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Example of Nginx configuration file for HTTPS proxy to a nodejs server.
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# nginx configuration file for HTTPS proxy to a nodejs server. | |
# 1. obtain an SSL certificate from letsencrypt (https://letsencrypt.org) | |
# 2. copy this file to /etc/nginx/site-available; | |
# 3. create an alias for nginx: ln -s /etc/nginx/site-available/example.com /etc/nginx/site-enabled | |
# 4. restart nginx: sudo service nginx restart | |
# | |
# HTTP - redirect all requests to HTTPS: | |
server { | |
listen 80; | |
listen [::]:80 default_server ipv6only=on; | |
server_name <example.com>; # replace <example.com> by your domain name | |
return 301 https://$host$request_uri; | |
} | |
# HTTPS - proxy requests on to local Node.js app: | |
server { | |
listen 443; | |
server_name <example.com>; # replace <example.com> by your domain name | |
client_max_body_size 4000M; # maximum upload size | |
proxy_request_buffering off; # stream multipart form to the backend in real-time | |
ssl on; | |
# Use certificate and key provided by Let's Encrypt: | |
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/<example.com>/fullchain.pem; # replace <example.com> by your domain name | |
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/<example.com>/privkey.pem; # replace <example.com> by your domain name | |
ssl_session_timeout 5m; | |
ssl_protocols TLSv1.2 TLSv1.23; | |
ssl_prefer_server_ciphers on; | |
ssl_ciphers 'EECDH+AESGCM:EDH+AESGCM:AES256+EECDH:AES256+EDH'; | |
ssl_dhparam /etc/ssl/certs/dhparam.pem; | |
add_header Strict-Transport-Security "max-age=63072000; includeSubdomains; "; | |
# Pass requests for / to the nodejs server: | |
location / { | |
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr; | |
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for; | |
proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy true; | |
proxy_pass http://localhost:<port>; # replace <port> with the port number on which your nodejs server runs | |
proxy_ssl_session_reuse off; | |
proxy_set_header Host $http_host; | |
proxy_cache_bypass $http_upgrade; | |
proxy_redirect off; | |
} | |
} |
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listen 443 ssl;
http2 on;