Nginx Reverse Proxy

reverse_proxy.md

Nginx Reverse Proxy

Unlink default configs

First, unlink the default configuration which shows Nginx Welcome page on port 80 using the command

path /etc/nginx/sites-enabled

$ sudo unlink default

Add new configs

Create a new .conf file with reverse proxy configuration

path /etc/nginx/conf.d

$ sudo nano sites.conf

Use the following config for each reverse proxy that you want to apply

server {
   listen 80 default_server;
   server_name yourdomain.com www.yourdomain.com;

   location / {
      proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
      proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
   }

}

server {
   listen 80;
   server_name yourdomain.in www.yourdomain.in;

   location / {
      proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
      proxy_pass http://localhost:5000;
   }
}

Save Configurations

Now, test your configurations using:

$ sudo nginx -t

Check nginx status to verify that everything is working properly

$ sudo systemctl status nginx

Restart the server to apply changes using:

$ sudo systemctl restart nginx