A sample configuration file for nginx proxy server for Apache Tomcat

default.conf

server_name app.ployref.com www.app.ployref.com;

# serve static files
location ^~ /assets/  {
        root    /opt/tomcat/webapps/ROOT/WEB-INF/classes/public;
        expires 30d;
        access_log   off;
}

location / {
        proxy_pass        http://localhost:8080;
        proxy_set_header  X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header  X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header  Host $http_host;
}