nginx configuration for node app

server.local

# the nginx server instance
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name server.local;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/server.local.log;

    root /var/www/server.local/public;
    location ~ \/(js|img|css|partials|lib) {
      access_log off;
      expires -1; #max;
    }

    # pass the request to the node.js server with the correct headers and much more can be added, see nginx config options
    location / {
      client_max_body_size 100M;
      client_body_buffer_size 100M;
      proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
      proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
      proxy_set_header Host $http_host;
      proxy_set_header X-NginX-Proxy true;

      proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:3000/;
      proxy_redirect off;

      proxy_http_version 1.1;
      proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
      proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
      proxy_connect_timeout       6000;
      proxy_send_timeout          6000;
      proxy_read_timeout          6000;
      send_timeout                6000;
    }
 }