gistfile1.txt

location / {
  try_files $uri @proxy;
}

location @proxy {
  proxy_pass http://localhost:8000;
  proxy_redirect off;

  #must be set!
  proxy_ignore_headers X-Accel-Expires Expires Cache-Control;

  set $no_cache "";
  #cache only GET|HEAD
  if ($request_method !~ ^(GET|HEAD)$) {
    set $no_cache "1";
  }
  if ($no_cache = "1") {
    add_header Set-Cookie "_mcnc=1; Max-Age=2; Path=/";
    add_header X-Microcachable "0";
  }
  if ($http_cookie ~* "_mcnc") {
    set $no_cache "1";
  }

  proxy_cache microcache;
  proxy_no_cache $no_cache;
  proxy_cache_bypass $no_cache;
  proxy_cache_key $scheme$host$request_method$request_uri;

  proxy_cache_valid 200 301 302 3s;

  proxy_cache_use_stale error timeout http_500 http_502 http_503 http_504 http_403 http_404 updating;
  default_type application/json;
}