Nginx behind Apache

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Nginx behind Apache

Install mod_proxy_http:

a2enmod proxy_http

Add to /etc/apache2/apache2.conf (change ip):

<VirtualHost 11.1.11.111:80 >
	ServerName site.com
	ServerAlias *.site.com
	CustomLog /var/www/httpd-logs/site.com.access.log combined
	ErrorLog /var/www/httpd-logs/site.com.error.log
	ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/
	ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/
	ServerAdmin webmaster@site.com
	SuexecUserGroup user user
</VirtualHost>

Add to /etc/apache2/mods-available/proxy.conf:

<IfModule mod_proxy.c>

ProxyRequests Off

<Proxy *>
Order deny,allow
Allow from all
</Proxy>

</IfModule>

Restart apache:

sudo service apache2 restart

In nginx site config specify port and upsteam:

upstream ContactAppProduction {
  server              unix:///tmp/MyAppProduction.sock;
}

server {
  listen              *:8080;
  server_name         site.com;

In /etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf change port from 80 to something else:

server {
    listen       3000;

Restart nginx:

sudo service nginx restart

Than run app just with upstream. See.

See also

• Ruby on Rails installation on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS + Nginx + Puma
• Ruby on Rails "Hellow World" app
• Making production on port 80 and development on any other
• Nginx behind Apache
• God and Puma configuration

Just a heads up - if you found this through google like me and got stuck on proxypassing when SSL is involved, you'll want to look at the SSLProxyEngine, SSLProxyCheckPeerCN, SSLProxyCheckPeerExpire directives for apache!