Setup Nginx + Lets Encrypt reverse proxy for BTCPay over IP2TOR (raspiblitz)

nginx-reverseproxy-ip2tor.md

Tested on Ubuntu 20.04 minimal install

Preparation: Setup a VPS and not down the IP 21.21.21.21 (replace with real IP) Add a subdomain and map it to the VPS IP via an A-Record to 21.21.21.21

Replace btcpay.yourdomain.tld with your actual subdomain.

SSH into your VPS and follow the steps:

# install nginx + certbot

apt install nginx-full certbot python3-certbot-nginx

# Delete the default vHost:
rm /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/default

# Create subdomain vHost
nano /etc/nginx/sites-available/btcpay.yourdomain.tld

copy+paste and adjust the IP2TOR ip

proxy_buffer_size          128k;
proxy_buffers              4 256k;
proxy_busy_buffers_size    256k;
client_header_buffer_size 500k;
large_client_header_buffers 4 500k;
http2_max_field_size       500k;
http2_max_header_size      500k;

map $http_upgrade $connection_upgrade {
    default upgrade;
    ''      close;
}

server {
    client_max_body_size 100M;
    
    server_name btcpay.yourdomain.tld;

    location / {
        # Replace with ip2tor port and IP you got from raspiblitz
        proxy_pass https://X.X.X.X:37160; 
        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-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;
    }
}

ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/btcpay.yourdomain.tld /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/

nginx -t

systemctl restart nginx 

# test if the site is reachable, make sure DNS serves already from the correct IP


# create letsencrypt cert (reads your nginx config and does everything for you)
certbot --nginx -d btcpay.yourdomain.tld

# on question "Please choose whether or not to redirect HTTP traffic to HTTPS, removing HTTP access."
-> select "2: Redirect"

# certbot will update your nginx config and make everything work, nothing else to do

# just make sure certbot auto-renewal enabled 
systemctl status certbot.timer

# and make sure renewal works
certbot renew --dry-run