
proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:5000; #in this case we picked the port 5000 | |
} | |
} |
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