Nginx as a Web Server & Webproxy

Nginx_Config_Example

:: Nginx ::

NGINX is a free, open-source, high-performance HTTP server and reverse proxy server. NGINX is known for its high performance, stability, rich feature set, simple configuration, and low resource consumption.


Installation:

yum install nginx
systemctl start nginx



Case 1:
Nginx as a Web Server:

Config file is in /etc/nginx/nginx.conf

###
server {
        listen       80 default_server;       ### Port
        listen       [::]:80 default_server;
        server_name  _;
        root         /usr/share/nginx/html;   ### Document Root

        # Load configuration files for the default server block.
        include /etc/nginx/default.d/*.conf;  ### Additional configs

        location / {
        }

        error_page 404 /404.html;
            location = /40x.html {
        }

        error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;
            location = /50x.html {
        }
    }
###


Case 2:
Nginx as Reverse Proxy:

Create a file say, /etc/nginx/conf.d/proxy_jenkins.conf with following content:

###
server {
    listen 81;
    server_name foobar.net;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://127.0.0.1:8080;
        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;
    }
}
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