nginx config for http/https proxy to localhost:3000

nginx.conf

First, install nginx for mac with "brew install nginx".

Then follow homebrew's instructions to know where the config file is.

1. To use https you will need a self-signed certificate: https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/ssl-certificate-self
2. Copy it somewhere (use full path in the example below for server.* files)
3. sudo nginx -s reload
4. Access https://localhost/

Edit /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf:

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#user  nobody;
worker_processes  1;

events {
    worker_connections  1024;
}


http {
    include       mime.types;
    default_type  application/octet-stream;
    send_timeout 1800;
    sendfile        on;
    keepalive_timeout  6500;

    server {
        listen       80;
        server_name  localhost;

        location / {
          proxy_pass          http://localhost:3000;
          proxy_set_header    Host             $host;
          proxy_set_header    X-Real-IP        $remote_addr;
          proxy_set_header    X-Forwarded-For  $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
          proxy_set_header    X-Client-Verify  SUCCESS;
          proxy_set_header    X-Client-DN      $ssl_client_s_dn;
          proxy_set_header    X-SSL-Subject    $ssl_client_s_dn;
          proxy_set_header    X-SSL-Issuer     $ssl_client_i_dn;
          proxy_read_timeout 1800;
          proxy_connect_timeout 1800;
        }
    }

    # HTTPS server
    
    server {
        listen       443;
        server_name  localhost;
    
        ssl                  on;
        ssl_certificate      server.crt;
        ssl_certificate_key  server.key;

        ssl_session_timeout  5m;
    
        ssl_protocols  SSLv2 SSLv3 TLSv1;
        ssl_ciphers  ALL:!ADH:!EXPORT56:RC4+RSA:+HIGH:+MEDIUM:+LOW:+SSLv2:+EXP;
        ssl_prefer_server_ciphers   on;
    
        location / {
          proxy_pass          http://localhost:3000;
          proxy_set_header    Host             $host;
          proxy_set_header    X-Real-IP        $remote_addr;
          proxy_set_header    X-Forwarded-For  $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
          proxy_set_header    X-Client-Verify  SUCCESS;
          proxy_set_header    X-Client-DN      $ssl_client_s_dn;
          proxy_set_header    X-SSL-Subject    $ssl_client_s_dn;
          proxy_set_header    X-SSL-Issuer     $ssl_client_i_dn;
          proxy_read_timeout 1800;
          proxy_connect_timeout 1800;
        }
    }

}

FYI, current nginx only wants the server{} sections in the site files...it doesn't understand http or events if you put them into a site file.

@kenyee but this is for the entire nginx.conf not just a site file

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proxy_set_header    X-Client-Verify  SUCCESS;
proxy_set_header    X-Client-DN      $ssl_client_s_dn;
proxy_set_header    X-SSL-Subject    $ssl_client_s_dn;
proxy_set_header    X-SSL-Issuer     $ssl_client_i_dn;
proxy_read_timeout 1800;
proxy_connect_timeout 1800;

What is the purpose of X-Client-DN header?

for websocket support, add

proxy_set_header    Upgrade          $http_upgrade;
proxy_set_header    Connection       "upgrade";
proxy_http_version  1.1;

see https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/websocket.html

i dont have server inside http on my config , i only have it under mail